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Dry bulk ingredients, such as sugar and flour, are measured by weight in most of the world ("250 g flour"), and by volume in North America ("1 ⁄ 2 cup flour"). Small quantities of salt and spices are generally measured by volume worldwide, as few households have sufficiently precise balances to measure by weight.
For example, in 2016 the average muffin in America is 130 grams, but 20 years before the serving size was 85 grams. [8] Another example is the bagel, for which the diameter and calories have both doubled over the same 20 years. Other foods that have doubled in calories include American staples of spaghetti with meatballs and cheeseburgers.
In the 18th century, the table-spoon became an unofficial unit of the apothecaries' system of measures, equal to 4 drams ( 1 / 2 fl oz, 14.8 ml). It was more commonly known by the Latin name cochleare majus (abbreviated cochl. maj.) or, in apothecaries' notation, f℥ss or f℥ß (fluid ℥, i.e. ounce, semis, one-half). [13] [14] [15]
US customary tablespoon = 1 / 32 US customary dessert spoon = 1 / 16 US customary teaspoon = 1 / 8 US customary coffee spoon = 1 / 2 US customary dash = 2: US customary smidgens: ≈ 0·022: UK tablespoon: ≈ 0·043: UK dessert spoon: ≈ 0·087: UK teaspoon: ≈ 0·17: UK salt spoon: ≈ 0·35: UK pinch ≈ 0 ...
For example, in a recipe that calls for 10 pounds of flour and 5 pounds of water, the corresponding baker's percentages are 100% for the flour and 50% for the water. Because these percentages are stated with respect to the weight of flour rather than with respect to the weight of all ingredients, the sum of these percentages always exceeds 100%.
Once again, an unsweetened oat milk will be your best bet for a one-to-one replacement. 12. Cashew Milk. Cashew milk can be used as a one-to-one milk substitute just like almond, rice, oat, soy ...
These cutlery spoons are also called a "teaspoon" and "tablespoon", but are not necessarily the same volume as measuring spoons with the same names: Cutlery spoons are not made to standard sizes and may hold 2.5~7.3 ml (50%~146% of 5 ml) for teaspoons [3] and 7~20 ml (47%~133% of 15 ml) for tablespoons. The difference in size can be dangerous ...
gyllot (about equal to 1/2 gill) noggin (1/4 pint) [8] nipperkin (measure for liquor, containing no more than 1/2 pint) tumblerful (10 fl oz or 2 gills or 2 teacupsful) apothecaries' approximate measures [9] teacupful = about 4 fl oz; wineglassful = about 2 fl oz; tablespoonful = about 1/2 fl oz; dessertspoonful = about 2 fl dr; teaspoonful ...