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BLUE RIBBON COOK BOOK

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WEIGHT OF COMMON ARTICLES
OF FOOD

ALMONDS — 1 cup, chopped=3
ounces.

ALLSPICE BERRIES—6 tablespoons =
1 ounce.

Beans (dried)—4 cups =1 pound.

BrEAD CrumsBs (dried)—1 cup=2
ounces.

ButrER—2 cups =1 pound; 2 table-
spoons = 1 ounce; size of an egg =
YY cup.

CELERY SEED—6_ tablespoons =1
ounce.

CorreE (ground) — 4% cups=1
pound; 4 tablespoons=1 ounce.

CoRNMEAL—1 cup= 6 ounces.

CoRNSTARCH--3 cups=1 pound.

CurrRANTS (dry)—1 cup =6 ounces.

Darres—1 cup=) pound.

Eees—10 without shell=1 pound;
8 with shell =1 pound; 1 unbeaten
=3 tablespoons.

Fias—1 cup= 4% pound.
FLour—4 cups =1 -pound.
Larp—Same as butter.

Lemon—Juice of 1 averages 3 table-

spoons; grated rind = 2 teaspoons.

Mrat—2 cups meat, chopped=1
pound.

MacaRONI—3 cups =1 pound.

Mustrarp Srep—4 tablespoons = 1
ounce.

NuTMEG—--1 average, grated =5 tea-
spoons.

Nuts—1 cup=% pound (more or
less).

Oats (rolled)—434 cups=1 pound.
ORrANGE—Juice of 1 averages 1% cup.
PruNES—2 cups=1 pound.
Porators—4 medium =1 pound.
Raisins—2 cups=1 pound.
Ricz—2 cups =1 pound.

SaLt—2 eups=1 pound.

SuretT—4 cups = 1 pound.

Sugar (brown)—3 cups=1 pound;
granulated—2 cups=1 pound;
icing—3 cups=1 pound.

TEa—1 cup =2 ounces.

MEASURES

Dasn, Pincu, FEw Grains, SPecK
=1/16 teaspoon.

S1zE or A Nut=1 teaspoon.
Size or AN Eaa= } cup.
3 TEASPOONS=1 tablespoon.

1 TABLESPOON averages | ounce dry,
or 2 ounces liquid.

16 TABLESPOONS = 1 cup.
1 GILL =} cup.

2 Cups =1 pint.

2 Pints =1 quart.

4 QuarTs=1 gallon.

8 Quarts =1 peck.

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