Mason-Dixon Recipes

Measures and Equivalents

a dash = 8 drops (liquid) ≈ 1⁄8 teaspoon (slightly less)
1 teaspoon = 60 drops
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon = 1⁄2 fluid ounce
1⁄2 tablespoon = 1-1⁄2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon = 1⁄2 fluid ounce
2 tablespoons (liquid) = 1 fluid ounce = 1⁄8 cup
3 tablespoons = 1-1⁄2 fluid ounces = 1 jigger
4 tablespoons = 1⁄4 cup
8 tablespoons = 1⁄2 cup
1⁄8 cup = 2 tablespoons
1⁄6 cup = 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
1⁄4 cup = 4 tablespoons
1⁄2 cup = 8 tablespoons
1⁄3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
2⁄3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
3⁄4 cup = 12 tablespoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons = 1⁄2 pint = 8 fluid ounces
2 cups = 1 pint = 16 fluid ounces
4 cups = 1 quart = 2 pints = 32 fluid ounces
4 quarts = 1 gallon
1 peck = 8 quarts = 2 gallons 1 bushel = 4 pecks

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