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Commonly Used Measurements & Equivalents

By:   Allrecipes Staff

How much is a peck, a pint, or a pinch?

 

1/2 teaspoon


=  30 drops

1 teaspoon


=  1/3 tablespoon or 60 drops

3 teaspoons


=  1 tablespoon or 1/2 fluid ounce

1/2 tablespoon

 
=  1 1/2 teaspoons

1 tablespoon


=  3 teaspoons or 1/2 fluid ounce

2 tablespoons

 
=  1/8 cup or 1 fluid ounce

3 tablespoons


 
=  1 1/2 fluid ounce or 1 jigger

4 tablespoons


=  1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces

5 1/3 tablespoons


 =  1/3 cup or 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon

8 tablespoons


=  1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces

10 2/3 tablespoons


=  2/3 cup or 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons

12 tablespoons


=  3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces

16 tablespoons


=  1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or 1/2 pint

1/8 cup


=  2 tablespoons or 1 fluid ounce

1/4 cup


=  4 tablespoons or 2 fluid ounces

1/3 cup


=  5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon

3/8 cup


=  1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons

1/2 cup


=  8 tablespoons or 4 fluid ounces

2/3 cup


=  10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons

5/8 cup


=  1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons

3/4 cup


=  12 tablespoons or 6 fluid ounces

7/8 cup


=  3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons

1 cup


=  16 tablespoons or 1/2 pint or 8 fluid ounces

2 cups


=  1 pint or 16 fluid ounces

1 pint


=  2 cups or 16 fluid ounces

1 quart


=  2 pints or 4 cups or 32 fluid ounces

1 gallon


=  4 quarts or 8 pints or 16 cups or 128 fluid ounces

Comments
Jo Patrick 
Jul. 12, 2009 6:14 pm
Clara Simmons recipe on Carla's fruit dip did she mean she added these ing. to the orginal recipe? are it another recipe.
 
Marjie Jo 
Jul. 16, 2009 8:40 pm
trying to find out if 20 oz. equals 1lb.2oz.
 
sherry 
Jul. 21, 2009 4:15 pm
trying to figure out how much uncooked pasta to use to make 3 cups cooked.
 
Brenda 
Jul. 24, 2009 8:05 am
How much lemon concentrate do I substitute for fresh lemon juice?
 
Helen 
Aug. 3, 2009 1:38 pm
do I need to steam the herbs to make sugar free jelly? The recipe doesn't say to.
 
CMF0330 
Aug. 19, 2009 5:52 pm
Anyone know a substitution for red wine vinegar? I've got apple cider vinegar and cooking wine. I've got Italian salad dressing. Any suggestions?
 
Rita 
Sep. 3, 2009 5:54 am
can you use honey instead of brown sugar?
 
Cheryl 
Nov. 7, 2009 11:51 am
anyone know - can you freeze cream puffs?
 
 
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