Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-28
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
There is an old saying that
A pint is Il pound
The world around

But unfortunately this is not true {:
it were the busy housewife would Ii.
saved much time and vexation OF spirit.
FOR v when she possesses n good
pair of scales it takes more time to
weigh an article than to mcasur it il
cupfuls. II one is not the happy pos
SCISSOR of scales. IL table of weights and
measures. showing equivalents. is a mos
convenient thing To have in the kitchen.
However. 1t is not we'll to depend upon
such Il table for pound cake, rich fruit
cake that depends only upon eggs for
tightening. chilli sauce which calls fer
ounces and half ounces OF peppery IN
gradients. or for any recipe hat de-
mands absolute accuracy in weight, as
such Il table cannot always be exact.
Fol- example. one pound of butter WI.
often be larger when measured by cup
fuls than another p%ound-the difference
probably being due to the amount OF
salt and water it contains. Some gran
ulated sugars weigh more than others.
and some flours differ in weight. owing
to h grinding. These tables IN cook
books vary widely. but most OF their
agree that q pint of butter equals a
pound. a quart OF sifted tlour equals Il
pound. a large pint of sugar a pound.
and u large or ten small eggs .
pound.
An efficient housewife has compared
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ing table as a result
A a quart OF bread flour. after
sitting. a pound: or three and two
thirds cupfuls (lnsifted). Il pound.
A pint OF graham, seven and three
fourths ounces.
A pint OF cornrneal. ten and one
fourth ounces.
A pint Of rice. fifteen ounces.
A pint OF samp or course homiuy.
thirteen ounces
A pint of tapioca. twelve ounce
\ pint of bread crumbs. eight add
three-Quarter ounces.
A pint of butter. n pound.
A pint OF raisins. nine ounces Cightty
m~easured).
A pint of %currants. ten ounces.
A pint of g~ranulated sugar. a pound
(sometimex scant and sometimes lib
crab.
A pint of brown sugar. thirtees.
| ounces
A pint of maple sugar broken into
crumaly pieces equals one pound and
four ounces
An ounce of butter. two level table
spoonfuls.
An ounce of -four. four level table
! spoonfuls.
An ounce of cornstarch, three table
spoonfuls Qevely.
An ounce Of Xraiiulated sugar, two
level tablespoonfuls.
An ounce of ground coffee. nve leve'
ta~hlespOonfuls.
An ounce OF grated chocolate. three
level tablcspoonfuls.
An ounce Of pepper o level table.
spoonfuls.
An ounce of salt. two level table.
spoOnfuls.
An ounce OF cinnamon. four and a
half level "a blespoonfuls.
An ounce of cloves. four level ta ole
s%pOonfuls.
An ounce IF mace. four level table.
An ounce OF curry. four level table
S%pOOnfuls.
An ounce of mustard, our level table
%spoonfuls.
An ounce Of thyme. eight level table
%spoonfula. (Thyme is very light).
An ounce of olive oil. two tablespoon
fuls.
An ounce. of chopped suet. q fourth
of II cupfut.
To find half pounds and quartz
pounds merely multiply by four o.
eight. remembering that eight leve
tablespoontuls make half a cupful. Tn,
articles III the table for ounces, Will
the exception of butter. flour und sugar
are seldom used in pounds in ordinar,
household recipes. To find how miicl
equals n pound it is only necessary t,
multiply by sixteen. For butter it is
pint, fOt sugar o n pint, for fou
about a quart.
A level tablespoonful is one that i
Hattened over the top with a knife. !.
rounded tablespoonful is one tina
!. curves as much over THE top as tn
spoon itself does beneath. 4 hea hin,
: tablespoonful is one piled high an,
/ contains just as as the spoon ca
possibly hold. 4 "good-sined" is large
than rounded" but not piled hign.