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Scales and Measures

The untrained housekeeper will probably be more accurate with scales than with measuring cups. A good pair of scales, used properly, will last a lifetime and should, if possible, be given a place in every kitchen. Knowing that scales are not commonly used in the kitchens of this country, measures by cups are quite generally indicated in the recipes. A quart measure, four cups, saves much time.

The cooking-school cup holds one half a pint.

Half a pint of sugar weighs eight ounces, or half a pound; thus the old saying, "a pint's a pound the world around" holds as far as sugar is concerned. But it takes a quart of flour to weigh one pound.