Weights, Measures, Equivalents

T= tablespoon
t= teaspoon
pt=pint
L=litre
3t=1T
16T=1c
8T= ½ c
2T= 1oz fluid
1 heaping c= 1c and 3 to 4 T
4c=1qt
1 dessert spoon=2 t
2T=1 fluid oz
4 T = ¼ c
16 T=1c
2c=1pt (1 pound)
2 pt=1 qt
4 qt=1 gallon (8 pounds)
dash, pinch, speck=1/16 t
480drops= 1oz
8drams= 1oz
8 qt=1 peck
4 pecks=1 bushel
16 oz=1 pound
16 fluid oz=1 pt
8 pts=16 c
Butter- ½ lb = 1 c -1 oz = 2 T
5 eggs = 1 c
8 egg whites = 1 c
16 egg yolks = 1 c
1 lb rice = 2 c ( 3-4 c cooked)
1 sq choc = 4 T cocoa plus 1 ½ t butter
size of nut=1T
size of egg=1/4 c
beans ½ lb=1 c
butter ½ lb=1 c
cheese ¼ lb=3/4c grated
chicken-3 ½ lb chicken yeilds approximately 2 c cooked meat
coffee dry ground 1 lb=5c.
cornmeal 1 lb=2 2/3 c
eggs average size 8=1c
flour white-1/4 lb=1c sifted
rice-1 lb=2c
juice of 1 lemon=3-4T
juice of 1 orange= ½ c
split peas 1 lb= ½ c
powdered sugar ½ lb=1 ¼ c