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It is a holdover from when spirits, wines and brandies, ale, and beer all had different standard measures of capacity. An Ale Gill (based on the Ale gallon) and a Beer Gill (based on the Beer gallon) were different sizes until standardized as Ale / Beer gallons in 1688, Beer gallons in 1803, and Imperial gallons in 1824. Half (imp.) 284 mL: 9.6 ...
The 1707 wine gallon is the basis of the United States' gallon, as well as other measures. [3] The Imperial gallon was defined with yet another set of temperature and pressure values (62 °F (17 °C) and 30.0 inHg (102 kPa)). To convert a number of wine gallons to the equivalent number of Imperial gallons, multiply by 0.833111.
[nb 3] The Queen Anne wine gallon of 231 cubic inches was adopted in 1707 and still serves as the definition of the US gallon. A US tun is then the volume or of a rectangular cuboid with dimensions 36 by 38.5 by 42 inches. When the imperial system was introduced the tun was redefined in the UK and colonies as 210 imperial gallons.
Many traditional wine bottle sizes are named for Biblical kings and historical figures. [5] The chart below [6] lists the sizes of various wine bottles in multiples relating to a standard bottle of wine, which is 0.75 litres (0.20 US gal; 0.16 imp gal) (six 125 mL servings).
Two five-ounce glasses of wine per day fall within the health guidelines for men. However, women should limit their intake to one glass of wine per day. Read the original article on EATINGWELL
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The unit of volume, the gallon, has different values in the United States and in the United Kingdom – the US fluid gallon being about 0.83 imperial gallons and the US dry gallon being about 0.97 imperial gallons. The US fluid gallon was based on the wine gallon used in England prior to 1826.
You'll need 1/2 pound of potatoes per person. So if you're making dinner for two, that's 1 pound of potatoes. But if you're cooking for a crowd, or say six people, that's three pounds of potatoes.