FoodNetArchive

The household cook book

1902

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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Tablespoon: — 1 tablespoon holds 3^ ounce of water; 8 tablespoons liquid make 1 gill; 16 tablespoons of liquid make 1 cupful; 12 table- spoons, or 8 heaping tablespoons, of dry material equal 1 cup; 4 tablespoons of liquid make 1 ■wineglass; 8 tablespoons of liquid make 1 gill; 2 rounded table- spoons equal 1 ounce of flour or coffee; 1 tablespoon, heaped, holds 3^ ounce barley, cornmeal, corn= starch, ground spice, sago, sugar or coffee, and 34 ounce of tea. Teaspoon: — 4 teaspoons of liquid equal 1 tablespoon; 3 teaspoons of dry material equal 1 tablespoon. 1 teaspoon holds 34 ounce of coffee and % ounce of tea. A TUMBLES, common size, holds 3^ pint, or 8 fluid ounces, or 1 cup. A WINE glass, common size, holds % gill, or 2 fluid ounces, or % cup. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams ( dr.) make 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces make 1 pound (R).). 25 pounds make 1 quarter (qr.). 4 quarters make 1 hundred weight (cwt.). 20 hundred weight make 1 ton (T.). LIQUID OR WINE MEASURE. 4 gills make 1 pint (pt.). 2 pints make 1 quart (qt.). 4 quarts make 1 gallon (gal.). 313^ gallons make 1 barrel (bbl.). 63 gallons make 1 hogshead (hhd.). 2 hogsheads make 1 pipe or butt (pi.). DRY MEASURE. 2 pints make 1 quart. 8 quarts make 1 peck. 4 pecks make 1 bushel. 8 bushels make 1 quarter. CLOTH MEASURE, 234 inches make 1 nail. 4 nails make 3^ yard. 4 quarters make 1 yard. 3 quarters make 1 Ell Flemish. 5 quarters make 1 Ell English. Cloth Measure is little used at pres- ent. In measuring goods sold by the yard, it is divided into halves, quart- ers, eighths and sixteenths. LINEAR MEASURE. 12 inches=^l foot. 3 feet = l yard. 5% yards=:l rod or pole. 40 rods — 1 furlong. 8 furlongs = 1 mile. 3 miles = l league. 3 barley=corns=l inch. 3 inches = l palm. 4 inches=:l hand. 9 inches = l span. 21.888 inches = l sacred cubit. 18 inches = l English cubit. 11 feet = l great cubit. 6 feet = l fa,hom. 120 fathoiiij=l cable's length. 6086.7 feet=l knot. 3 feet=l pace. 1,152% common miles = l geographi- cal mile. 3 geographical miles=l league. 60 geographical miles=:l degree. 360 degrees = the circumference of the globe. THE METRIC SYSTEM. Measures of Weights. 1 milligramme=0.015432 grains. 1 gramme = 15.432 grains. 1 decagramme = 0.02204G pounds. 1 hectogramme = 0.22046 pounds. 1 kilogramme=:2.2046 pounds. 1 myriagramme = 22.046 pounds. Measures of Capacity. 1 millilitre=0.0610 cubic in.=338 fluid oz. 1 litre = 1.0567 quarts. 1 dekalitre = 2.6417 gallons. 1 kektolitre = 26.4175 gallons = 2.84 bushels. 1 kilolitre = 264.175 gallons = 2837 bushels. Measures of Length. 1 millimetre=0.03937 inch. 1 centimetre=:0.3937 inch. 1 metre = 39.37 inch. 1 decametre = .32.809 feet. 1 hectometre= 328.09 feet. 1 kilometre = .6213 mile. 1 myriametre=6.2138 mile. MEDICINAL TERMS AND APOTHECA- RIES WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 60 minims (M) or drops=l fluidrachm (/ 3.) 8 fluidrachms=l fluid ounce (/ §.) 16 fluid ounces=l pint (O.) 8 pints = 1 gallon {Cong.) Weights. 20 grains (gr, xx) = l scruple (3 or sc.) 3 scruples (3 iij)=l drachm (3 or dr.) 8 drachms (3 viij) = l ounce (§ or oz.) 12 ounces (| xij) = l pound (lb.)