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August 2006

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Oriental Vegetable Reference and Recipe Guide

Metric Conversion

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teaspoons (tsp.) millilitres (ml.) 5
tablespoons (T.) millilitres (ml.) 15
fluid ounces (fl.oz.) millilitres (ml.) 28
cups (c.) litres (L.) 0.24
pints (pt.) litres (L.) 0.47
quarts (qt.) litres (L.) 0.95
gallons (gal.) litres (L.) 3.8
dry ounces (oz.) grams (g.) 28
pounds kilograms (kg.) 0.45
inches (in.) centimetres (cm.) 2.54
Dry Weight
Weight Equivalent Approximate Conversion
1 oz. 30 g
3 oz. 85 g
4 oz. ¼ lb. 115 g
5 oz. 140 g
1/3 lb. 150 g
1/2lb. 8 oz. 225 g
3/4lb. 12 oz. 350 g
1 lb. 16 oz. 450 g
2 lb. 32 oz. 900 g
2.2 lb. 1000 g = 1 kg.
Approximate Metric Conversions
Spoons & Cups Equivalent Approximate Conversion
1/8 tsp. 0.5 ml
1/4 tsp. 1 ml
1/2 tsp. 2 ml
1 tsp. 5 ml
1 T. 3 tsp. 15 ml
1 coffee measure 25 ml
2 T. 1 fl. oz. 30 ml
1/4 c. 4 T.= 2 fl. oz. 50 ml
1/3 c. 5 T. plus 1 tsp. 80 ml
1/2 c. 8 T. = 4 fl. oz. 125 ml
2/3 c.  10 T. plus 2 tsp. 160 ml
3/4 c. 12 T. = 6 fl. oz. 180 ml
1 c. 16 T. = 8 fl. oz. = ½ pt. 250 ml
1 pt. 2 c. = 16 fl. oz. 500 ml
1 qt. 4 c. = 32 fl. oz. 1000 ml = (1 L.)
 
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