weights and measures
1 cup, medium size½pint or ¼ pound4 cups, medium size, of flour weigh1pound1 pint flour weighs½pound1 pint white sugar weighs1pound2 tablespoonfuls of liquid weigh1ounce8 teaspoonfuls of liquid weigh1ounce1 gill of liquid weighs4ounces1 pint of liquid weighs16ounces
Housekeepers are often confused by the mingling of weights and measures in a recipe, therefore an accurate schedule is a good thing to have around. The following of the most generally used articles will be found correct:
60dropsequals1teasp.3teaspoonfuls“1tabsp.4tablespoonfuls“¼cup.1cup“½pint.1round tablespoonful butter“1ounce.1solid cup butter, granulated sugar, milk, chopped meat“½pound.2cups flour“½pound.9large eggs“1pound.
Put two teacups Rolled Oats into three pints of boiling water into which has been put one-half teaspoonful salt. Boil this about two hours or until the quantity is reduced to one quart. Press the liquid portion through a sieve with a tablespoon until the meal remaining in the sieve is dry. Put away in bottle, and at feeding time use one-half Rolled Oats and one-half milk. This quantity should last twenty-four hours.
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