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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

606
Calories
13g
Protein
13g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 3 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Coffee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 quart sifted flour
  • 1 quart unsifted flour weighs 1 lb
  • 1 quart sifted indian meal weighs 1 lb
  • 1 pint soft butter
  • 1 pint granulated sugar
  • 1 pint coffee
  • 1 pint best brown sugar weighs 13 oz
  • 1 pint contains 16 fluid ounces
  • 1 ounce contains s fluid drachms
  • 45 drops of pure water
  • 3 coffee-cups sifted flour
  • 4 tea-cups sifted flour
  • 2 tea-cups soft butter
  • 2 coffee-cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tea-cups granulated sugar
  • 2 tea-cups coffee
  • 1 table-spoon granulated coffee
  • 2 table-spoons
  • 1 table-spoon
  • 7 table-spoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tea-cup
  • 6 table-spoons sifted flour
  • 4 table-spoons soft butter
  • 2 tea-spoons
  • 1 heaping table-spoon
  • 16 fluid ounces
  • 4 gills
  • 1 table-spoon contains about % fluid ounce
  • 1 tea-spoon contains about 1 fluid drachm
  • 1 fluid drachm
  • 60 deg
  • 4 tea-spoonfuls equal 1 table-spoon
  • 16 table-spoonfuls equal % pint
  • 1 wine-glass full
  • 4 table-spoons
  • 2 fluid oz
  • 1 tea-cupful equals s fluid oz
  • 2 gills
  • 4 tea-cupfuls equal 1 qt

Directions

1

1 quart sifted flour, well heaped, weighs 1 lb.

2

3 coffee-cups sifted flour, level, weigh 1 lb.

3

4 tea-cups sifted flour, level, weigh 1 lb. 1 quart unsifted flour weighs 1 lb. 1 oz.

4

1 quart sifted Indian meal weighs 1 lb. 4loz.

5

1 pint soft butter, well packed, weighs L,lb.

6

2 tea-cups soft butter, well packed, weigh 1 lb. \Yi pints powdered sugar weigh 1 lb.

7

2 coffee-cups powdered sugar, level, weigh 1 lb. 2S4 tea-cups powdered sugar, level, weigh 1 lb.

8

1 pint granulated sugar, heaped, weighs 14 oz.

9

1 % coffee-cups granulated sugar, level, weigh 1 lb.

10

2 tea-cups granulated sugar, level, weigh 1 lb.

11

1 pint coffee "A" sugar weighs 12 oz.

12

1% coffee-cups coffee "A" sugar, level, weigh 1 lb.

13

2 tea-cups coffee "A" sugar, well heaped, weigh 1 lb. 1 pint best brown sugar weighs 13 oz.

14

\% coffee-cups best brown sugar, level, weigh 1 lb. ■1Y2 tea-cups best brown sugar, level, weigh lib. 2% coffee-cups Indian meal, level, equal 1 qr. Z}i tea-cups Indian meal, level, equal 1 qt.

15

1 table-spoon granulated coffee "'A" or best brown sugar, well heaped, equals 1 oz.

16

2 table-spoons, well rounded, of powdered sugar or flour weigh 1 oz.

17

1 table-spoon, well rounded, of soft butter weighs 1 oz. Soft butter size of an egg weighs 2 oz.

18

7 table-spoons granulated sugar, heaping, equal 1 tea-cup. 6 table-spoons sifted flour or meal, heaping, equal 1 tea-cup. 4 table-spoons soft butter, well heaped, equal 1 tea-cup.

19

2 tea-spoons, heaping, of flour, sugar or meal, equal 1 heaping table-spoon.

20

1 pint contains 16 fluid ounces, or 4 gills. 1 ounce contains S fluid drachms, or J£ gill. 1 table-spoon contains about % fluid ounce. 1 tea-spoon contains about 1 fluid drachm.

21

A teaspoon (for brevity, tea-spoon is used for tea-spoonful in the recipes of this book,) is equal in volume to 45 drops of pure water (distilled) at 60 deg., Fah. Tea-spoons vary so much in size that there a wide margin of difference in con- taining capacity.

22

4 tea-spoonfuls equal 1 table-spoon, or yz fluid oz.

23

16 table-spoonfuls equal % pint.

24

1 wine-glass full (common size) equals 4 table-spoons, or 2 fluid oz.

25

1 tea-cupful equals S fluid oz. or 2 gills. 4 tea-cupfuls equal 1 qt.

26

A common-sized tumbler holds about y2 pint.

By Sterrett, Laura C · Recipe sourced from internet_archive

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