Weights and Measures In Terms of Cups and Spoons:
Almonds - 1 oz. chopped, equals 1/3 cup Baking Powder - 1 oz. equals 2 1/2 tbsp. Beans, dried - 1/2 lb. equals 1 cup Butter - 1/2 lb. equals 1 cup. 1 oz. equals 2 tbsp. Celery - 1 average stalk, minced, equals 4 tbsp. Cheese, grated - 1 oz. equals 1/2 cup Chicken - A 3 1/2 lb. yields about 3 c. diced meat Chocolate - 1 oz. equals 1 sq. or 4 tbsp. grated Crumbs, bread - 2 oz. equal 1 cup Crackers - 3/4 cup equals about 1 cup bread crumbs Flour - 3 1/2 cups equal about 1 lb., 4 tbsp. equals 1 oz. Lard - 1 cup, packed solid, equals 1/2 lb. Meat - 1 lb., as purchased, equals when cooked, about 3 cups minced or 2 cups packed Nuts - 1 cup shelled equals 4 oz. Nuts - 1 lb. in shell equals about 1/2 lb. shelled Onions - 1 large, minced, equals 1/2 cup Onions - 1 medium, minced, equals 5 tbsp. Onions - 1 small, minced, equals 3 tbsp. Raisins - 1 cup equals 6 ozs. Rice - 1 oz. equals 2 1/2 tbsp., 2 cups equals 1 lb. Suet - 1 lb. equals 4 cups chopped Sugar, granulated - 1/2 lb. equals 1 cup, 1 oz. equals 2 tbsp. Sugar, brown - 1/2 lb. equals 1 3/8 cups 10 eggs, average size - equals 1 lb. 2 tbsp. liquid - equals 1 oz. 1 cup cornmeal - equals 6 ozs. 1 wine glass - equals 1 gill - 2 gills - equal 1 cup 2 cups = 1 pt. 2 pts. = 1 qt. 16 tbsp. = 1 cup 4 tbsp. = 1/4 cup 3 tsp. = 1 tbsp. 4 salt spoons = 1 tbsp. a speck = 1/4 salt spoon Size of a nut = 1 tsp. Size of an egg = 1/4 cup 60 drops = 1 tsp. 2 coffee spoons = 1 tsp. 2 tsp. = 1 dessert spoon 1 heaping tsp. = 3 tsp. or 1 tbsp. 1 rounded tsp., average dry material = 2 tsp. 1 cooking spoon = 1 tbsp. 1 tbsp. - averages 1 oz. of dry or 2 ozs. of liquid 1 heaping tbsp. = 4 or 5 level tsp. 1 fluid dram = 3/4 tsp. 1 fluid oz. = 2 tbsp. 1 liter = 1.06 qts. Enjoy. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
