Category : Databases and related files
Archive : QKRECIPE.ZIP
Filename : WEIGHTS.DOC
Output of file : WEIGHTS.DOC contained in archive : QKRECIPE.ZIP
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* WEIGHTS AND MEASURES *
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3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon 1 cup = 8 fluid ounces
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup 1 cup = 1/2 pint
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup 2 cups = 1 pint
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup 4 cups = 1 quart
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup 4 quarts = 1 gallon
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup 8 quarts = 1 peck
16 tablespoons = 1 cup 4 pecks = 1 bushel
CAN SIZES
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8 ounces = 1 cup
No. 300 = 1 3/4 cups or 14 to 16 ounces
No. 303 = 2 cups or 16 to 17 ounces
No. 2 = 2 1/2 cups or 20 ounces
No. 2 1/2 = 3 1/2 cups or 29 ounces
No. 10 = 13 cups or 7 pounds or 7 No. 303 cans
WE ARE USING THE FOLLOWING ABBREVIATIONS FOR OUR RECIPES
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C = cup sm. = small
OZ. = ounce med. = medium
CAN = 10-11 ounces lg. = large
JAR = 1 quart qt. = quart
PKG. = package pt. = pint
TB = tablespoon t. = teaspoon
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/