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Conversions
===========

US Units (Volume)
-----------------

            From        |       To              
      ----------------- | --------------  
         3 teaspoons    |  1 tablespoon   
         2 tablespoons  |  1 fluid ounce  
         4 tablespoons  |  1/4 cup        
         1 shot         |  1 fluid ounce  
         8 fluid ounces |  1 cup          
         2 cups         |  1 pint         
         2 pints        |  1 quart        
         4 quarts       |  1 gallon       
         4 gallons      |  1 bucket       
         2 buckets      |  1 bushel       
      15.5 gallons      |  1 keg          


US Units (Mass)
---------------

           From        |    To
      ---------------- | -----------
       437.5 grain     |  1 ounce (originally based upon seed of wheat/barley)
        27.3 grain     |  1 dram
          16 dram      |  1 ounce 
          16 ounces    |  1 pound
         100 pounds    |  1 hundredweight
        2000 pounds    |  1 short ton
        2204.62 pounds |  1 metric ton
        2240 pounds    |  1 long ton



Baking Ratios by Weight
=======================

                           Baking Ratios by Weight
                    +---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
                    |Flr|Fat|Liq|Egg|Sug| Notes                                    |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Bread       | 5 |   | 3 |   |   | Salt roughly 2% of flour's weight; yeast |
      |             |   |   |   |   |   | 1tsp per 1 lb of flour; bread's          |
      |             |   |   |   |   |   | temperature 180-210F                     |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Pasta       | 3 |   |   | 2 |   | 1 egg per person; 1 egg == 2oz.          |
      |             |   |   |   |   |   | Roughly 2 eggs per cup of flour.         |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Pie Dough   | 3 | 2 | 1 |   |   | Butter and water must be as cold as      |
      |             |   |   |   |   |   | possible. Don't over handle dough.       |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Biscuit     | 3 | 1 | 2 |   |   | 1 tsp baking powder per 4oz of flour,    |
      |             |   |   |   |   |   | Use butter.                              |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Cookie      | 3 | 2 |   |   | 1 | Use butter                               |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Pound/sponge| 1 | 1 |   | 1 | 1 | Pound cake: mix butter, sugar, egg, and  |
      | cake        |   |   |   |   |   | flour.                                   |
      |             |   |   |   |   |   | Sponge cake 1: whip eggs and sugar first |
      |             |   |   |   |   |   | Sponge cake 2: paddling sugar into butter|
      |             |   |   |   |   |   | add eggs then dry ingredients            |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      |Pate a' choux| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |   |                                          |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Muffin      | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |   | baking powder                            |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Fritter     | 2 |   | 2 | 1 |   | baking powder                            |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Crepe       |1/2|   | 1 | 1 |   | can use volumes ratio if without scale   |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+
      | Popover     | 1 |   | 2 | 1 |   | no baking powder                         |
      +-------------+---+---+---+---+---+------------------------------------------+

      Key:
         Flr - Flour
         Fat - Butter, lard, oil, shortening, etc
         Liq - Milk, water, etc
         Egg - Egg
         Sug - Sugar


Substitutions
=============

Substitute Honey for Granulated Sugar
-------------------------------------

   * 1/2 to 3/4 cup of honey for every 1 cup of sugar
   * For every 1 cup of substituted honey, reduce other total liquids by 1/4 cup
   * For every 1 cup of substituted honey, Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
   * Reduce baking temperature by 25 degrees F.