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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?
 
Sharon 
Nov. 12, 2009 8:06 am
I was just wandering the pie shell recipe.It's called moms favourite recipe .Can anyone tell me if you can freeze this with the jams in them without baking. Thank you
 
Jo 
Nov. 16, 2009 2:59 pm
when a receipe calls for ie.3/8 head cauliflower how do you determine the amount in cups etc. or similar ingredients??
 
SinSater 
Nov. 26, 2009 2:35 am
How much is a peck, a pint, or a pinch? They aren't listed lol
 
 
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