Kitchen Weights and Measures

Two cupfuls equal a pint.
Four cupfuls equal a quart.
One teaspoonful salt to one quart soup.
One teaspoon salt to two quarts flour.
One pint milk or water equals a pound.
One-half cupful of yeast to one pint of liquid.
Two cupfuls of solid butter equal one pound.
One teaspoon extract to one loaf of plain cake.
Sixteen tablespoonfuls liquid equal one cupful.
One teaspoon of soda to one cupful of molasses.
One teaspoon of soda to one pint of sour milk.
Two cupfuls of granulated sugar equal one pound.
Four cupfuls of flour equal one quart, or pound.
Twelve tablespoonfuls dry material equal one cupful.
One dozèn eggs should weigh one and one-half pounds.
Three teaspoons of baking powder to one quart of flour.
Two even téaspoons of liquid equal one even tablespoonful.
One scant cupful of liquid to two full cupfuls of flour for bread.
Two and one-half cupfuls of powdered sugar equal one pound.
Three even teaspoons dry material equal one even tablespoonfuls.


Originally Published: Ann Arbor Cookbook, 1904