Equivalents and Conversions

3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoons
2 tablespoons = 1 fluid ounce
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
2 fluid ounces = 1/4 cup
4 fluid ounces = 1/2 cup
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
32 fluid ounces = 1 quart
128 fluid ounces = 1 gallon
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
16 cups = 1 gallon
8 pints = 1 gallon
4 quarts = 1 gallon
2 gallons = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel


1 pound butter = 2 cups
1 stick butter = 8 tablespoons
1 stick butter = 1/2 cup
1 cup uncooked rice = 3 cups cooked
1 medium onion, chopped = 1 cup
1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted = 5 ounces
1 cup cake flour, sifted = 3-1/2 ounces
1 cup sugar, granulated = 7 ounces
1 cup sugar, powdered = 4 ounces
1 cup cheese, grated = 4 ounces
1 cup whole eggs = 8 ounces
1 cup nuts, course chopped = 4 ounces


1 teaspoon = 5 milliliters
1 tablespoon = 15 milliliters
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 cup = .24 liters
1 gallon = 3.8 liters
1 pound = 454 grams



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