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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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| ARTICLES |
|
QUANTITY |
|
WEIGHT |
| Almonds
(shelled) |
|
1
cup |
|
5 oz. |
| Barley |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/2 oz. |
| Barley |
|
1
cup |
|
7 oz. |
| Beans
(dried) |
|
1
cup |
|
7 oz. |
| Bread
crumbs, fine |
|
1
cup |
|
2 oz. |
| Butter |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/2 oz. |
| Butter |
|
1
cup |
|
9 oz |
| Cheese
(grated) |
|
1
cup |
|
3-3/4 oz.
|
| Citron
(chopped) |
|
1
cup |
|
7 oz. |
| Cocoa |
|
1
cup |
|
4-1/2 oz |
| Coffee
(unground) |
|
1
cup |
|
3.5 oz |
| Coffee
(ground) |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/4 oz. |
| Corn
meal |
|
1
cup |
|
1/3 oz. |
| Corn
meal |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/3 oz. |
| Cornstarch |
|
1
cup |
|
5 oz. |
| Currents
(clean and dried) |
|
1
cup |
|
5-1/3 oz.
|
| Dates |
|
1
cup |
|
5-3/4 oz.
|
| Eggs
(with shells) |
|
8
|
|
1 lb. |
| Eggs
(without shells) |
|
9
|
|
1 lb. |
| Egg
(white) |
|
1
|
|
2/3 oz. |
| Egg
(yolk) |
|
1
|
|
2/3 oz |
| Farina |
|
1
cup |
|
6 oz |
| Figs |
|
1
cup |
|
6 oz |
| Flour |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/4 oz |
| Flour |
|
1
cup |
|
4 oz |
| Lard |
|
1
cup |
|
7 oz |
| Lard |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/2 oz |
| Meat
(chopped fine) |
|
1
cup |
|
8 oz |
| Milk |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/2 oz |
| Milk |
|
1
cup |
|
8-1/4 oz |
| Molasses |
|
1
cup |
|
11 oz |
| Mustard
(dry) |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/4 oz |
| Mustard
(dry) |
|
1
cup |
|
3.5 oz |
| Nutmegs
(whole) |
|
5
|
|
1 oz |
| Nutmegs
(ground) |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/4 oz |
| Oats
(rolled) |
|
1
cup |
|
2-3/4 oz |
| Peanuts
(shelled) |
|
1
cup |
|
6-1/4 oz |
| Peas
(dried, split) |
|
1
cup |
|
7 oz |
| Prunes |
|
1
cup |
|
5 oz |
| Prunes |
|
3 medium
sized |
|
1 oz |
| Raisins
(seeded) |
|
1
cup |
|
5 oz |
| Rice |
|
1
cup |
|
7-1/2 oz |
| Salt |
|
1
cup |
|
9-1/2 oz |
| Spice
(ground) |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/4 oz |
| Sugar
(brown) |
|
1
cup |
|
6 oz |
| Sugar
(crystal domino) |
|
4
lumps |
|
1 oz |
| Sugar
(confectioners') |
|
1
cup |
|
5-1/2 oz |
| Sugar
(granulated) |
|
1
cup |
|
8 oz |
| Sugar
(granulated) |
|
1
tablespoon |
|
1/2 oz |
| Tapioca |
|
1
cup |
|
6 oz |
| Tea |
|
1
cup |
|
2 oz |
| Vinegar |
|
1
cup |
|
8 oz |
| Walnuts
(shelled) |
|
1
cup |
|
4 oz |
| Water |
|
1
cup |
|
8 oz |
| Wheat
biscuit (shredded) |
|
1
|
|
1 oz |
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