Hi everyone. I wonder if you can help. Does anyone know where I can
find a list of American cup measurements. For example:
1 cup flour = 5 oz.
1 cup sugar = 8 oz.

I'm wanting to convert some recipes I have from an American book my
daughter bought me on a recent visit and I thought a list of the
ingredients in this form would be useful.

I hope you can help.

Joan

Joan wrote:
> Hi everyone. I wonder if you can help. Does anyone know where I can
> find a list of American cup measurements. For example:
> 1 cup flour = 5 oz.
> 1 cup sugar = 8 oz.
>
> I'm wanting to convert some recipes I have from an American book my
> daughter bought me on a recent visit and I thought a list of the
> ingredients in this form would be useful.
>
> I hope you can help.
>
> Joan

Lots of tables at web page
<http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/measurements.html>
and there is a conversion calculator at web page
<http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/convert/conversion.html>
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
<www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont>

Joan wrote:
> Hi everyone. I wonder if you can help. Does anyone know where I can
> find a list of American cup measurements. For example:
> 1 cup flour = 5 oz.
> 1 cup sugar = 8 oz.
>
> I'm wanting to convert some recipes I have from an American book my
> daughter bought me on a recent visit and I thought a list of the
> ingredients in this form would be useful.
>
> I hope you can help.
>
> Joan
>
>

And there's an British American conversion chart at
<http://www.beryls.com/weighref.htm>
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
<www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont>

Thanks for your quick replies and for the links.

The conversion charts are really useful.

As for the measurements I have, I found the same measurements in
several places, so took these as a guideline. I think these are
rounded up, because you don't want to be measuring "point something"
of an ounce! So these suited me and I wondered if there was anywhere
else I could find for other ingredients such as rice, raisins etc.

I have come to the conclusion that if you stick to the one conversion
chart for your recipe, it doesn't matter. As long as you don't mix
and match!

The cake was amazing by the way.
Joan