Flour is always sifted once before measuring and is laid into the
measure lightly with a spoon to just level, without being shaken down;
when measured otherwise, results will not be correct.
The measurements of tablespoons and teaspoons in this book are for
slightly rounded spoons, as granulated sugar would be when the spoon is
shaken sidewise. This seems the natural way of measuring. When level
spoons are specified, the spoon is leveled off with a spatula or the
straight edge of a knife.
The half-pint cup is the standard measuring cup.
A cupful is all the cup will hold without running over.
A speck equals ¼ saltspn.
1 saltspn „ ¼ teaspn.
2 teaspns „ 1 dessert spn.
1½ dessert spn „ 1 tablespn.
3 teaspns „ 1 tablespn.
1 tablespn. sugar or corn starch „ 1½ level tablespn.
3 level tablespns. cracker crumbs „ ¼ cup.
9½ tablespns. granulated sugar „ 1 cup.
15¼ level tablespns. „ „ „ 1 cup.
3 tablespns. liquid „ ¼ cup.
4 tablespns. liquid „ ⅓ cup.
4½ level tablespns. butter „ ⅓ cup.
3 rounded tablespns. butter „ ⅓ cup.
12 tablespns. liquid „ 1 cup.
1 wine glass „ ¼ cup.
1 gill „ ½ cup.
1 cup „ ½ pint.
1 tumbler „ ½ pint.
4 gills--2 cups „ 1 pint.
2 pints „ 1 quart.
4 quarts „ 1 gallon.
2 cups (1 pint) granulated sugar „ 1 pound.
2½ cups powdered sugar „ 1 pound.
3⅔ cups light or medium brown sugar „ 1 pound
2 cups butter „ 1 pound
4 cups good pastry flour „ 1 pound
3½-3⅞ cups good bread flour „ 1 pound
3½ plus, cups rice „ 1 pound
3 cups seeded raisins „ 1 pound
3¼ cups currants „ 1 pound
4 cups desiccated cocoanut „ 1 pound
1 pint milk or water „ 1 pound
1 rounded tablespn. butter „ 1 ounce
Butter size of a walnut „ 1 ounce
Butter size of an egg „ 2 ounces
2 tablespns. oil „ 1⅛ ounce
1 cup of oil „ 6¾ ounces
2 rounded tablespns. flour „ 1 ounce
1 rounded tablespn. sugar „ 1 ounce
1½ level tablespn. table salt „ 1 ounce
8 eggs in shell „ 1 pound
10 eggs out of shell „ 1 pound
12 ears of corn „ 3 cups grated corn
1 ear of corn „ ¼ cup grated corn
18 roots of oyster plant „ 1¼ qt. sliced
1 bunch of oyster plant „ ⅔ qt. sliced
1 bunch of oyster plant „ 1 pt. after cooking