Tried and approved: the great American housekeeping bible of 1880.
Buckeye Cookery measures like it's 1880. Translate:
Quantity
Old measuregillteacuptumblerwineglasssaltspoondessertspoonpeckbutter the size of an eggbutter the size of a walnutpound of flourpound of sugarpound of butter
Conversions are approximate — every 19th-century kitchen's teacup was a little different, which is half the charm.