MEASUREMENTS |
As many of our readers may not be familiar with metric and European measuring systems, here is a comparative table of measurements. |
| METRIC | U.S. | BRITISH | | 100 grams butter | 7 tablespoons | 5.25 tablespoons | | 100 grams flour | 11 tablespoons | 8.25 tablespoons | | 100 grams sugar | 7 tablespoons | 5.25 tablespoons | | 1.1 litre (dry) | 1 quart | 1 Imp. quart | | 0.95 litre (liquid) | 1 quart | 5/6 Imp. quart | | 1 centimeter (cm.) | 0.4 inches | | | 2.5 centimeters | 1 inch | |
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| The following table corresponds to the measurements used in this book: |
| | Metric | U.S. | British | | small coffee cup | 7.5 cl. | 5 Tablesp. | 2 3/4 Tablesp. | | coffee cup | 15 cl. | 3/5 cup | 1/2 breakfast cup | | tea cup | 20 cl. | 4/5 cup | 2/3 breakfast cup | | Glass | 25 cl. | 1 cup | 5/6 breakfast cup |
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