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CONVERSIONS FOR MY FRIENDS IN THE U.K.

AMERICAN

BRITISH

LIQUID MEASURES

1 & 1/4 teaspoons
1 & 1/4 Tablespoons
1 & 1/4 cups
1 fluid oz. or 2 Tablespoons
2 fluid oz., 4 Tbsps. or 1/4 cup
5 & 1/3 Tablespoons or 1/3 cup
8 Tablespoons or 1/2 cup
10 & 2/3 Tablespoons or 2/3 cup
8 fluid ounces, 1/2 pint or 1 cup
2 pints, 1 quart or 4 cups
8 pints, 4 quarts, 1 gallon or 16 cups
10 pints or 20 cups

1 teaspoon
1 Tablespoon
1 cup
1 fluid ounce
2 fluid ounces
2 & 2/3 fluid ounces
4 fluid ounces
5 & 1/3 fluid ounces
8 fluid ounces
1 & 3/5 Imperial pints
6 & 2/5 Imperial pints
8 Imperial pints or 1 Imperial gallon

EQUIVALENT INGREDIENTS

Confectioners or powdered sugar
Brown sugar
Sugar or granulated sugar
Cornstarch
Raisins
Soft shortening or Crisco
Shortening, butter or oleo
Light cream
Heavy cream, whipping cream
Baking soda
Biscuit
Zwiebach
Graham flour
Graham crackers
Sweet cookie
Cracker
Ground meat or hamburger
2 ounce egg is large and usual

Icing sugar
Soft brown sugar
Caster sugar
Cornflour
Sultanas
Trex or Spry
Butter or margarine
Single cream
Double cream
Bicarbonate of soda
Scone
Rusk
100% wholemeal flour
Digestive biscuits
Biscuit
Savory biscuit
Minced meat
2 ounce egg, standard

From the cookbook "Bakery" by Maria Floris; copyright 1968; used without permission.