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(See also: Measures & Measuring; Shelf Life of Canned Food)

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

On being outnumbered: The human body contains 10 times as many microbial cells (bacteria, etc.) as human cells.

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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