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Dry Measures | Liquid Measures
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Measurements and Conversions
The following cooking measurement conversions were compiled from several sources, including the National Agricultural Library (USDA).

Dry Measures
1 tablespoon (Tbsp.) = 3 teaspoons (tsp.)
1/16 cup = 1 tablespoon
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1/6 cup = 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
3/8 cup = 6 tablespoons
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons
1 cup = 48 teaspoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
1 ounce = 1/16 pound
2 ounces = 1/8 pound
3 ounces = 3/16 pound
4 ounces = 1/4 pound
8 ounces = 1/2 pound
12 ounces = 3/4 pound
16 ounces = 1 pound
32 ounces = 2 pounds

Liquid Measures
1/2 tablespoon = 1-1/2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
2 tablespoon = 1 fluid ounce
1/4 cup = 2 fluid ounces or 4 tablespoons
1/3 cup = 2-2/3 fluid ounces or 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup = 4 fluid ounces or 8 tablespoons
2/3 cup = 5-1/3 fluid ounce or 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3/4 cup = 6 fluid ounces or 12 tablespoons
7/8 cup = 7 fluid ounces or 14 tablespoons
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces or 16 tablespoons
2 cups = 16 fluid ounces or 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
2 pints = 32 fluid ounces or 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon

Food
1 stick butter/margarine = 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup
4 sticks butter/margarine = 1 pound
1/2 pound hard cheese = approx. 2 cups grated
1 pound apples = approximately 3 apples
1 medium lemon = approximately 3 tablespoons lemon juice or 2 or 3 teaspoons grated peel
1 large onion = approx. 1 cup chopped onion
1 cup raw converted rice = 4 cups cooked rice
1 large tomato = approx. 3/4 cup chopped
1 pound all-purpose flour = approx. 4 cups sifted flour
2 slices bread = 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

Baking
1 cup sifted cake flour = 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour = 1 cup + 2 tablespoons sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder = 1/4 teaspoon baking soda + 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Miscellaneous
1 cup stock = 1 bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup of boiling water
1 square (1 ounce) of baking unsweetened chocolate = 3 tablespoons cocoa powder + 1 tablespoon butter
1 ounce semi-sweet chocolate = 3 tablespoons cocoa powder + 2 tablespoons butter + 3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon prepared mustard = 1 teaspoon dried mustard

Metric Conversion Factors
1 fluid ounce = 29.6 milliliters
1 U.S. pint = 0.473 liter
1 U.S. quart = 0.946 liter
1 U.S. gallon = 0.84 imperial gallon =3.8 liters
1 imperial gallon = 1.2 U.S. gallons =4.5 liters
1 dry pint = 0.55 liters
1 dry quart = 1.1 liters
1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch
1 cubic centimeter = 0.06 cubic inch
1 milliliter = 0.034 fluid ounce
1 liter = 1.06 U.S. quarts = 0.9 dry quart
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters