Recipe Chicks

When using older recipes, you may come across can numbers rather than by ounces.  Here’s a chart to help decide which size can you need to use, or approximate amount of food if using fresh.

Keep in mind, it’s just an approximate… you can fudge the amount a bit and still come out just fine - and no one will know.  A good excuse to do some taste testing while you making your dish.

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Dry measurements are not typically used in US recipes; dry measurements are used mainly for measuring fresh produce (e.g. berries are sold by the quart, apples by the bushel, or peck).
Dry measure and liquid measure are not the same; Do not confuse the two.

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In the United States, liquid measurement is not only used for liquids such as water and milk, it is also used when measuring other ingredients such as flour, sugar, shortening, butter, and spices.

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Some recipes need converted, this chart shows some common equivalents.

1 pinch
less than 1/8 teaspoon (dry)

1 dash
3 drops to 1/4 teaspoon (liquid)
1/4 teaspoon or less

3 teaspoons
1 tablespoon
1/2 ounce (liquid and dry)

2 tablespoons
1 ounce (liquid and dry)

4 tablespoons
2 ounces (liquid and dry)
1/4 cup

5 1/3 tablespoons
1/3 cup

8 tablespoons
4 ounces
1/2 cup
1 stick butter

16 tablespoons
8 ounces
1 cup
1/2 pound

16 tablespoons
48 teaspoons

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Common abbreviations found in most standard recipe books.

teaspoon
t
tsp

Tablespoon
T
Tbs.
tbsp

ounce
fl
fluid oz

cup
c.

package
pkg

gram (or grams)
g. (or gms.)

square
sq

pint
pt

quart
qt

gallon
gal

pound
lb

dozen
doz.

Celsius Centigrade
° C

Fahrenheit
° F

See Temperatures for more info on ° F and ° C conversions.

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