Keep a liquid conversion chart handy for easy reference. My grandmother had her's inside the cupboard door of her Hoosier. Today, my daughter treasures that "Hoosier" in her home! The chart is still inside, right where Granny placed it....thumb tacks and all!
Basic Liquid Measurement Conversion Chart
1 pint = 2 cups, 1/2 quart, 32 tablespoons, or 16 fluid ounces
1 quart = 2 pints, 4 cups, 1/4 gal or 32 ounces
12 gallon= 2 quarts, 4 pints, 8 cups or 64 fluid ounces
12 gallon= 2 quarts, 4 pints, 8 cups or 64 fluid ounces
1 gallon = 4 quarts, 8 pints, 16 cups, or 128 ounces
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
3 tablespoons = 1 jigger
1 tablespoon = 1/16 cup or .5 fluid ounce
3 tablespoons = 1 jigger
1 tablespoon = 1/16 cup or .5 fluid ounce
2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup or 1 fluid ounce
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces
5 tablespoons = 1/3 cup or 3 fluid ounces
5 tablespoons = 1/3 cup or 3 fluid ounces
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces
11 tablespoons = 2/3 cup or 5 fluid ounces
12 tablespoon = 3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces
16 tablespoons = 1 cup or 8 fluid ounces
a dash= less than 0.015 fluid ounce
11 tablespoons = 2/3 cup or 5 fluid ounces
12 tablespoon = 3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces
16 tablespoons = 1 cup or 8 fluid ounces
a dash= less than 0.015 fluid ounce
1 pinch = 1/8 teaspoon or less
1/4 teaspoon = 30 drops
1/4 teaspoon = 30 drops
1/2 teaspoon = 60 drops
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