One great spoonful of flour, loaf sugar, or of melted butter, equals a quarter of an ounce of the same. It should be a little heaped.
Four spoonfuls equal an ounce, or half a gill.
Eight spoonfuls equal one gill.
Sixteen spoonfuls equal half a pint.
Spoons differ so much in size that this is an uncertain guide.
A medium-sized teaspoon holds sixty drops of water.
Ten eggs usually weigh a pound.
Four gills make a pint.
Two pints make a quart.
Four quarts make a gallon.