Miscellaneous Measurements

Measure

Equivalent

1 dash

1/4 teaspoon or less

1 pinch

1/8 teaspoon or less

juice of 1 lemon

2 to 3 tablespoons

juice of 1 orange

about 1/2 cup

Fluid Measure

In the United States, liquid measurement is not only used for liquids such as water and milk, it is also used when measuring other ingredients such as flour, sugar, shortening, butter, and spices.

tsp.

Tbs.

fluid
oz.

gill

cup

pint

quart

gallon

tsp.

1

1/3

1/6

1/24

1/48

-

-

-

Tbs.

3

1

1/2

1/8

1/16

1/32

-

-

fluid oz.

6

2

1

1/4

1/8

1/16

1/32

-

gill

24

8

4

1

1/2

1/4

1/8

1/32

cup

48

16

8

2

1

1/2

1/4

1/16

pint

96

32

16

4

2

1

1/2

1/8

quart

192

64

32

8

4

2

1

1/4

gallon

768

256

128

32

16

8

4

1

firkin

6912

2304

1152

288

144

72

36

9

hogshead

48384

16128

8064

2016

1008

504

252

63

Dry Measure

Dry measurements are not typically used in US recipes; dry measurements are used mainly for measuring fresh produce (e.g. berries are sold by the quart, apples by the bushel, or peck). Do not confuse dry measure with liquid measure, because they are not the same.

pint

quart

gallon

peck

bushel

cubic
feet

pint

1

1/2

1/8

1/16

1/64

0.019445

quart

2

1

1/4

1/8

1/32

0.03889

gallon

8

4

1

1/2

1/8

0.15556

peck

16

8

2

1

1/4

0.31111

bushel

64

32

8

4

1

1.2445

cubic feet

51.428

25.714

6.4285

3.2143

0.80356

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