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Thread #49800   Message #753453
Posted By: JohnInKansas
23-Jul-02 - 09:32 PM
Thread Name: BS: U.S. - U.K. Weights & Measures
Subject: RE: BS: U.S. - U.K. Weights & Measures
Maybe this will work:

BERNARD CLAYTON'S NEW COMPLETE BOOK OF BREADS,
Bernard Clayton Jr, Fireside Books, Simon and Schuster, 1995, ISBN 0-684-81174-X

COMPARATIVE U.S., BRITISH AND METRIC
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FOR INGREDIENTS
IMPORTANT TO PASTRY MAKERS

  INGREDIENT              UNITED STATES  BRITISH        METRIC
Almond paste 1 3/4 cups 16 ounces 450 grams
Apples, pared/sliced 1 cup 4 ounces 125 grams
Berries 1 3/4 cups 6 ounces 190 grams
Butter 1 tablespoon 1/2 ounce 15 grams
Butter 1/2 cup 4 ounces 125 grams
Butter 2 cups 1 pound 450 grams
(generous)
Cheese 1 pound 1 pound 450 grams
(generous) (generous)
Cheese, 1 cup 4 ounces 100 grams
grated hard type (scant) (scant)
Cheese, cottage 1 cup 16 ounces 450 grams
Cheese, cream 6 tablespoons 3 ounces 80 grams
Cornstarch 1 tablespoon 1/3 ounce 10 grams
Flour (unsifted) 1/4 cup 1 1/4 ounces 35 grams
Flour (unsifted) 1/2 cup 2 1/2 ounces 70 grams
Flour (unsifted) 1 cup 4 3/4 ounces 142 grams
Flour (unsifted) 3 1/2 cups 1 pound 450 grams
Herbs, fresh! chopped 1 tablespoon 1/2 ounce 15 grams
Nuts, chopped 1 cup 5 1/2 ounces 155 grams
Raisins (seedless) 1 tablespoon 1/3 ounce 10 grams
Raisins (seedless) 1 cup 5 1/2 ounces 155 grams
Raisins (seedless) 3 cups 1 pound 450 grams
Spices, ground 1 teaspoon 1/12 ounce 2.5 grams
Spices, ground 2 tablespoons 1/2 ounce 15 grams
Sugar, granulated 1 teaspoon 1/6 ounce 5 grams
Sugar, granulated 1 tablespoon 1/2 ounce 15 grams
Sugar, granulated 1/4 cup 2 ounces 60 grams
Sugar, granulated 1 cup 8 ounces 226 grams
Sugar, confectioners' 1/4 cup 1 ounce 35 grams
(generous)
Sugar, confectioners' 1/2 cup 2 1/4 ounce 70 grams
(scant)
Sugar, confectioners' 1 cup 4 1/2 ounces 140 grams
(scant)
Sugar, brown 1 tablespoon 1/3 ounce 10 grams
Sugar, brown 1/2 cup 2 2/3 ounces 80 grams
Sugar, brown 1 cup 5 1/3 ounces 160 grams

John