Tested and Arranged by Miss Leslie.

Wheat flour . . .

one pound of 16 ounces .

is one quart.

Indian meal ....

one pound 2 ounces . .

is one quart.

Butter, when soft . .

one pound 1 ounce

is one quart.

Loaf sugar, broken up,

is one quart.

White sugar, powdered,

one pound 1 ounce . .

is one quart.

Best brown sugar, . .

one pound 2 ounces .

is one quart.

Eggs......

ten eggs .... weigh one pound.

Liquid Measure

Four large table-spoonfuls .

........... are ....

half a jill.

Eight large table-spoonfuls

................. are .....

one jill.

Two jills ..........................

....................are ......

half a pint.

A common-sized tumbler .

. . . holds . . .

half a pint.

A common-sized wine-glass

. . . holds about .

half a jill.

Two pints ...................

............... are .........

one quart.

Four quarts .........................

.............. are .............

one gallon.

About twenty-five drops of any thin liquid will fill a common-sized tea-spoon.

Four table-spoonfuls will generally fill a common-sized wineglass.

Four wine-glasses will fill a half pint tumbler, or a large coffee-cup.

A quart black bottle holds in reality about a pint and a half; sometimes not so much.

A table-spoonful of salt is about one ounce.

Dry Measure

Half a gallon

......................

is .............

a quarter of a peck.

One gallon .....

...................

is ............

half a peck.

Two gallons

...................

are . .

one peck.

Four gallons

......................

are . .

half a bushel.

Eight gallons

..........................

are . .

one bushel.

Throughout this book, the pound is avoirdupois weight - sixteen ounces.