Standard Weights & Measures ~- A dash - 8 drops 1 tsp - 60 drops 1 tb - 3 teaspoons 1 ounce - 2 tablespoons 1/4 cup ~- 4 tablespoons 1/3 cup - 5 1/3 tablespoons 1/2 cup - 8 Tablespoons 1 cup - 16 tbs., or 8 fluid ounces, or 1/2 pint 1 pint - 2 cups 1 lb ~- 16 ounces 1 qt - 2 pints 1 gallon - 4 quarts 1 peck - 8 quarts 1 bushel - 4 pecks 1 dram - 1/16 ounce 1 gram - 1/30 ounce 1 kilo - 2.20 pounds 1 liter - Approximately 1 quart 1 meter - 39.37 inches

Equivalents & Substitutions ~-------------------------- Almonds, shelled 1/4 lb. 1 cup

1 pound 3 cups, pared & sliced Baking powder 1 tsp. 1/4 tsp. Baking soda plus 1/2 cup

Buttermilk or sour milk (reduce other liquids in recipe by 1/2 cup) Beans, dried 1 pound 6 cups cooked Bread, loaf 1 pound 12 to 16 slices Butter 1 stick 1/2 cup; 1/4 lb.; 8 tbs. Cabbage, raw 1 pound 4 cups shredded Coffee 1 pound 40 to 50 servings Corn meal, uncooked 1 pound 3 cups

1 cup 4 cups cooked Cream, heavy 1 cup 2 cups, whipped

1 cup 1/3 cup butter plus 3/4 cup milk Eggs, whole 1 cup 5 large eggs

whole 1 pound 9 medium eggs yolks 1 cup 12 large yolks whites 1 cup 8 to 10 large whites Garlic 1 md clove 1/8 tsp. garlic powder Herbs fresh, choped 1 tbs. 1 tsp. dried Lemon 1 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 tbs. juice; 2 tsp rind Macaroni

milk to make 1 cup Mushrooms, fresh 1 pound 6 to 8 ounces canned Mustard, dry 1 tsp. 1 tbs. Prepared Noodles 1 pound 9 cups cooked Peas in the pod 1 pound 1 cup shelled Rice, uncooked 1 pound 2 1/2 cups uncooked; 8 cups cooked Raisins, seedless 1 cup 6 ounces Salt, table 1 ounce 1 1/2 tablespoons

coarse 1 ounce 2 tablespoons Sugar, brown 1 pound 2 1/4 cups, firmly packed granulated brown 1 pound 3 3/4 cups confectioners' 1 pound 5 cups, sifted granulated, white 1 pound 2 1/4 cups