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1 gallon 4 quarts 8 pints 16 cups 128 fluid ounces
1 quart 2 pints 4 cups 32 fluid ounces  
1 pint 2 cups 16 fluid ounces    
1 gill 1/2 cup 4 fluid ounces 8 tablespoons  
1 fluid ounce 2 tablespoons      
1 tablespoon 1/2 fluid ounce 3 teaspoons    
1 stick butter 8 tablespoons 4 ounces 1/4 pound  
         

Equivalent Chart

3 Teaspoons 1 Tablespoon
2 Tablespoons 1/8 cup
4 Tablespoons 1/4 cup
8 Tablespoons 1/2 cup
16 Tablespoons 1 cup
5 Tablespoons + 1 Teaspoon 1/3 cup
12 Tablespoons 3/4 cup
4 ounces 1/2 cup
8 ounces 1 cup
16 ounces 1 lb
1 ounce 2 Tablespoons fat or liquid
2 cups 1 pint
1 quart 4 cups
5/8 cup 1/2 cup +2 Tablespoons
7/8 cup 3/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons
1 jigger 1 1/2 fluid ounce or 3 Tablespoons
8 to 10 egg whites 1 cup
12 to 14 egg yolks 1 cup
1 cup unwhipped cream 2 cups Whipped
1 fresh lemon 3 Tablespoons juice
1 fresh orange 1/3 cup juice
1 lb unshelled walnuts 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 cup shelled
2 cups fat 1 lb
1 lb butter 2 cups or 4 sticks
2 cups granulated sugar 1 lb
3 1/2 - 4 cups unsifted powdered sugar 1 lb
2 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1 lb
4 cups sifted flour 1 lb
4 1/2 cups cake flour 1 lb
3 1/2 cups unsifted whole wheat flour 1 lb
14 squares graham crackers 1 cup crushed
22 vanilla waffers 1 cup crushed
   
   

Substitutions For Missing Ingredients

1 square chocolate (1 ounce) 3 or 4 tablespoons cocoa
+
1/2 tablespoon fat
1 Tablespoon cornstarch (for thickening) 2 Tablespoons flour
1 cup sifted all- purpose flour 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons sifted cake flour
1 cup sifted cake flour 1 cup minus 2 Tablespoons sifted  all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
+
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup sour milk 1 cup sweet milk  + 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice stir
1 cup sweet milk 1 cup sour milk or buttermilk
+
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup cracker crumbs 1 cup bread crumbs
1 cup cream , sour , heavy 1/3 cup butter + 2/3 cup milk in any sour milk recipe
1 teaspoon dried herbs 1 tablespoon fresh herbs
1 cup whole milk 1/2 cup evaporated milk + 1/2 cup water
or
1 cup reconstituted nonfat dry milk and 1 Tablespoon butter
2 ounces compressed yeast 3 (1/4 ounces) packets of dry yeast
1 Tablespoon minced onion  rehydrated 1small fresh onion
1 Tablespoon prepared mustard 1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder 1 small pressed clove of garlic
1 lb whole dates 1 1/2 cups pitted and cut
3 medium bananas 1 cup mashed bananas
10 miniature marshmallows 1 large marshmallow

Measurements

U.S. Measurements Canadian Metric Australian Metric UK Metric
1/4 teaspoon 1 mL
 		 1 ml  
1/2 teaspoon 2 mL
 		 2 ml  
1 teaspoon (tsp.) 5 mL
 		 5 ml
 		  
1 tablespoon (Tbsp.) 15 mL 20 ml  
1/4 cup ( 2 fluid ounces) 50 mL
 		 60 ml
 		  
1/3 cup 75 mL 80 ml  
1/2 cup 125 mL 125 ml  
2/3 cup 150 mL
 		 170 ml  
3/4 cup 175 mL
 		 190 ml
 		  
1 cup (8 fluid ounces)
 		 250 mL 250 ml
 		  
1 quart 1 liter
 		 1 liter  

4 quarts=1 gallon

 4 liters 4 liters  

Dry weights and measures for the U.K.

 Approximate gram (g)
conversion to nearest
round figure 

 Recommended gram (g)
conversion to nearest
25g 		 Imperial ounce (oz)
28 25 1
57 50  2
85  75  3
113 125 4 (1/4 lb)
142 150  5
170  175  6
198 200 7
227 225 8 (1/2 lb)
255 250 9
284 275 10
311 300 11
340 350 12 (3/4 lb)
368 375 13
396 400 14
425 425 15
453 450 16 (1 lb)

Liquid Measures 

1 tea spoon  5 ml
1 desert spoon 10ml
1 tablespoon 15 ml

One of the first things to remember is that a UK pint is 20 fl oz not 16 as in the US

Approximate millilitre (ml)
conversion to nearest
round figure
 		 Recommended millilitre (ml)
conversion to nearest
equivalent		 Imperial Pint  Imperial fluid ounce (fl oz)
142 150 1/4 5
284 300 1/2 10
568 600 1  20