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liquid measure conversions

Fluid Ounces	U.S. Measurement
1/6	1 teaspoon
½	1 tablespoon or 3 teaspoons
1	2 tablespoons
2	¼ cup or 4 tablespoons
4	½ cup or 8 tablespoons or ¼ pint
6	¾ cup or 12 tablespoons
8	1 cup or 16 tablespoons or ½ pint
10	1 ¼ cups or 20 tablespoons
12	1 ½ cups or 24 tablespoons or ¾ pint
14	1 ¾ cups
16	2 cups or 1 pint
18	2 ¼ cups
20	2 ½ cups
24	3 cups or 1 ½ pints
28	3 ½ cups
32	4 cups or 2 pints or 1 quart

solid measure conversions

Ounces	Pounds
4	¼
8	½
16	1
20	1 ¼
24	1 ½
28	1 ¾
32	2
36	2 ¼
40	2 ½
48	3
64	4
72	4 ½
80	5

baking substitutions

Instead of 1 Cup	You Can Use
self-rising flour	1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt
cake flour	1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
light-brown sugar	1 cup white granulated sugar plus 1 tablespoon molasses
molasses	¾ cup dark-brown sugar plus ¼ cup water
whole-wheat flour	7/8 cup all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons wheat germ

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Originally Published May 5, 2005 | Last Modified January 6, 2008