WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Tested and Arranged by Miss Leslie.
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Wheat flour
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one pound of 16 ounces
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is one quart.
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Indian meal
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one pound 2 ounces
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is one quart.
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Butter, when soft
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one pound 1 ounce
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is one quart.
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Loaf sugar, broken up,
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one pound
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is one quart.
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White sugar, powdered,
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one pound 1 ounce
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is one quart.
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Best brown sugar,
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one pound 2 ounces
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is one quart.
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Eggs
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ten eggs
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weigh one pound.
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LIQUID MEASURE.
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Four large table-spoonfuls
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are
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half a jill.
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Eight large table-spoonfuls
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are
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one jill.
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Two jills
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are
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half a pint.
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A common-sized tumbler
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holds
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half a pint.
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A common-sized wine-glass
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holds about
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half a jill.
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Two pints
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are
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one quart.
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Four quarts
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are
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one gallon.
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About twenty-five drops of any thin liquid will fill a common-sized
tea-spoon.
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Four table-spoonfuls will generally fill a common-sized wine-glass.
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Four wine-glasses will fill a half pint tumbler, or a large
coffee-cup.
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A quart black bottle holds in reality about a pint and a half;
sometimes not so much.
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A table-spoonful of salt is about one ounce.
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DRY MEASURE.
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Half a gallon
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is
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a quarter of a peck.
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One gallon
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is
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half a peck.
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Two gallons
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are
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one peck.
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Four gallons
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are
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half a bushel.
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Eight gallons
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are
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one bushel.
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