EASY KITCHEN -WEIGHT AND MEASURES.
Tea eggs of ordinary size equal about a pound ul vttagat. gutter ot aoout the size ot aa egg equals an ounce. A quart of sifted flour averages jn weigm about a pound. leasjjooas vary greatly in size, the new ones ox late years holuing twice as much as cae oraiaary oidriasaionea ones ol lormei aays. A meaium-sized. spoon contains about a drachm. A pint oi liquid or a pint of fineiycuopped meat averages about about a pouna in weight. A tablespooniul of ground coffee, or oi line brown sugar, equals an ounce. lwo and a half teacupiuis ot the best brown sugar equal a pounu in weight. Jb'our teuspooniula equal one tablespoon-, lul. • One rounded tablespoonfnl of butter weighs an ounce. lwo tobiespooafuls of powdered eugar or dour weigh an ounce. Two teacupiuis of butter average one pound. lwo teacupfuls of coffee weigh a pound.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7417, 31 May 1902, Page 3
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151EASY KITCHEN -WEIGHT AND MEASURES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7417, 31 May 1902, Page 3
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