Food:
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Household Weights and Measures - 1, 2, 3, 4
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from The New Household Discoveries An Encyclopedia of Recipes and
Processes edited by Sidney Morse - 1917 |
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3 teaspoons equal 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoons equal 1 cup
2 cups equal 1 pint
2 pints equal 1 quart
4 quarts equal 1 gallon |
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Weight of food stuffs used in cookery.— The
following is an approximate comparative list of the bulk and weight of
different articles of common domestic use. These will be found to vary
slightly, but are as accurate as can be given and have been proved by
experience to be sufficiently correct for all practical purposes. |
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QUANTITY |
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WEIGHT |
| Almonds (shelled) |
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1 cup |
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5 oz. |
| Barley |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/2 oz. |
| Barley |
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1 cup |
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7 oz. |
| Beans (dried) |
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1 cup |
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7 oz. |
| Bread crumbs, fine |
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1 cup |
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2 oz. |
| Butter |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/2 oz. |
| Butter |
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1 cup |
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9 oz |
| Cheese (grated) |
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1 cup |
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3-3/4 oz. |
| Citron (chopped) |
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1 cup |
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7 oz. |
| Cocoa |
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1 cup |
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4-1/2 oz |
| Coffee (unground) |
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1 cup |
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3.5 oz |
| Coffee (ground) |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/4 oz. |
| Corn meal |
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1 cup |
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1/3 oz. |
| Corn meal |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/3 oz. |
| Cornstarch |
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1 cup |
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5 oz. |
| Currents (clean and
dried) |
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1 cup |
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5-1/3 oz. |
| Dates |
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1 cup |
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5-3/4 oz. |
| Eggs (with shells) |
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8 |
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1 lb. |
| Eggs (without shells) |
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9 |
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1 lb. |
| Egg (white) |
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1 |
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2/3 oz. |
| Egg (yolk) |
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1 |
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2/3 oz |
| Farina |
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1 cup |
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6 oz |
| Figs |
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1 cup |
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6 oz |
| Flour |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/4 oz |
| Flour |
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1 cup |
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4 oz |
| Lard |
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1 cup |
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7 oz |
| Lard |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/2 oz |
| Meat (chopped fine) |
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1 cup |
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8 oz |
| Milk |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/2 oz |
| Milk |
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1 cup |
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8-1/4 oz |
| Molasses |
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1 cup |
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11 oz |
| Mustard (dry) |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/4 oz |
| Mustard (dry) |
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1 cup |
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3.5 oz |
| Nutmegs (whole) |
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5 |
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1 oz |
| Nutmegs (ground) |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/4 oz |
| Oats (rolled) |
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1 cup |
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2-3/4 oz |
| Peanuts (shelled) |
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1 cup |
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6-1/4 oz |
| Peas (dried, split) |
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1 cup |
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7 oz |
| Prunes |
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1 cup |
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5 oz |
| Prunes |
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3 medium sized |
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1 oz |
| Raisins (seeded) |
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1 cup |
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5 oz |
| Rice |
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1 cup |
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7-1/2 oz |
| Salt |
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1 cup |
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9-1/2 oz |
| Spice (ground) |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/4 oz |
| Sugar (brown) |
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1 cup |
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6 oz |
| Sugar (crystal domino) |
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4 lumps |
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1 oz |
| Sugar (confectioners') |
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1 cup |
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5-1/2 oz |
| Sugar (granulated) |
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1 cup |
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8 oz |
| Sugar (granulated) |
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1 tablespoon |
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1/2 oz |
| Tapioca |
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1 cup |
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6 oz |
| Tea |
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1 cup |
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2 oz |
| Vinegar |
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1 cup |
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8 oz |
| Walnuts (shelled) |
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1 cup |
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4 oz |
| Water |
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1 cup |
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8 oz |
| Wheat biscuit (shredded) |
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1 |
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1 oz |
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