As a cup is smaller at the bottom than at the top, J^ a cup does not mean to fill it 3^ the way up, but a little more than that. The tin measuring cups holding 3^ pint, and divided into fourths and thirds, are the best to use; they can be pur- chased at tin or hardware stores. Throughout the work, to save space, we drop off the "fnl" in such words as "cupful," "tablespoonful," etc., and write simply "cup," "tablespoon," etc. We always mean full measure unless we add the word " heaping," or " scant." COMMON ARTICLES OF FOOD. Almonds: — 1 cup, shelled, weighs 7 ounces. Babley: — 1 cup weighs 4 ounces; I tablespoon, heaped, 3^ ounce.' Bbead cbumbs, grated: — 1 cup weighs ' 2 ounces. Buttee: — 1 even cup, hard or melted, weighs 7 ounces; 2 /tiM cups weigh 1 pound; a rounded tablespoon weighs 1 ounce; the "size of an ^%^ " weighs 2 ounces. Citbon: — 1 cup of chopped weighs 7 ounces. Coffee, ground: — 4 cups weigh 1 pound; 1 cup weighs 4 ounces; 2 rounded tablespoons weigh 1 ounce. Coenmeal: — 1 even cup weighs IJ^ ounces; a heaping tablespoon i^ ounce, Coensstaboh: — 1 cup weighs 5 ounces; a heaping tablespoon y^ ounce; 3 cups equal 1 pound. Cubeants: — 1 cup, cleaned and dried, weighs 6 ounces. Dates: — 1 cup weighs 3^ pound. Eggs: — 10 eggs, average size (or 9 if very large) weigh 1 pound; 1 white of egg weighs about 1 ounce, and 1 yolk about 1 ounce. Figs: — 1 cup weighs 3^ pound. FiiOXTB (wheat, well sifted always): — 1 quart, heaped, weighs 1 pound; 1 cup, level, weighs 4 ounces, or 6 ounces when heaped; 4 cups equal 1 pound or 1 quart; 1 tablespoon, heaped, holds 1 ounce; 1 teaspoon, heaped, "% ounce. Labd: — Same as butter. COMMON ARTICLES OF FOOD -Continued Meat: — 1 solid cup of chopped meat weighs 8 ounces; a pint = l pound. Nutmegs: — 5 medium sized nutmegs weigh 1 ounce. Peunes: — 1 cup weighs 3^ pound. Raisins: — 1 cup weighs '% pound, or 8 ounces. Rioe: — 1 cup, heaped, weighs 8 ounces; 1 tablespoon, heaped, 3^ ounce. Salt: — A " pinch '' = 1 saltspoon. Sago: — Icup, heaped, weighs 8 ounces; 1 tablespoon, heaped, 3^ ounce. Suet: — Same as butter. SuGAB, granulated, or dry brown: — 1 cup, heaped, weighs 8 ounces; 1 tablespoon, heaped, 1 ounce. Pow- dered sugar: — 23^ cups equal 1 lb. Tea: — 1 cup, heaped, weighs 2 ounces; 1 tablespoon, heaped, weighs 3^ ounce; 1 teaspoon, heaped, 3^ ounce. Walnuts: — 1 cup, shelled, weighs 7 ounces. LIQUIDS. Ceeam: — 1 cup holds 3^ pint and weighs 7 ounces. Milk: — 1 cup holds Yz pi^i*' ^"^^ weighs 8 ounces. Molasses:—! cup holds 3^ pint and weighs 12 ounces. Vinegab: — 1 cup holds 3^ pint and weighs 8 ounces. Watee: — 1 cup holds % pint and weighs pound. ounces; 2 cups weigh 1 MEASURING CUPS, ETC. Cup: — 1 cup holds 2 gills, or \/^ pint, or 8 ounces of liquid; or 16 table- spoons of liquid; 4 cups of liquid equal 1 quart; 4 cups of flour equal 1 quart or 1 pound; 1 cup holds 4 ounces of coffee or 2 ounces of tea. Basting = spoon: — 4 basting * spoons make 1 cupful; 1 basting=spoon equals 4 tablespoons or 8 tea- spoons. Saltspoon: — 4 saltspoons of liquid equal 1 teaspoon.

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As a cup is smaller at the bottom than at the top, J^ a cup does not mean to fill it 3^ the way up, but a little more than that. The tin measuring cups holding 3^ pint, and divided into fourths and thirds, are the best to use; they can be purchased at tin or hardware stores. Throughout the work, to save space, we drop off the "fnl" in such words as "cupful," "tablespoonful," etc., and write simply "cup," "tablespoon," etc. We always mean full measure unless we add the word " heaping," or " scant." COMMON ARTICLES OF FOOD. Almonds: — 1 cup, shelled, weighs 7 ounces. Babley: — 1 cup weighs 4 ounces; I tablespoon, heaped, 3^ ounce.' Bread crumbs, grated: — 1 cup weighs ' 2 ounces. Butter: — 1 even cup, hard or melted, weighs 7 ounces; 2 /tiM cups weigh 1 pound; a rounded tablespoon weighs 1 ounce; the "size of an ^%^ " weighs 2 ounces. Citron: — 1 cup of chopped weighs 7 ounces. Coffee, ground: — 4 cups weigh 1 pound; 1 cup weighs 4 ounces; 2 rounded tablespoons weigh 1 ounce. Cornmeal: — 1 even cup weighs IJ^ ounces; a heaping tablespoon i^ ounce, Cornstarch: — 1 cup weighs 5 ounces; a heaping tablespoon y^ ounce; 3 cups equal 1 pound. Currants: — 1 cup, cleaned and dried, weighs 6 ounces. Dates: — 1 cup weighs 3^ pound. Eggs: — 10 eggs, average size (or 9 if very large) weigh 1 pound; 1 white of egg weighs about 1 ounce, and 1 yolk about 1 ounce. Figs: — 1 cup weighs 3^ pound. Flour (wheat, well sifted always): — 1 quart, heaped, weighs 1 pound; 1 cup, level, weighs 4 ounces, or 6 ounces when heaped; 4 cups equal 1 pound or 1 quart; 1 tablespoon, heaped, holds 1 ounce; 1 teaspoon, heaped, "% ounce. Labd: — Same as butter. COMMON ARTICLES OF FOOD -Continued Meat: — 1 solid cup of chopped meat weighs 8 ounces; a pint = l pound. Nutmegs: — 5 medium sized nutmegs weigh 1 ounce. Prunes: — 1 cup weighs 3^ pound. Raisins: — 1 cup weighs '% pound, or 8 ounces. Rioe: — 1 cup, heaped, weighs 8 ounces; 1 tablespoon, heaped, 3^ ounce. Salt: — A " pinch '' = 1 saltspoon. Sago: — Icup, heaped, weighs 8 ounces; 1 tablespoon, heaped, 3^ ounce. Suet: — Same as butter. SuGAB, granulated, or dry brown: — 1 cup, heaped, weighs 8 ounces; 1 tablespoon, heaped, 1 ounce. Powdered sugar: — 23^ cups equal 1 lb. Tea: — 1 cup, heaped, weighs 2 ounces; 1 tablespoon, heaped, weighs 3^ ounce; 1 teaspoon, heaped, 3^ ounce. Walnuts: — 1 cup, shelled, weighs 7 ounces. LIQUIDS. Cream: — 1 cup holds 3^ pint and weighs 7 ounces. Milk: — 1 cup holds Yz pint ^"^^ weighs 8 ounces. Molasses:—! cup holds 3^ pint and weighs 12 ounces. Vinegab: — 1 cup holds 3^ pint and weighs 8 ounces. Water: — 1 cup holds % pint and weighs pound. ounces; 2 cups weigh 1 MEASURING CUPS, ETC. Cup: — 1 cup holds 2 gills, or \/^ pint, or 8 ounces of liquid; or 16 tablespoons of liquid; 4 cups of liquid equal 1 quart; 4 cups of flour equal 1 quart or 1 pound; 1 cup holds 4 ounces of coffee or 2 ounces of tea. Basting = spoon: — 4 basting * spoons make 1 cupful; 1 basting=spoon equals 4 tablespoons or 8 teaspoons. Saltspoon: — 4 saltspoons of liquid equal 1 teaspoon.

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