CHAPTER VI. 



WEIGHT AND MEASURE 



>. s all families are not provided with scales and weights, 

 we subjoin a list of weights and measures. 



DRY MEASURE. 



Wheat flour one pound is one quart. 



Indian meal one pound, two ounces, is. ..one quart. 



Butter, when soft one pound, one ounce, is one quart. 



Loaf-sugar, broken one pound is one quart. 



White sugar, powdered one pound, one ounce, is .. one quart. 



Best brown sugar one pound, two ounces, is. ..one quart. 



Eggs ten eggs are one pound. 



LIQUID MEASURE. 



Sixteen large table -spoonfuls are half a pint. 



Eight large table-spoonfuls are ou gill. 



Four large table -spoonfuls are half a gill. 



A common-sized tumbler holds half a pint. 



A cornmon-eized wine-glass Haifa gill. 



HOW TO MAKE BREAD. 



Bread is the most important article for daily use ; and 

 great pains should be taken in making it. There are 

 few good bread-makers, and a few hints may be useful. 



