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Liquid Measure Volume Equivalents

A few grains =Less than 1/8 teaspoon
60 drops =1 teaspoon
1 teaspoon =1/3 tablespoon
2 tablespoons =1 fluid ounce
4 tablespooons =1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons =1/3 cup
8 tablespoons =1/2 cup
16 tablespoons =1 cup or 8 ounces
8 tablespoons =1 tea cup or 4 ounces
1/4 cup =4 tablespoons
3/8 cup =1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons
5/8 cup =1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons
7/8 cup =3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons
1 cup =1/2 pint or 8 fluid ounces
2 cups =1 pint
1 gill, liquid =1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces
1 pint, liquid =4 gills or 16 fluid ounces
1 quart, liquid =2 pints
1 gallon, liquid =4 quarts

Dry Measure Volume Equivalents

1 quart =2 pints
8 quarts =1 peck
4 pecks =1 bushel

Weight or Avoirdupois Equivalents

1 ounce =16 drams
1 pound =16 ounces
1 kilo =2.20 pounds

Liquid Measure Volume Equivalents

1 1/4 U.S. teaspoons =1 English teaspoon
1 1/4 U.S. tablespoons =1 English tablespoon
1 U.S. gill =5/8 English teacup
2 U.S. gills =5/8 English breakfast-cup
1 U.S. cup =5/8 English breakfast-cup
1 U.S. gill =5/8 English-Imperial-gill
1 U.S. pint =5/8 English-Imperial-pint
1 U.S. quart =5/8 English-Imperial-quart
1 U.S. gallon =5/8 English-Imperial-gallon
 

Dry MeasureVolume Equivalents

1 U.S. pint =1 English pint
1 U.S. quart =1 English quart
1 U.S. peck =1 English peck
1 U.S. bushel =1 English bushel

Liquid Measure Volume Equivalents

1 U.S. teaspoons =5 milliliters
1 U.S. tablespoon =15 milliliters
1 U.S. cup =1/4 liter, approx.
1 U.S. gill =.118 liters
1 U.S. pint =.4732 liters
1 U.S. quart =.9463 liters
1 U.S. gallon =3.785 liters

Weight Equivalent

1 U.S. ounce =1 English ounce
1 U.S. pound =1 English pound

Metric Dry Measure Volume Equivalents

1 U.S. pint =.551 liters
1 U.S. quart =1.101 liters
1 U.S. peck =8.81 liters
1 U.S. bushel =35.24 liters

Weight Equivalents in Grams

1 U.S. ounce =approx. 30 grams
1 U.S. pound =approx. 454 grams
1 teaspoon cornstarch =3 grams
1/2 cup, less 1 tablespoon butter-7 tablespoons =approx. 100 grams
3/4 cup, less 1 tablespoon of all purpose flour-11 tablespoons =approx. 100 grams
1/2 cup, less 1 tablespoon sugar-7tablespoons or 21 teaspoons =approx. 100 grams
2 oz. egg =approx. 60  grams
1 microgram =0.001 milligram
1 milligram =1000 micrograms
1 gram =1000 milligrams