1 heaping table-spoon of granulated sugar weighs 1 ounce.
2 heaping table-spoons of coffee weigh 1 ounce.
2 heaping table-spoons of flour weigh 1 ounce.
2 heaping table-spoons of powdered sugar weigh 1 ounce.
1 heaping table-spoon of butter weighs 1 ounce.
1 cup of butter, or sugar, weighs Vs pound.
2 cups of solid butter weigh 1 pound.
4 cups of flour weigh 1 pound.
2 cups of granulated sugar weigh 1 pound.
3 cups of meal weigh 1 pound.
1 pint of milk, or water, weighs 1 pound.
1 pint of liquids, generally, weighs 1 pound.
9 large, or 10 medium, eggs weigh 1 pound.
8 heaping tabte-spoons of dry material, generally, make 1 cup.
PROPORTIONS IN WHICH TO MIX MATERIALS
Mix 1 heaping teaspoon of baking-powder to 2 cups of flour.
Mix 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar and half a teaspoon of soda with 8
cups of flour.
Mix 1 level teaspoon of soda with 2 cups of molasses. j
Mix 4 heaping teaspoons of corn-starch with 1 quart of milk. '
Mix a little over 1 ounce of gelatin with 1 quart of liquid.
1 salt-spoon of pepper is a good measure for 1 pint of liquid.
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Presented as published in 1913. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
1 heaping table-spoon of granulated sugar weighs 1 ounce.
2 heaping table-spoons of coffee weigh 1 ounce. 2 heaping table-spoons of flour weigh 1 ounce.
2 heaping table-spoons of powdered sugar weigh 1 ounce. 1 heaping table-spoon of butter weighs 1 ounce.
1 cup of butter, or sugar, weighs 1/8 pound.
2 cups of solid butter weigh 1 pound. 4 cups of flour weigh 1 pound.
2 cups of granulated sugar weigh 1 pound.
3 cups of meal weigh 1 pound.
1 pint of milk, or water, weighs 1 pound.
1 pint of liquids, generally, weighs 1 pound.
9 large, or 10 medium, eggs weigh 1 pound.
8 heaping table-spoons of dry material, generally, make 1 cup.
PROPORTIONS IN WHICH TO MIX MATERIALS Mix 1 heaping teaspoon of baking-powder to 2 cups of flour. Mix 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar and half a teaspoon of soda with 8
cups of flour. Mix 1 level teaspoon of soda with 2 cups of molasses. j
Mix 4 heaping teaspoons of corn-starch with 1 quart of milk. '
Mix a little over 1 ounce of gelatin with 1 quart of liquid. 1 salt-spoon of pepper is a good measure for 1 pint of liquid.
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