ABBREVIATIONS COMMONLY USED

tsp, - teaspoon OZ. - ounce or ounces

Tbsp. - tablespoon lb. - pound or pounds

c. - cup sq. - square

pt. - pint min. - minute or minutes

qt. - quart hr. - hour or hours

pk. - peck mod. - moderate or moderately
bu. - bushel doz. - dozen

SIMPLIFIED MEASURES

dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon 2 pints (4 cups) - 1 quart

3 teaspoons - 1 tablespoon 4 quarts (liquid) - 1 gallon
16 tablespoons - 1 cup 8 quarts (solid) - 1 peck

1 cup - 1/2 pint 4 pecks - 1 bushel

2 cups - 1 pint 16 ounces - 1 pound

If you want to measure part-cups by the tablespoon, remember:

4 tablespoons - 1/4 cup 10 2/3 tablespoons - 2/3 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons - 1/3 cup 12 tablespoons - 3/4 cup
8 tablespoons - 1/2 cup 14 tablespoons - 7/8 cup

OVEN TEMPERATURES

SIOW ap oa! 6 bo estes DO BO S00 Degrecs
Slow moderate .. . 325

Moderate .... . 380

Quick moderate . . 375

Moderately hot ., . 400

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VOCY HOG 6 oe ve e020. 200

CONTENTS OF CANS

Of the different sizes of cans used by commercial canners, the most
common are:

Size Average Contents
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LONG i oa ee ees

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POS 2 A be ot ee es
POS ag py ia seep ae
NO ih 4 ca elie ae ae
NO. 8 de. Ss STS Ops
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NOE ig ke ae ae ee

EQUIVALENT MEASURES AND WEIGHTS

3 teaspoons - 1 tablespoon 4 cups - 1 quart

4 tablespoons - 1/4 cup 2 pints - 1 quart

16 tablespoons - 1 cup 4 quarts - 1 gallon
1/2 cup - 1 gill 8 quarts - 1 peck

4 gills - 1 pint 4 pecks - 1 bushel
2 cups - 1 pint 16 ounces - 1 pound