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What does it mean when a recipe says "divided"?

2 2/3 cup flour, divided
1 1/2 cup sugar, divided

When a recipe calls for an ingredient to be "divided", it means that the ingredient is not going to be used all at once. Instead, it will be divided into more than one portion or part of the recipe. The reason for stating this in the ingredient list is that many people don't pay very close attention when reading the recipe's instructions. If 1/2 cup of sugar is used at one point in the recipe and another cup is used later, the full amount will often be mistakenly added when sugar is first mentioned. When the ingredient list says "divided," people take notice and become more aware while they work the recipe.

Eggs are commonly listed as "separated" on ingredient lists, which amounts to the same thing. The difference is that eggs, unlike flour, have two distinct components - the white and the yolk - that inspire fewer questions from cooks.

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