John Kilopascal wrote in USMA 19428:
>All I know is a cup is 250 mL. All of the measuring cups in my house are
>dual marked with the 250 mL being closer to the top than the FFU equivalent.
>If I'm at a friend or family member's house when they are cooking, and I
>happen to watch them fill the cup. I notice they always seem to fill it
>closer to the 250 mL amount. Not that they are consciously doing this, but
>they are filling it as close to the top as possible without going too high
>and having some spill out.
The Canadian Metric Practice Guide lists the following cups:
Canadian 227 mL
U.S. 237 mL
UK 284 mL
These numbers arise from:
4 Canadian cups = 1 imperial quart
4 U,S. cups = 1 U.S. liquid quart
5 British cups = 1 imperial quart
Joseph B.Reid
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Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071
