This section is from the book "The Cook's Own Book, And Housekeeper's Register", by N. K. M Lee. See also: Larousse Gastronomique.
By which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the articles wanted to form any receipt, without the trouble of weighing. Allowance to be made for any extraordinary dryness or moisture of the article weighed or measured.
Weight And Measure. | ||
Eggs | ten eggs are | one pound |
Brown sugar | one pound, two ounces, is | one quart. |
White sugar, powdered | one pound, one ounce, is | one quart. |
Loaf-sugar, broken | one pound is - | one quart. |
Butler - when soft - | one pound is - | one quart. |
Indian meal | one pound, two ounces, is | one quart. |
Wheat flour | one pound is | one quart. |
Liquids. | |
Four large table-spoonfuls are - | half a gill. |
Eight large table-spoonfuls are - | one gill. |
Sixteen large table-spoonfuls are - | half a pint. |
A common-sized wine-glass - | half a gill. |
A common-sized tumbler holds - | half a pint. |
 
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