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

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NV HAT surprises me Is that
Wv 30 much Of my cookery
turns out right" admitted
d modern young housekeeper. One
OF the never-tookA-lesscn-in-her-nf
sort, quite ignorant Of home crafts,
having srent most Of her adult years
In a business office. let. even har
first dinners we're q Huccees-and
nobody was more amazed ut such
pleasant consequences than herself,
a close scrutiny OF her kitchen
provided the solution. For abe had
everything in the way OF equipment
20 make cooking fool-procf. Plenty
or utensils Of the right sort. A HttIe
shelf OF cookbooks and household
references. And also the various
aids 70 measuring accurately. Quart
u pint measures. measuring cups,
sets or 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 70 instinct. but
depended on all the mechanical aids
20 insure accurate following OF direc.
tons. And she followed directions
with business-like accuracy. Success.
ful results YER inevitable under
these circumstances. Cooking isn't
a "knack." IL Is a science that can
be learned even by those who don't
consider themselves domestic a.
their tastes. But II does recuire the
willingness TO follow authoritative
directions. and also II In assisted by
the many mechanical tools for meas
uring.
Occasionally runs across direc-
tons that do not conform 10 stan.
dardized measurements. Add a
package OF" some particular inre.
dent viii be advised. without fndi.
eating whether q package means n
tablespoonful OF q teaspoonful. II
the recipe says add an ounce" and
there isn't q scale handy, one Is
also AT q loss. However. the basic
measurements-the average cookery
tablespoon. teaspoon. cupful. are
possible for the simplest kitchen.
Accurate sets OF spoons, and an &C
curate cup a be purchased for q
few cents. And II necessary. all
directions can be translated into
these terms. Here are a few which
may help II kept handy:
Standard Measurements
3 teaspoons equal / tablespoon.
2 tablespoons OF liquid equal /
ounce.
4 tablespoons OF -four equal !
ounce.
! cup Of liquid. sugar or butter
equals Il pound
cups Of -four equal u pound.
3 tablespoons grated chocolate
equal i ounce.
II homemade cake ~ part Of the
cooking program, then a household
scales IL indispensable. Because there
In variation IN such items as raisins,
sugars, the various kinds Of flour.
Brown sugar packs more lightly
than white. and ! pound OF the
brown viii I'LL almost 8 cups. while
the same weight OF granulated sugar
takes only 2. And a pound OF
powdered sugar win fiji more than
cups. It's the proper quantity that
must 70 into the perfect cake. and
pouring into cups 20 meagure isn't rs
accurate as placing on q scale.
Gelatin also varies. and II Is one
OF the items that often Is referred
20 By package" Usually az table
spoons OF powdered gelatin viii
equal l ounce.
/ tablespoon OF gelatin, scftered
In 2 tablespoons Of water will stiffsr
3 cups OF liquid.
/ eEr added to I cup OF milk viii
sclidtfy cup custard- But II IL "a
desired to turn the cust2rd out Of
the mold. then q sitter mixture IL
required. and 2 Eggs per cup Of milk
must be used.
In measuring dry materials like
flour, coffee. etc. they should 81
poured lightly. not packed hard into
the cup. In measuring by spoon
fuls. level dry material with a knife
The spoon should never BE- heapine
! or rounded. unless directions say &C
specifically. and this In not m accur
ate way Of measuring.