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Aunt Babette's Cook Book, Foreign And Domestic Receipts For The Household by Aunt Babette

 

PROPORTIONATE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.


1 lb. of Butter equals 1 quart.

1 lb. of Loaf Sugar equals 1 quart.

1 lb. of Flour equals 1 quart.

1 lb. 2 oz. of Indian Meal equals 1 quart.

1 lb. 2 oz. of Brown Sugar equals 1 quart.

1 lb. 1 oz. Powdered sugar equals 1 quart.

1 tablespoonful of salt equals 1 ounce.

10 unbroken hen eggs equal 1 lb.

A teaspoon contains about twenty drops of a liquid.

A wineglass contains about four tablespoonfuls.

A so-called quart bottle contains about a pint and a half.

One gallon equals half a peck.

16 tablespoonfuls half a pint.

Four large tablespoonfuls equals half a gill.

Eight large tablespoonfuls equals one gill.

A common sized tumbler equals half a pint.