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Household Measures

Wheat Flour. 1 lb. is 1 quart. Indian Meal. 1 lb. 2 oz. are 1 quart. Butter, when soft, 1 lb. is 1 pint. Loaf sugar, broken, 1 lb. is 1 quart. White sugar, powdered, 1 lb. 1 oz. are 1 quart. Best brown sugar, 1 lb. 2 oz. are 1 quart. Ten eggs are 1 lb. Flour. 8 quarts are 1 peck. "4 pecks are 1 bushel. 16 large tablespoonfuls are 1/2 pint. 8 large tablespoonfuls are 1 gill. 2 gills are 1/2 pint. A common sized tumbler holds 1/2 pint. A tablespoonful is 1/2 oz. 60 drops are equal to a teaspoonful. 4 teaspoonfuls are equal to 1 tablespoonful.