Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-02
Answers 20 Health Queries
Making Helps
By ROSS
Keep Measurements Handy

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M HAT surprises ma Is tina.
wv SC much Of my cookery
turns out right" admitted
a modern young housekeeper. One
OF the ever-tookA-lesson.in-her.nf
sort. quite ignorant OF home crafts,
having spent most OF her adult years
IN 4 business office. Yet. even her
first dinners were q success-and
nobody was more amazed At such
pleasant consequences than herself.
A close scrutiny OF her kitchen
provided the solution. For abe lac
everything in the way Of equipment
70 make cooking f~ool-proof. Plenty
or utensils OF the right sort. A ntsle
shelf OF cookbooks and household
references. And also the various
aids 10 measuring accurately. Quart
and pint measures. measuring Guns,
sets OF spoons that we're accurate
tablespoons, teaspoons. half and
quarters. also q small household
scale and a Thermometer. A good
kitchen clock.
knowing nothing OF housekeeping,
she didn't dare trust to instinct, bus
depended on all the mechanical aids
20 insure accurate following of direc.
tons. And she followed directions
with business-like accuracy. Success.
fui results ere inevitable under
these circumstances. Cooking isn't
a "knack." IL is a science that car
be learned even by those who don't
consider themselves domestic In
their tastes. But IL does require the
willingness 10 follow authoritative
directions. and also Il ia assisted by
the many mechanical tools for meas
uring.
OCCASIONALLY enc runs across direc-
tons that do not conform to stan.
dardized measurements. Add q
package Of eone particular inKre.
dent will be advised, without indi-
eating whether q package means a
tablespoonful OF q teaspoonful. II
the recipe says add an ounce" and
there isn't q scale handy, one IA
also at a loss. However, the basic
measurements-the average cookery
tablespoon, teaspoon, cupful. are
possible for the simplest kitchen.
Accurate sets Of spoons. and an ac-
curate cup can be purchased for a
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directions can be translated into
these terms. Here are a few which
nay help II kept. handy:
Standard Measurements
3 teaspoons equal ! tablespoon.
2 tablespoons OF liquid equal !
I tablespoons Of four equal 1
ounce.
/ cup or liquid. sugar or butter
equals II pound.
3 cups Of -four equal n pound.
3 tablespoons grated chocolate
equal / ounce.
III homemade cake is part OF the
cooking program. then a household
scales IL indispensable. Because there
In variation in such items es raisins.
sugars. the various kinds Of flour.
Brown sugar packs more lightly
than white. and l pound OF the
brown will I'LL almost 8 cups. while
tire same weight OF granulated sugar
takes only 2. And q pound OF
powdered sugar Will I'LL more than 2
cups. It's the proper quantity that
must 20 into the perfect cake. and
pouring into cups 20 measure isn't as
accurate as placing on a scale.
Gelatin also varies. and Il Is one
OF the items that often IL referred
to by package" Usually ~ table
spoons Of powdered gelatin VIII
equal I ounce.
/ tablespoon OF gelatin. softened
IN 2 tablespoons OF water will sttffen
3 cups Of liquid.
/ egg added to l cup OF milk VIII
solidify cup custard- But II IL 4.
desired TO turn the custard out Of
the mold. then q stiffer mixture Is
required. and 2 eggs per cup OF milk
must be used.
In measuring dry materials like
flour. coffee. etc. they should ee
poured lightly. not packed hard into
the cup. In measuring by spoon
fuls. level dry material with q knife
The spoon should never be heapirs
or rounded. unless directions say &C
specifically. and this n not an accur
ate way Of measuring.