Yet for you and me there are still tables that may be of use and L. Ray Balderston in her _Housewifery_ has published one which is worthy of quoting:-- 4 saltspoonfuls equal 1 teaspoonful 3 teaspoonfuls “ 1 tablespoonful 16 tablespoonfuls “ 1 cupful 2 gills “ 1 cupful 2 cupfuls “ 1 pint 1 cup “ 8 fluid ounces 32 tablespoonfuls “ 1 pound of butter 2 cups of butter “ 1 “ “ “ 4 “ “ flour “ 1 “ “ flour 2 “ “ sugar “ 1 “ “ sugar 5 “ “ coffee “ 1 “ “ coffee 1⁷⁄₈ “ “ rice “ 1 “ “ rice 2²⁄₃ “ “ oatmeal “ 1 “ “ oatmeal 2²⁄₃ “ “ cornmeal “ 1 “ “ cornmeal 1 cup of liquid to 3 cups of flour equal a dough 1 “ “ “ “ 2 “ “ “ “ thick batter 1 “ “ “ “ 1 cup of flour equals a thin “ To neutralize 2 teaspoonfuls of soda to 1 pint of sour milk 1 teaspoonful “ “ “ 1 cup of molasses ¹⁄₂ “ “ cream of tartar and one teaspoonful of soda equal 2 teaspoonfuls of “home brew” baking powder. But what of all this if we use a tea cup one time, a coffee cup at another for measuring, a dessert spoon one time, teaspoon another etc? There is but one way to take the guess out of home cookery and that is have a set of approved scales, dry and wet measures. A salt-spoon _is_ a salt-spoon, even as a rake is a rake and not a hoe--a teaspoon has a standard size even as a peck is a peck and a quart is a quart. Those things have governmental regulation--and you should, of course profit by them. In some communities you can buy weights and measures sealed with government approval. When possible this is a good thing. Always find out, however, before buying whether they have the sanction of the Standard Bureau in Washington. Or what _your_ community’s regulation may be. Suppose you asked for a yard of ribbon in one shop and got short measure? You would _soon_ detect it. Yet daily and hourly you accept a peck of “this” or a quart of “that” and never measure it when you get it home. Home telephoning for groceries and meats have permitted more short selling than Wall Street ever dreamed of! Every kitchen should possess the series of spoons--attached to one pivot. This set includes: salt spoon (¹⁄₄ teaspoon), 1 teaspoon, ¹⁄₂ teaspoon, a metal (aluminum preferred) measuring cup with designations of ²⁄₃, ¹⁄₃, ³⁄₄, ¹⁄₂, ¹⁄₄, a glass cup divided into quarter cups for high convenience. The glass graduate with spout, measuring a pint or a quart divided into easily read divisions is a joy in any kitchen. Then it is easy to have a dry measure such as a quart wooden container--to measure things as they come from the grocer. SCALES AND MEASURES