WEIGHT AND MEASURES.
As all families are not provided with scales and weights, referring to the ingredients generally used in cakes and pastry, we subjoin a list of weights and measures.
WEIGHT AND MEASURE.
Wheat flour | one pound is | one quart. |
Indian meal | one pounds, two ounces, is | one quart. |
Butter—when soft | one pound is | one quart. |
Loaf-sugar, broken | one pound is | one quart. |
White sugar, powdered | one pound, one ounce, is | one quart. |
Best brown sugar | one pound, two ounces, is | one quart. |
Eggs | ten eggs are | one pound |
LIQUID MEASURE.
Sixteen large table-spoonfuls are | half a pint. |
Eight large table-spoonfuls are | one gill. |
Four large table-spoonfuls are | half a gill. |
A common-sized tumbler holds | half a pint. |
A common-sized wine-glass | half a gill. |
Allowing for accidental differences in the quality, freshness, dryness, and moisture of the articles, we believe this comparison between weight and measure to be as nearly correct as possible.