Equivalents

 Equivalents

1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoon or ½ ounce

2 tablespoons = ⅛ cup or one ounce

4 tablespoons = ¼ cup or 2 ounces

5 ⅓ tablespoons = ⅓ cup

8 tablespoons = ½ cup or 4 ounces

12 tablespoons = ¾ cups or 6 ounces

16 tablespoons = 1 cup or 8 ounces

2 cups = 1 pint or 16 ounces

4 cups = 1 quart or 32 ounces

2 pints = 1 quart

4 quarts = 1 gallon

8 quarts = 1 peck

4 pecks = 1 bushel

16 ounces = 1 pound

½ cup butter = ¼ pound or 1 stick

6 to 8 cups unsifted all-purpose flour = 2 pounds

3 to 4 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar = 1 pound

2 ¼ to 2 ⅓ cups granulated sugar = 1 pound

⅛ teaspoon = dash

1/16 teaspoon = pinch

1/32 teaspoon = smidgen