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Abbreviations (and their Equivalents) as used in Recipes.

Abbreviations are used in recipes to save writing things out in full all the time. I've also listed their equivalents as well so that if you don't have the required measuring device you can, at least, come close! (Metric to Imperial equavalents are not always exact, try to use only one set of measurements in a recipe).

If you know of any I've missed or that you find useful, please let me know at webmaster@highfields-arc.co.uk and I will add them.

Note: The Imperial units used on this page refer to the Imperial units used in the UK unless otherwise noted.

c, cup (and fractions of a cup)

When cup is used for dry ingredients it is a measurement of volume and, as such, does not lend itself to exact equivalents in weight (but see American Cup below).

1/16 cup Equivalent to 1 tbsp or 3 tsp

1/8 cup Equivalent to 2 tbsp

1/6 cup Equivalent to 2 tbsp + 2 tsp

1/4 cup Equivalent to 4 tbsp

1/3 cup Equivalent to 5 tbsp + 1 tsp

3/8 cup Equivalent to 6 tbsp

1/2 cup Equivalent to 8 tbsp

2/3 cup Equivalent to 10 tbsp + 2 tsp

3/4 cup Equivalent to 12 tbsp

7/8 cup Equivalent to 14 tbsp

1 cup Equivalent to 16 tbsp.

Note: If a recipe has it's ingredients all listed in cups or parts of a cup you could use any cup for measuring (the same cup for all ingredients) and the result should be the same, albeit a different serving size at the end.

Note: The American Cup is 8 floz or half an American Pint. Bear this in mind if using a recipe from an American website that uses a cup measurement. Also the Americans have a standardised method for dry weight goods measured in cups as well.

Guide to American CUP Measurements for dry ingredients

1 lb flour = 4 American Cups
1 lb granulated sugar = 2 American Cups
1 lb superfine (caster) sugar = 2 American Cups
1 lb confectioner's (icing) sugar = 3 American cups
1 lb moist (brown) sugar = 2 1/2 American Cups
1 lb dried fruit = 2 American Cups
1 lb fine, dry bread crumbs = 4 American Cups
2 oz fresh bread crumbs = 1 American Cup
6 oz slivered almonds = 1 1/2 American Cups
4 oz ground almonds = 1 American Cup
3 1/2 oz rolled oats = 1 American Cup
2 1/ 2oz dessicated coconut = 3/4 American Cup
1 oz hazelnuts (whole, shelled) = 1/4 American Cup
1 lb rice, lentils or split peas = 2 American Cups
1 lb chopped meat = 2 American Cups
6 oz button mushrooms = 1 1/2 American Cups
11 oz shredded red cabbage = 4 American Cups
2 oz shredded leek or spring onions = 1/2 American Cup

Dash

4 or 5 drops

dsp

Dessertspoon. 1 dsp Equivalent to 2 tsp or 10 ml

fl oz. floz

Fluid ounce(s). 1 fl oz Equivalent to 28 ml

g, gr

gram(s) or gramme(s). 500 g Equivalent to 1/2 kg

kg

Kilogram(s) or kilogramme(s). 1 kg Equivalent to 1000 g or 2.2 lb

l

Litre. 1 l Equivalent to 1000 ml or 1 3/4 pints

lb

Pound (dry). 1 lb Equivalent to 453 g

ml

milli-litres. 250 ml Equivalent to 1/4 l

oz

Ounce (dry). 1 oz Equivalent to 28 g

pt

Pint. 1 pt Equivalent to 568 ml

qt

Quart. 1 qt Equivalent to 2 pints or 1136 ml

t, ts, tsp or tspn

Teaspoon. 1 tsp Equivalent to 5 ml.

tb, tblspn, tbs, tbsp or tbspn

Tablespoon. 1 tbsp Equivalent to 3 tsp or 15 ml.

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