4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup = 2 fluid ounces.
288. Teaspoons. Teaspoons vary in size, but the spoon in common use is the one understood as the measure in cookery. It holds about one and one-third fluid drams.
289. Standard Measuring Spoons. Standard measuring spoons in sets can be purchased at a very moderate price. They are particularly valuable for checking the capacity of the spoons more commonly used.
290. Liquid and Cooking Measures.
1 teaspoonful = 1-1/3 fluid drams
3 teaspoonfuls = 1 tablespoonful= 4 drams
2 tablespoonfuls = 1 fluid ounce
1/2 cup = 1 gill
2 gills = 1 cupful = 8 fluid ounces
16 tablespoonfuls = 1 cupful
2 cupfuls = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart = 4 cupfuls
4 quarts = 1 gallon
4.23 cupfuls = 1 liter
1000 cubic centimeters = 1 liter
1.06 liquid quarts = liter
31-1/2 gallons = 1 barrel
1 milliliter = one-thousandth (.001) liter
1 centiliter = one-hundredth (.01) liter
1 deciliter = one-tenth (.1) liter
Liter = 1 liter
1 dekaliter = ten (10) liters
1 hectoliter = one hundred (100) liters
1 kiloliter = 1 thousand (1000) liters
291. Dry Measures. It is wise for a housewife to have a set of dry measures, consisting of a pint, quart, gallon, peck and half-bushel measure. A quart or gallon liquid measure is not equal to the dry one. It holds less. The diameter of dry measures should be as follows:
DIAMETERS OF DRY MEASURES
| Measure | *Diameter |
| 1 pint | 4 inches |
| 1 quart | 5-3/8 inches |
| 2 quarts | 6-5/8 inches |
| 1/2 peck | 8-1/2 inches |
| 1 peck | 10-7/8 inches |
| 1 bushel | 13-3/4 inches |
*These diameters allow for proper heaping.