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Weight is measured in ounces and pounds (avoirdupois) as in the U.S. Volume is measured in imperial gallons, quarts, pints, fluid ounces, fluid drachms, and minims. The imperial gallon was originally defined as 10 pounds (4.5359 kg) of water in 1824, and refined as exactly 4.54609 litres in 1985.
The exact modern koku is calculated to be 180.39 litres, 100 times the capacity of a modern shō. [11] [d] This modern koku is essentially defined to be the same as the koku from the Edo period (1600–1868), [e] namely 100 times the shō equal to 64827 cubic bu in the traditional shakkanhō measuring system.
The block of ice is sometimes inverted in the cup when sold. [8] Frozie cups are sold at Australian canteens/tuck shops for approximately $1 AUD. [9] Some frozie cups are milk-based [10] or ice cream based. [11] Frozie cups are also used around the world as a substitute for an ice pop. Often using sugar-based drinks such as Kool-Aid for flavor.
In L. Frank Baum's The Patchwork Girl of Oz, one of the ingredients required for a magic spell is a gill of water from a dark well.In chapter 19, the obscure unit is used for humor including a pun with the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill", which also involved a well.
Big Cup: a thicker version of the traditional Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Introduced in limited editions in 2003 before becoming a permanent fixture of the brand two years later. [18] Has several variations, including potato chips, pretzels, Reese's Pieces, and Reese's Puffs fillings. Half-Pound Cup: a single cup weighing 227 g (8.0 oz ...
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter. 2 large lemons. 1 cup granulated sugar. 3 large eggs. 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract. 8 ounces creme fraiche, at room temperature. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
A cup of Earl Grey tea. Tea kettle over hot coals. Chai-o Nabat (Persian tea with Rock sugar) in Tehran. Black tea in a Meissen pink-rose tea cup. A Moroccan tea set.
The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes.In the US, it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup commonly being rounded up to 240 millilitres (legal cup), but 250 ml is also used depending on the ...