Friday, July 01, 2005
Kitchen Measures
I was going through some of my stuff today and found this list I had copied from one of my Grandmother's old recipes.
- Kitchen Measures
- 3 tsp = 1 Tbsp
- 4Tbsp = ¼ cup
- 8 Tbsp = ½ cup
- 12 Tbsp = ¾ cup
- 16 Tbsp = 1 cup
- 2 cups = 1 pint
- 4 cups = 1 quart
- 4 cups flour = 1 pound
- 2 cups sugar = 1 pound
- 3½ cups confectioner's sugar = 1 pound
- 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar = 1 pound
- 2 2/3 cups brown sugar = 1 pound
- 2 cups butter = 1 pound
- ½ cup butter = ¼ pound
- 4 ½ cups cocoa = 1 pound
- 8 squares unsweetened chocolate = ½ pound
- 2 2/3 cups raisins or dates = 1 pound
- 3 cups figs (chopped) = 1 pound
- 3 ½ cups walnuts (chopped) = 1 pound
- 60 marshmallows = 1 pound
- 1 cup molasses = 12 ounces
- 9 egg whites = 1 cup
- 12 egg yolks = 1 cup
- 5 eggs = 1 cup
- 1 ounce cocoa = 4 tsp = 1 square chocolate
