kitchenelf
Chef Extraordinaire
This explanation seems to be the most reasonable. I've seen recipes from England that say, 6 ea. etc. So I think I would go with Andy's explanation.
You mean Andy's explanation AND Fisher'sMom, Jennyema, Jeekinz, AuntDot, Michael in FW, Bilby, miniman, Marko, and Robo? Did I miss anyone?