Half a gallon is a quarter of a peck.
One gallon--half a peck.
Two gallons--one peck.
Four gallons--half a bushel.
Eight gallons--one bushel.
About twenty-five drops of any thin liquid will fill a common sized
tea-spoon.
Four table-spoonfuls or half a jill, will fill a common wine glass.
Four wine glasses will fill a half-pint or common tumbler, or a large
coffee-cup.
A quart black bottle holds in reality about a pint and a half.
Of flour, butter, sugar, and most articles used in cakes and pastry,
a quart is generally about equal in quantity to a pound avoirdupois,
(sixteen ounces.) Avoirdupois is the weight designated throughout this
book.
Ten eggs generally weigh one pound before they are broken.
A table-spoonful of salt is generally about one ounce.