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Earthnotes CookbookKitchen Equivalents
| 1 dash | = | less than 1/8 tsp | ||||||||
| a few grains | = | less than 1/8 tsp (a few "grains" in a kitchen measurement is not to be confused with the formal apothecary or avoirdupois "grain" measurement) | ||||||||
| 1 minim | = | 1 drop | ||||||||
| 1/5 tsp | = | 20 drops | = | 1 milliliter | ||||||
| 1 tsp | = | 5 ml | = | 60 drops (or minims) | = | 1 dram | = | 4.2 grams | ||
| 2 tsp | = | 10 ml | ||||||||
| 3 tsp | = | 1 tbsp | = | 15 ml | = | 14 grams | ||||
| 1 fl oz | = | 30 ml (by weight but 34 ml by capacity) | = | 28 grams | ||||||
| 1/16 cup | = | 1 tbsp | ||||||||
| 1/8 cup | = | 2 tbsp | ||||||||
| 1/6 cup | = | 2 tbsp + 2 tsp | ||||||||
| 1/5 cup | = | 50 ml | ||||||||
| 1/4 cup | = | 4 tbsp | ||||||||
| 1/3 cup | = | 5 tbsp + 1 tsp | ||||||||
| 3/8 cup | = | 6 tbsp | ||||||||
| 1/2 cup | = | 8 tbsp | ||||||||
| 3/4 cup | = | 12 tbsp | ||||||||
| 2/3 cup | = | 10 tbsp + 2 tsp | ||||||||
| 1 cup | = | 240 ml | = | 8 fl oz | = | 1/2 pint (liq) | = | 16 tbsp | = | 48 tsp |
| 2 cups | = | 1 pint | = | 470 ml | ||||||
| 2 pints | = | 1 quart | = | .95 liter | = | 4 cups | ||||
| 1 liter | = | 34 fl oz | = | 4.2 cups | = | 2.1 pints | = | 1.06 quarts | = | 0.26 gallon |
| 4 quarts | = | 1 gallon | = | 3.8 liters | ||||||
| 8 quarts | = | 1 peck | ||||||||
| 4 pecks | = | 1 bushel | ||||||||
| 1 pound | = | 454 grams | = | 16 oz | ||||||
| 1 gram | = | .035 oz | ||||||||
| 100 grams | = | 3.5 oz | ||||||||
| 500 grams | = | 1.20 lbs | ||||||||
| 1 kg | = | 2.205 lbs or 35 oz | ||||||||
| 1000 grams | = | 1 kilogram | ||||||||
| 1 glassful | = | 8 fl oz | = | 16 tbsp | = | 60 fl drams | = | 240 ml | ||
| 1 teacupful | = | 4 fl oz | = | 8 tbsp | = | 30 drams | = | 120 ml | ||
| 1 wineglassful | = | 2 fl oz | = | 4 tbsp | = | 15 fl drams | = | 60 ml | ||
| 1 tbsp | = | 1/2 fl oz | = | 4 fl drams | = | 15 ml | ||||
| 1 dessertspoonful | = | 2 fl drams | = | 8 ml |
© 1998 by Ernestina Parziale
