4 saltspoons = 1 teaspoon, tsp. 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon, tbsp. 4 tablespoons = ¼ cup or ½ gill. 16 tablespoons (dry ingredients) = 1 cup, c. 12 tablespoons (liquid) = 1 cup. 2 gills = 1 cup. 2 cups = 1 pint. 2 pints = 1 quart. 4 quarts = 1 gallon. 2 tablespoons butter = 1 ounce. 1 tablespoon melted butter = 1 ounce. 4 tablespoons flour = 1 ounce. 2 tablespoons granulated sugar = 1 ounce. 2 tablespoons liquid = 1 ounce. 2 tablespoons powdered lime = 1 ounce. 1 cup of stale bread crumbs = 2 ounces. 1 square Baker’s unsweetened chocolate = 1 ounce. Juice of one lemon = (about) 3 tablespoons 5 tablespoons liquid = 1 wineglassful. 4 cups of sifted flour = 1 pound 2 cups of butter (packed solid) = 1 pound 2 cups of finely chopped meat (packed solidly) = 1 pound 2 cups of granulated sugar = 1 pound 2⅔ cups of powdered sugar = 1 pound 2⅔ cups brown sugar = 1 pound 2⅔ cups oatmeal = 1 pound 4¾ cups rolled oats = 1 pound 9 to 10 eggs = 1 pound 1 cup of rice = ½ pound. APOTHECARIES WEIGHTS[13] 20 grains = 1 scruple, ℈ 3 scruples = 1 drachm, ʒ 8 drachms (or 480 grains) = 1 ounce, ℥ 12 ounces = 1 pound, lb. APOTHECARIES MEASURES[13] 60 minims (M) = 1 fluid drachm, f ʒ 8 fluid drachms = 1 fluid ounce, f ℥ 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint, O or pt. 2 pints = 1 quart, qt. 4 quarts = 1 gallon, gal. APPROXIMATE MEASURES[13] One teaspoonful equals about 1 fluid drachm. One dessertspoonful equals about 2 fluid drachms. One tablespoonful equals about 4 fluid drachms. One wineglassful equals about 2 ounces. One cup (one-half pint) equals about 8 ounces. METRIC MEASURES OF WEIGHT[13] In measures of weight the gram is the unit. 1 gram 1.0 gm. 1 decigram 0.1 gm. 1 centigram 0.01 gm. 1 milligram 0.001 gm. FOOTNOTES: [13] Practical Diatetics, Alida Frances Pattee, Publisher, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Classification of Diets.