TIME TABLES WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Accurate measuring of materials, heat and time are primary factors in successful cooking. Every kitchen should have a weighing scale and a measuring cup.

TABLE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

3 teaspoons1 tablespoon
16 tablespoons1 cup
2 tablespoons butter1 oz.
4 tablespoons flour1 oz.
1 square Baker’s chocolate1 oz.
⅓ cup chopped almonds1 oz.
2 cups1 pint
4 cups flour1 lb.
2⅔ cups corn meal1 lb.
2 cups gran. sugar1 lb.
2⅔ cups brown sugar1 lb.
2¾ cups powdered sugar1 lb.
4¾ cups rolled oats1 lb.
2 cups finely chopped meat 1 lb.

LIST OF EQUIVALENTS IN MEASURE

c.—cup
tbsp.—tablespoon
tsp.—teaspoon
4 saltspoonfuls = 1 teaspoonful
4 teaspoonfuls dry = 1 tablespoonful dry
3 tsp. liquid=1 tablespoonful liquid
16 tablespoonfuls=1 cupful dry ingredients
12 tablespoonfuls=1 cupful wet ingredients
2 cupfuls=1 pint
2 pints=1 quart
4 quarts=1 gallon
8 quarts=1 peck

LIST OF EQUIVALENTS IN FOODS