WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20596, 21 June 1930, Page 31 (Supplement)

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

|... .. . / . yha following kitchen chart will help *onsewives to determino the weight" or Mjauure of an ingredient when no other oeana ar ° available): — One breakfastcupful of brown siiga;* weighs half a pound; tho samo receptacle 'heaped with castor cugar weighs a garter of a pound, Finely chopped su.et (heaped) weighs just under half a pound; currants, raisins, butter, margarine, and Jsrd (level) weigh jnst over half a pound. ono level breakfastcupful of rice weighs aactly half a pound. The same receptacle filed (just level) with sago, flour ijpioca, arrowroot, or cornflour. weighs \ quarter of 'a pound. ' r Liquids can bo measured by a similar motbod. Thus, two teaspconfula are Kiual to one dessertspoonful; two dessertipoonfuls are oqual to one tablespoonful; tablespoonfuls are equal to one teaoupful; and one teacupful is equal s to cue gilL # Other measures nro as follows One lablespoonful of water equals half an jjojjcq; ono dessertspoonful equals a mjarter of an ounce; and ono teaspoonful Equals an eighth of an ounce. Should you lose any of the weights lelonging to the- balance scales, the following table will be found - reliable:— Three new pennies weigh ono ounce; three halfpennies weigh half an ounce; three-penny piece and one halfpenny weigh-a quarter of an ounce.