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  2. Bushel - Wikipedia

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    The imperial bushel established by the Weights and Measures Act 1824 described the bushel as the volume of 80 avoirdupois pounds of distilled water in air at 62 °F (17 °C) [citation needed] or 8 imperial gallons. [1] This is the bushel in some use in the United Kingdom. Thus, there is no distinction between liquid and dry measure in the ...

  3. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    1 ⁄ 16 cup 1 ⁄ 2: 14.7868 2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce fluid ounce: fl.oz. or oz. 1 ⁄ 8 cup 1 29.5735 2 fluid ounce = 1 wineglass wineglass‡ wgf. 1 ⁄ 4 cup 2 59.1471 2 wineglasses = 1 teacup gill‡ or teacup‡ tcf. 1 ⁄ 2 cup 4 118.294 2 teacups = 1 cup cup: C 1 ⁄ 2 pint 8 236.588 2 cups = 1 pint pint: pt. 1 ⁄ 2 qt 16 473.176 ...

  4. Baker percentage - Wikipedia

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    1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz) 1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams (g) = 2.20462262 lb 1 lb = 453.59237 g = 0.45359237 kg 1 oz = 28.3495231 g. In four different English-language countries of recipe and measuring-utensil markets, approximate cup volumes range from 236.59 to 284.1 milliliters (mL).

  5. Dry measure - Wikipedia

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    The bushel and the peck are only used for dry goods. Imperial units of volume are the same for both dry and liquid goods. They have a different value from both the dry and liquid US versions. Many of the units are associated with particular goods, so for instance the dry hogshead has been used for sugar and for tobacco, and the peck for apples.

  6. Fat content of milk - Wikipedia

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    The fat content of milk is the proportion of milk, by weight, [1]: 266 made up by butterfat. The fat content, particularly of cow 's milk, is modified to make a variety of products. The fat content of milk is usually stated on the container, and the color of the label or milk bottle top varied to enable quick recognition.

  7. Pinch (unit) - Wikipedia

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    1 UK pinch = ⁠ 1 / 16 ⁠ UK tablespoon = ⁠ 1 / 8 ⁠ UK dessert spoon = ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ UK teaspoon = ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ UK salt spoon: ≈ 0·06: US customary tablespoon: ≈ 0·09: US customary dessert spoon: ≈ 0·18: US customary teaspoon: ≈ 0·36: US customary coffee spoon ≈ 0·72: US customary salt spoon ≈ 1·44: US customary dashes ...

  8. Seer (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In India, the seer was a traditional unit used mostly in Northern India including Hindi speaking region, Telangana in South. Officially, seer was defined by the Standards of Weights and Measures Act (No. 89 of 1956, amended in 1960 and 1964) as being exactly equal to 1.25 kilograms (2.8 lb).

  9. Powdered sugar - Wikipedia

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    Powdered sugar, also called confectioners' sugar and icing sugar is a finely ground sugar produced by milling granulated sugar into a powdered state. It usually contains between 2% and 5% of an anti-caking agent —such as corn starch , potato starch or tricalcium phosphate [ 1 ] [ 2 ] —to absorb moisture, prevent clumping, and improve flow.