Equivalent Measures

I hope this list of equivalent measures helps you. Some recipes will use different terms than you may be used to...especially if they were written several years ago. Pinch = half of 1/8 teaspoon, or what you can grab between your thumb & forefinger

Dash = less than 1/8 teaspoon (a few shakes)

3 teaspoons (t)= 1 tablespoon (T)

4 tablespoons = Ľ cup

5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon = 1/3 cup

8 tablespoons = ˝ cup

16 tablespoons = 1 cup

1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons

˝ pint = 1 cup

1 pint = 2 cups

1 quart = 4 cups or 2 pints

1 gallon = 4 quarts 1 peck = 8 quarts

1 bushel = 4 pecks

2 cups = 1 pound

Return from Equivalent Measures to Home Page.