WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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The Weights and Measures Act of 1824 in England declared that the British Imperial Gallon was equal to '10 imperial pounds weight of distilled water weighed in air against brass weights with the water and the air at a temperature of 62 degrees of Fahrenheit's thermometer and with the barometer at 30 inches.'
CAN SIZES (approximate equivalents)
6 wt oz can = 3/4 cup - used mostly for fruit & vegetable juices and frozen juice concentrates
8 wt oz can 7 3/4 fl oz fruits & vegetables
#1 = 10 1/2 wt oz condensed soups, fruits, vegetables, meats
#1 = 9 1/2 fl oz
#1 = 1 1/4 cups
#300 = 15 1/2 wt oz pork & bens, chili, macaroni, cranberry sauce
#300 = 13 1/2 fl oz
#300 = 1 3/4 cups
#303 = 1 lb (16 wt oz) most vegetables & fruits use this size.
#303 = 15 fl oz
#303 = 2 cups
#2 = 1 lb 4 oz vegetables, fruits, tomatoes
#2 = 18 fl oz
#2 = 2 1/2 cups
#2 1/2 = 1 lb 13 oz tomatoes, fruits, pumpkin, sauerkraut
#2 1/2 = 26 fl oz
#2 1/2 = 3 1/2 cups
#3 = 46 fl oz vegetable and fruit juices; whole chicken
#3 = 5 3/4 cups
#10 = 6 lbs 9 oz Institutional pack, fruits, vegetables.
#10 = 96 fl oz
#10 = 12 cups = 3 qts
SCOOP SIZES
# 8 scoop 4 to 5 oz.
#10 scoop 3 to 4 oz.
#12 scoop 2 1/2 to 3 oz.
#16 scoop 2 to 2 1/2 oz.
#20 scoop 1 1/2 to 2 oz.
LIQUID MEASURES AND EQUIVALENTS
60 drops = 1 tsp
180 drops = 1 TB
360 drops = fl oz
720 drops = 1/4 cup
1440 drops = 1/2 cup
2880 drops = 1 cup
5760 drops = 1 pint
11520 drops = 1 quart
46080 drops = 1 gallon
3 tsp = 1 TB
6 tsp = 1 fl oz
12 tsp = 1/4 cup
24 tsp = 1/2 cup
48 tsp = 1 cup
96 tsp = 1 pint
192 tsp = 1 quart
768 tsp = 1 gallon
2 TB = 1 fl oz
4 TB = 1/4 cup
8 TB = 1/2 cup
16 TB = 1 cup
32 TB = 1 pint
64 TB = 1 quart
256 TB = 1 gallon
2 fl oz = 1/4 cup
4 fl oz = 1/2 cup
8 fl oz = 1 cup
16 fl oz = 1 pint
32 fl oz = 1 quart
128 fl oz = 1 gallon
2 cup = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
16 cups = 1 gallon
2 pints = 1 quart
8 pints = 1 gallon
4 quarts = 1 gallon
EGG SIZES AND APPROXIMATE YIELDS
4 jumbo eggs = 1 cup
6 jumbo whites = 1 cup
12 jumbo yolks = 1 cup
4 Ex Lg eggs = 1 cup
6 Ex Lg whites = 1 cup
12 Ex Lg yolks = 1 cup
5 Lg eggs = 1 cup
7 Lg whites = 1 cup
14 Lg yolks = 1 cup
5 Med eggs = 1 cup
8 Med whites = 1 cup
16 Med yolks = 1 cup
6 Sm eggs = 1 cup
9 Sm whites = 1 cup
18 Sm yolks = 1 cup
In about 1305, Edward I of England decreed that one inch should be the measure of three barleycorns, and English shoe sizing began; thus a child's shoe that measured 13 barleycorns became a size 13.
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