Cooking Hints and Tips
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British/American Equivalents |
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Measurements
| British | American Equivalent | |||
| 1 t | = | 1 1/4 t | ||
| 1 T | = | 1 1/4 T | ||
| 1 C 1 C Imperial |
= | 10 fl oz | or | 1 1/4 C |
| Measurement | = | Equivalent |
| 1 Bag | = | 24 Gallons |
| 1 Bucket | = | 4 Gallons |
| 1 Butt | = | 126 Gallons |
| 1 Coomb | = | 32 Gallons |
| 1 Firkin | = | 9 Gallons |
| 1 Gill | = | 1 Noggin |
| 1 Hogshead | = | 63 Gallons |
| 1 Kilderkin | = | 18 Gallons |
| 1 Last | = | 640 Gallons |
| 1 Minim | = | 0.000104 Pints |
| 1 Noggin | = | 5 Fluid Ounces |
| 1 Peek | = | 0.0625 Coombs |
| 1 Quartern | = | 0.5 Gallons |
| 1 Sack | = | 24 Gallons |
| 1 Scruple | = | 0.002857 Pounds |
| 1 Seam | = | 8 Bushels |
| 1 Stone | = | 224 ounces |
| 1 Strike | = | 2 Bushels |
Ingredients
| British | = | American |
| Aubergine | = | Eggplant |
| Bacon | = | Canadian Bacon or Ham |
| Bacon, Streaky | = | American Bacon |
| Bangers | = | Sausages |
| Bean, French | = | Green or string-snap bean |
| Bean, Haricot | = | Navy Bean |
| Beetroot | = | Beet |
| Bicarbonate of soda | = | Baking Soda |
| Biscuit | = | Cookie or cracker |
| Cherries, Morello | = | Pie Cherries |
| Chips | = | French Fries |
| Chocolate, Dark Cooking | = | Semi Sweet Chocolate |
| Cornflour | = | Cornstarch |
| Courgette | = | Zucchini |
| Cream, Double | = | Heavy, or Whipping Cream |
| Cream, Single | = | Light cream |
| Crisps | = | Potatoe Chips |
| Digestive Biscuits | = | Graham crackers |
| Flour, Plain | = | All-Purpose Flour |
| Flour, Strong | = | Bread Flour |
| Gammon | = | Ham |
| Hartshorn | = | Ammonia (Danish) |
| Golden Syrup, Lyle's | = | Light Karo Syrup |
| Kippers | = | Smoked Herring |
| Mangetout | = | snow/sugar peas |
| Marrow | = | Large zucchini |
| Mash | = | Mashed Potatoes |
| Minced meat | = | Ground meat |
| Mixed Spice | = | Pumpkin Pie Spice |
| Papaw | = | Papaya or Pawpaw |
| Pepper (red, green or capsicum) | = | Bell pepper |
| Pepper, Sweet | = | Pimento |
| Porcini | = | Boletus |
| Prawns | = | Shrimp |
| Rice, Carolina | = | Short grain rice |
| Rice, Patna | = | Long grain rice |
| Spring onions | = | Green onions |
| Sugar, Caster | = | Superfine granulated sugar |
| Sugar, Demarara | = | Brown Sugar |
| Sugar, Icing | = | Powdered Sugar |
| Sugar, Soft brown | = | Brown sugar |
| Sugar, Muscovado | = | Raw unrefind sugar |
| Sultanas | = | Seedless White raisins |
| Swede | = | Rutabaga or Turnip |
| Tomato Sauce | = | Ketchup or Catsup |
| Treacle | = | Molasses |
| Vegetable fat | = | Crisco |
| Vegetable Marrow | = | Summer Squash |
| Wholemeal flour | = | Graham flour |
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