In one recipe they ask for a half-cup of butter. In the next, they ask for 8 tablespoons. Then they turn around and demand one stick of butter. And the whole time, they're asking for the same thing! In this country, butter is mostly packaged in 1-pound boxes, with four individually wrapped quarters or sticks.Each pound is two cups of butter. Each quarter-pound stick is 8 tablespoons or a half a cup.Each tablespoon is 1/2 ounce. (So to answer your question, a half pound of butter is one cup.) To thwart the wicked aims of those recipe writers once and for all, we present the following fool-proof.n this country, butter is mostly packaged in 1-pound boxes, with four individually wrapped quarters or sticks. Each pound is two cups of butter. Each quarter-pound stick is 8 tablespoons or a half a cup. Each tablespoon is 1/2 ounce.
Some diseases such as Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis cause uncontrollable shaking of hands or hand tremor as there is destruction of the nerve tissue. Stroke, head injury, excessive stress, strong emotions, physical exhaustion may also cause uncontrollable shaking of hands or hand tremor.
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease - hand tremor more causes...Â» See full list of 41 causes of Hand tremor. How Common are these Causes of Hand tremor? This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Hand tremor. Of the 41 causes of Hand tremor that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information: 1  1 causes are very common diseases. 2  2 causes are common diseases. 3  0 causes are uncommon diseases. 4  0 causes are rare diseases. 5  0 causes are very rare diseases. 6  39 causes have no prevalence information.