Cooking Weights & Measures

a dash = 8 drops liquid
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
1 teaspoon = 60 drops
2 cups = 1 pint (16 fluid ounces)
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 cups = 1 quart
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
4 quarts = 1 gallon
5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons
2 tablespoons (liquid) = 1 ounce
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces, 1/2 pint
1 bushel = 4 pecks
1 jigger = 1 1/2 fluid ounces (3 tablespoons)
8 to 10 egg whites = 1 cup
12 to 14 egg yolks = 1 cup
2 cups granulated sugar = 1 pound
28 saltine crackers – 1 cup crumbs
4 slices bread = 1 cup crumbs
3 1/2 to 4 cups unsifted confectioners’ sugar = 1 pound
14 square graham crackers = 1 cup crumbs
2 1/4 cups packed brown sugar = 1 pound
22 vanilla wafers = 1 cup crumbs
7 ounces spaghetti = 4 cups cooked
3 1/2 cups unsifted whole wheat flour = 1 pound
1/4 pound crumbled Bleu cheese = 1 cup
1 stick butter = 1/2 cup or 1/4 pound
1 liter liquid = 1.06 quarts, 2.1 pints, 0.26 gallon
1 peck = 8 quarts
1 liter dry = 4.23 cups
1 gram = 1/3 ounce
1 cup = 250 milliliters (ml)
1 dram = 1/16 ounce
1/4 cup = 62 1/2 milliliters (ml)
1 kilo = 2.20 pounds
1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters (ml)
1 meter = 39.37 inches
1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters (ml)
1 kilogram = 2.2 pounds
1 pint = 570 ML (1)
1 gallon = 4.54 liters (1)
1 quart = 1.14 liter (l)
1 ounce (28g) ungrated cheese = 1/4 cup (50ml) grated
2 ounces (56g) ungrated cheese = 1/2 cup (125ml) grated
4 ounces (100g) ungrated cheese = 1 cup (250ml) grated

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