1 table-spoon (well rounded) of soft butter weighs 1 oz. Soft butter size ofan egg weighs 2 0z. . 7 table-spoons granulated sugar (heaping) equal 1 tea-cup. 5 table-spoons sifted flour or meal (heaping) equal 1 tea-cup. 4 table-spoons soft butter (well heaped) equal 1 tea-cub. 8 table spoons sweet chocolate grated weigh 1 0z. 2 tea-spoons (heaping) of flour, sugar or meal, equal 1 heaping table-spoon. LIQUIDS. 1 pint contains 16 fluid ounces (4 gills). 1 ounce contains 8 fluid drachms (4 gill). 1 table-spoon contains about % fluid ounce. 1 tea-spoon contains about 1 fluid drachm. A tea-spoonful (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. Teaspoons vary So much in size that there is a wide margin of difference in containing capacity. tea-spoonfuls equal 1 table-spoon or 4% fluid ounce. 16 table-Sspoonfuls equal % pint. 1 wine-glass full (common size) equals 4 table-spoons or 2 fluid oz. 1 tea-cupful equals 8 fluid oz. or 2 gills. 4 tea-cupfuls equal 1 qt. ; = A common-sized tumbler holds about 4% pint. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce (0z.) 25 pounds make 1 quarter /qr.) _ 16 ounces make 1 pound (1b.) 4 quarters make 1 hundred weight (cwt). 2000 weight makes 1 ton (T). LIQUID MEASURE. 4 gills (gi.) make 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints make 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts make 1| gallon (gal.) COMPARATIVE VALUE OF FUEL. Shellbark Hickory......... 100 | Pig-nut Hickory............. Pipi telOa kine wee eee 84 BR ONCORA SID 120). sgtces con astes. (C2 1 0 CLLOW ANE occ. cs cevedaioc acts 60 | Hard Maple..........., ....- 59 WrMoted Ines le DS: | REGO ake wee ee eee ee 69 | White Beech...............: 65 Bigek Biveh. ast Aa 625): Yellow Dime week cecceeesteo4s| OHeESta Ut,c cece eee ae 52 WAM TEWBILCL vcd belcscitees ones ABE Wi ibe elias nies setae uch eas te OH Ret ate tats Rae Wh Pai On The same species of wood may vary in density and value, being bestif grown on dry land and exposed orin open ground. Some kinds of wood, such as hickory, owe a large share of their value to the heat of the coals left after burning. Allowance is to be made for extraordinary dryness or moisture of the article weighed or meas- ured, and for different sizes of cups and spoons, but the tables are as correct as can be made. In * Liquids,’ the old French measure was ‘‘] tea-cup equals 4 fluid ounces or 1] gill,’? the tea-cup being half the size of the one in use at present. (346) _ x q f ee, vue Seep ay he i o m a (3 neh rear, COOKS’ TIME-TABLE. 347 ‘ Modo of Time of ;Timeoft ~ = Preparation. | Cooking |Digest’n. i : L] ; H.M. !H.M, PEP LSS SOWIE LAT Cixcaces ciuregcehots cabeetres sacuars sacar tavasteyenss wee | RAW eee | 2 50 - PE OLOS TSW CCL ATIC TIAGO Ws sccccpcomnssecs scons niscecdsntececcwssascens, | SERCU War Hem! On li ecopa rey 1 30 PS DALARUS Seschsavenscosicawvecss ASIEN SICAL Ma Use Gracies sens ee. | Boiled 15to 80 2 30 / Beans, (pod) 2000s 600008 toeees 0 Fe Cee geeong coce oe H8000 FSFE 08508 B00 Oe GOD OEEEFs Boiled af 00 ! 2 3 % BEAMS AW LUN PTCCTY COLD i seavcccsececsseocies cere ssveasccecseeseccessaisecsey,/ SOLLEG 513 43 BOL dees woecsensese. os aphucanes Bish cuscualces actcrnts val tecoen ssnies vanceaeazas ease Roasted * 2513 00 Beefsteek .........00...08 Riese deanb ones saspene cou ane aan svar Samecpuawncusteres Broiled 15| 3 00 PRC CRTC Ce aa hia acieancicawsdeass mmbe doaunsicdudaberenns ee aes ivacesneeseunnesves; [UE LEO: 15 | 4 00 Beef, salted............. Epaldesedsaoiuecaiscastebeamesaatudl'¢ aces civesbenbeee Boiled 85 | 4 15 PASEO Mss RL ae tee Le aten bea basuretae coccasiesware trneadoed seacas esses Broiled 20 | 8 00 . PRC CLS VROUMLE OR Mente ee austin aslspecteleseacsel sue once Sccbeauscessebessedeey sei Boiled 2 00 | 3 45.

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1 table-spoon (well rounded) of soft butter weighs 1 oz. Soft butter size ofan egg weighs 2 0z. . 7 table-spoons granulated sugar (heaping) equal 1 tea-cup. 5 table-spoons sifted flour or meal (heaping) equal 1 tea-cup. 4 table-spoons soft butter (well heaped) equal 1 tea-cub. 8 table spoons sweet chocolate grated weigh 1 0z. 2 tea-spoons (heaping) of flour, sugar or meal, equal 1 heaping table-spoon. LIQUIDS. 1 pint contains 16 fluid ounces (4 gills). 1 ounce contains 8 fluid drachms (4 gill). 1 table-spoon contains about 1/2 fluid ounce. 1 tea-spoon contains about 1/4 fluid drachm. A tea-spoonful (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. Teaspoons vary So much in size that there is a wide margin of difference in containing capacity. tea-spoonfuls equal 1 table-spoon or 4% fluid ounce. 16 table-Sspoonfuls equal % pint. 1 wine-glass full (common size) equals 4 table-spoons or 2 fluid oz. 1 tea-cupful equals 8 fluid oz. or 2 gills. 4 tea-cupfuls equal 1 qt. ; = A common-sized tumbler holds about 4% pint. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce (0z.) 25 pounds make 1 quarter /qr.) _ 16 ounces make 1 pound (1b.) 4 quarters make 1 hundred weight (cwt). 2000 weight makes 1 ton (T). LIQUID MEASURE. 4 gills (gi.) make 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints make 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts make 1| gallon (gal.) COMPARATIVE VALUE OF FUEL. Shellbark Hickory......... 100 | Pig-nut Hickory............. Pipi telOa kine wee eee 84 BR ONCORA SID 120). sgtces con astes. (C2 1 0 CLLOW ANE occ. cs cevedaioc acts 60 | Hard Maple..........., ....- 59 WrMoted Ines le DS: | REGO ake wee ee eee ee 69 | White Beech...............: 65 Bigek Biveh. ast Aa 625): Yellow Dime week cecceeesteo4s| OHeESta Ut,c cece eee ae 52 WAM TEWBILCL vcd belcscitees ones ABE Wi ibe elias nies setae uch eas te OH Ret ate tats Rae Wh Pai On The same species of wood may vary in density and value, being bestif grown on dry land and exposed orin open ground. Some kinds of wood, such as hickory, owe a large share of their value to the heat of the coals left after burning. Allowance is to be made for extraordinary dryness or moisture of the article weighed or measured, and for different sizes of cups and spoons, but the tables are as correct as can be made. In * Liquids,’ the old French measure was ‘‘] tea-cup equals 4 fluid ounces or 1] gill,’? the tea-cup being half the size of the one in use at present. (346) _ q f ee, vue Seep ay he i o m a (3 neh rear, COOKS’ TIME-TABLE. 347 ‘ Modo of Time of ;Timeoft ~ = Preparation. | Cooking |Digest’n. i : L] ; H.M. !H.M, PEP LSS SOWIE LAT Cixcaces ciuregcehots cabeetres sacuars sacar tavasteyenss wee | RAW eee | 2 50 - PE OLOS TSW CCL ATIC TIAGO Ws sccccpcomnssecs scons niscecdsntececcwssascens, | SERCU War Hem! On li ecopa rey 1 30 PS DALARUS Seschsavenscosicawvecss ASIEN SICAL Ma Use Gracies sens ee. | Boiled 15to 80 2 30 / Beans, (pod) 2000s 600008 toeees 0 Fe Cee geeong coce oe H8000 FSFE 08508 B00 Oe GOD OEEEFs Boiled af 00 ! 2 3 % BEAMS AW LUN PTCCTY COLD i seavcccsececsseocies cere ssveasccecseeseccessaisecsey,/ SOLLEG 513 43 BOL dees woecsensese. os aphucanes Bish cuscualces actcrnts val tecoen ssnies vanceaeazas ease Roasted * 2513 00 Beefsteek .........00...08 Riese deanb ones saspene cou ane aan svar Samecpuawncusteres Broiled 15| 3 00 PRC CRTC Ce aa hia acieancicawsdeass mmbe doaunsicdudaberenns ee aes ivacesneeseunnesves; [UE LEO: 15 | 4 00 Beef, salted............. Epaldesedsaoiuecaiscastebeamesaatudl'¢ aces civesbenbeee Boiled 85 | 4 15 PASEO Mss RL ae tee Le aten bea basuretae coccasiesware trneadoed seacas esses Broiled 20 | 8 00 . PRC CLS VROUMLE OR Mente ee austin aslspecteleseacsel sue once Sccbeauscessebessedeey sei Boiled 2 00 | 3 45.

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