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This article is from the Cooking and Conversions FAQ, by with numerous contributions by Victor Sack cooking.faq@mac.com others.

2.10 Some Old Measurements

This chart appears on several Web sites. It is unclear where it
originated.

    1 wine glass           1/4 cup
    1 jigger               1.5 fluid ounces
    1 gill                 1/2 cup
    1 tea cup              a scant 3/4 cup
    1 coffee cup           a scant cup
    1 tumbler              1 cup
    1 peck                 2 gallons - dry
    1 pinch or dash        what can be picked up between thumb and first
                           two fingers; less than 1/8 teaspoon
    1/2 pinch              what can be picked up between thumb and one
                           finger
    1 salt spoon           1/4 teaspoon
    1 kitchen spoon        1 teaspoon
    1 dessert spoon        2 teaspoons or 1 soupspoon
    1 spoonful             1 tablespoon more or less
    1 saucer               1 heaping cup (about)
    1 penny weight         1/20 ounce
    1 drachma              1/8 ounce

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