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Lowney's Cook Book / Illustrated in Colors

Chapter 62: WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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About This Book

A practical household cookery guide that combines basic nutrition and food-value instruction with step-by-step methods, carving and marketing advice, weights and measures, and menu planning. The bulk of the work is an organized collection of recipes and techniques arranged by course and ingredient—first courses and soups; fish, meats and vegetables; cereals, eggs, sauces, and entrées; breads, salads and sandwiches; desserts, cakes, frozen dishes and beverages; fruits, preserving and candy; chafing-dish recipes; cookery for the sick; plus Creole and economical receipts. The edition adds color plates illustrating meat cuts and includes garnishing tips, butler duties, a glossary, bibliography and an index to support beginners and experienced cooks.

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

4 gills make1 pint
2 pints make1 quart
4 quarts make  1 gallon
1 measuring cup 2 gills
4 measuring cups   1 quart
2 measuring cups   1 pint

All measures in this book are level.

To measure a spoonful of dry material fill spoon and level off with a knife.

One half spoonful is measured by cutting one spoonful through lengthwise.

Table of Measures

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 tablespoons = ¼ cup
2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce
1 cup solid butter = ½ pound
2 cups flour = ½ pound
9 large eggs = 1 pound

Table of Proportions

1 cup liquid to 3 cups flour for bread
1 cup liquid to 2 cups flour for muffins
1 cup liquid to 1 cup flour for batters
1 teaspoon soda to 1 pint sour milk
1 teaspoon soda to 1 cup molasses
¼ teaspoon salt to 4 cups custard
2 teaspoons salt to 4 cups water
¼ teaspoon salt to 1 cup white sauce
⅛ teaspoon pepper to 1 cup white sauce.