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Measures
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| 3 teaspoons |
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1 Tablespoon |
| 4 Tablespoons |
= |
1/4 cup |
| 5 Tablespoons and 1 teaspoon |
= |
1/3 cup |
| 8 Tablespoons |
= |
1/2 cup |
| 10 Tablespoons and 2 teaspoons |
= |
2/3 cup |
| 12 Tablespoons |
= |
3/4 cup |
| 16 Tablespoons |
= |
1 cup |
| 2 Tablespoons |
= |
1 liquid ounce |
| 1 cup |
= |
1/2 pint |
| 2 cups |
= |
1pint |
| 4 cups |
= |
1 quart
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| 4 quarts |
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1 gallon |
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Equivalents
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| 1 lb. Sifted all-purpose flour |
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4 cups |
| 1 lb. White sugar |
= |
2 1/4-2 1/2 cups |
| 1 lb. Brown sugar, firmly packed |
= |
2 1/8- 2 1/4 cups |
| 1 lb. Powdered sugar, sifted |
= |
4 1/2 - 5 cups |
| 1 medium lemon rind, grated |
= |
1 Tablespoon |
| 1 medium lemon, juiced |
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3 Tablespoons |
| 1 medium orange, juiced |
= |
1/4 cup juice |
4 oz firm cheese
(Cheddar, Jack, Swiss) |
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1 cup shredded, lightly packed |
3 oz hard cheese
(Parmesan, Romano) |
= |
1/2 cup grated |
| 4 oz almonds or walnut meats |
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1 cup chopped |
| 28 squares saltine (soda) crackers |
= |
1/4 cup crumbs |
| 16 squares graham crackers |
= |
1 cup crumbs |
| 24 two-inch vanilla wafers |
= |
1 cup crumbs |
| 18 two-inch chocolate wafers |
= |
1 cup crumbs |
| 1 package dry yeast |
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1 Tbsp |
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| Metric conversions |
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To convert U.S. measurements to metric—or the other way
around—get out the calculator!
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| Ounces to grams: multiply ounces by 28.3 for
number of grams |
| Grams to ounces: multiply grams by .0353 for
number of ounces |
| Ounces to milliliters: multiply ounces by 30 for
number of milliliters |
| Pounds to grams: multiply pounds by 453.59 for
number of grams |
| Pounds to kilograms: multiply pounds by 0.45 for
number of kilograms |
| Cups to liters: multiply cups by 0.24 for number
of liters |
| Fahrenheit to Celsius: subtract 32 from the
Fahrenheit degrees, multiply by 5, then divide by 9 to get degrees in Celsius |
| Celsius to Fahrenheit: multiply Celsius degrees
by 9, divide by 5, then add 32 to get degrees in Fahrenheit |
| Inches to centimeters: multiply inches by 2.54
for number of centimeters |
| Centimeters to inches: multiply centimeters by
0.39 to get number of inches |