Household Measures
pinch = about 1/8 teaspoon
120 drops of water = 1 teaspoon
60 drops thick fluid = 1 teaspoon
2 teaspoons = 1 dessertspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
32 fluid ounces = 1 quart
128 fluid ounces = 1 gallon
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
2 cups granulated sugar = 1 pound
3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar = 1 pound
2-3/4 cups brown sugar = 1 pound
3-1/2 cups wheat flour = 1 pound
5-1/3 cups dry coffee = 1 pound
4 cups cocoa = 1 pound
6-1/2 cups dry tea = 1 pound
2 cups shortening = 1 pound
3-1/2 cups walnuts (chopped) = 1 pound
9 eggs = 1 pound
3 cups cornmeal = 1 pound
2 sticks butter = 1 cup
8 egg whites = 1 cup
16 egg yolks = 1 cup
2 tablespoons sugar = 1 ounce
3 tablespoons flour = 1 ounce
2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce
1 ounce yeast = 1 scant tablespoon
Metric Measures
1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters
1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters
1 cup = 240 milliliters
1 quart = 0.946 liter
1 gallon = 3.785 liters
1 liter = 1.057 quarts
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 pound = 454 grams
1 gram = 0.035 ounce
1 kilo = 2.205 pounds
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 centimeter = 0.39 inch
Old-Time Measures
60 pounds apples = 1 bushel
52 pounds beans = 1 bushel
24 pounds beets = 1 bushel
56 pounds carrots = 1 bushel
55 pounds flour = 1 bushel
54 pounds onions = 1 bushel
45 pounds parsnips = 1 bushel
50 pounds potatoes = 1 bushel
60 pounds string beans = 1 bushel
60 pounds sweet potatoes = 1 bushel
48 pounds tomatoes = 1 bushel
196 pounds turnips = 1 barrel
1 gill = 1/2 cup
1 pottle = 2 quarts
1 coomb = 4 bushels
1 wey = 40 bushels
1 last = 80 bushels
1 firkin = 9 gallons
1 anker = 10 gallons
1 runlet = 18 gallons
1 tierce = 42 gallons
1 hogshead = 63 gallons
1 puncheon = 84 gallons
1 butt = 126 gallons
Wine Measures
(approximate equivalents)
1 magnum = 2/5 gallon
1 jeroboam = 4/5 gallon
1 rehoboam = 5 quarts
1 methuselah = 6-1/2 quarts
1 salmanazar = 12 quarts
1 nebuchadnezzar = 20 quarts