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Liquid Measures Conversion

Enter portions of a cup as decimels
1/4 cup=.25  1/3 cup=.33  1/2 cup=.5  2/3 cup=.66  3/4 cup= .75

cup         tablespoon      teaspoon      ounce         mililiter
c = tbs = ts = oz = mL
Solid Measures Conversion

pound         ounce           gram;        kilogram
lb = oz = g = kg

Enter portions of a pound as decimels
1/4 lb=.25  1/3 lb=.33  1/2 lb=.5  2/3 lb=.66  3/4 lb= .75

Cooking
Temperatures
(Degrees Fahrenheit)

scald milk= 150
jelly= 220
thread= 230
soft ball= 240
firm ball= 248
hard ball= 260
soft crack= 285
hard crack= 302


Measurement Equivalents

1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
2 cups = 1 pint (16 fluid ounces)
4 cups = 1 quart (32 fluid ounces)
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
2 tablespoons(liquid) = 1 fluid ounce
1 pound = 16 ounces
1/2 pound = 8 ounces
1/4 pound = 4 ounces
Ingredient Equivalents

1 pound butter or margarine = 2 cups
1 stick butter or margarine = 1/2 cup
1 stick butter or margarine = 8 tablespoons
1 chocolate square = 1 ounce
1 chocolate square = 3 tbs. cocoa + 1 tbs. of oil
1 pound all purpose flour = 4 cups
1 pound cake flour = 4 3/4 cups
1 pound sugar, granulated = 2 cups
1 pound brown sugar, packed = 2 1/4 cups
1 pound sugar, powdered = 3 1/2 cups