Increasing and decreasing recipes - part 2
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Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| Here's a chart that does the math: | ||
| How to Achieve Some Tricky Measures: | ||
| pointof a knife, mark off half and remove. | ||
| measure out 1 1/2 teaspoons. | ||
| The Kitchen Companion | ||
| by Polly Clingerman | ||
| ISBN 0-942320-44-1 | ||
| pg 68, 245-249 | ||
Directions
NONE
Orig Double Triple Half Third Quarter 1c 2c 3c 1/2c 1/3c 1/4c 3/4c 1 1/2c 2 1/4c 1/4c+2T 1/4c 3T 1/2c 1 c 2c 1/3c 3T+1 1/2t 2T+2t 1/3c 2/3c 1c 2T+2t 1T+2 1/4t 1T+1t 1/4c 1/2c 3/4c 2T 1T+1t 1T 3T 1/4c+2T 1/2c+1T 1T+1 1/2t 1T 2 1/4t 2T 1/4c 1/4c+2T 1T 2t 1 1/2t 1T 2T 3T 1 1/2t 1t 3/4t Here's how to measure amounts for which there aren't any stand spoon or cup measures. You'll run into this when you double or halve recipes.
⅛ teaspoon Fill the ¼ teaspoon measure and level it off. With the
⅓ tablespoon Measure 1 teaspoon.
½ tablespoon Do as for ⅛ teaspoon using the 1 tablespoon measure, or
⅔ tablespoon Measure 2 teaspoons.
⅛ cup Measure 2 tablespoons.
⅜ cup Measure ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons.
⅝ cup Measure ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons.
⅞ cup Measure 1 cup less 2 tablespoons.
Quick Hint: How much is a dollop? Cookbook writers love this word. It probably means 1 or 2 rounded tablespoons.
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 10-01-95
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