So, I confess. Whenever a brownie mix says that it will make 8 brownies, I know it will only make 4; if a recipe says it will make 3 dozen cookies, I know the best I can hope for is a dozen and a half. I think that's because I want bigger servings, not servings calculated to satisfy an anorexiant ant who follows a regimen of intermittent fasting. I feel, after reading your fun piece that we understand each other!