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Page xxi
... Quarts = 1 Quart = 691 99 99 2 Gallons = 1 Peck = 554 39 8 Gallons 8 Bushels = 1 Bushel = 2218 99 = 10 cubic feet nearly . - 1 Quarter = 1 Load = 511 5 Quarters The four last denominations are used for dry goods only . For liquids ...
... Quarts = 1 Quart = 691 99 99 2 Gallons = 1 Peck = 554 39 8 Gallons 8 Bushels = 1 Bushel = 2218 99 = 10 cubic feet nearly . - 1 Quarter = 1 Load = 511 5 Quarters The four last denominations are used for dry goods only . For liquids ...
Page 47
... quart . Four quarts are one gallon . Of dry measure— Half a gallon is a quarter of a peck . One gallon is half a peck . Two gallons are one peck . Four gallons are half a bushel . Eight gallons are one bushel . About twenty - five drops ...
... quart . Four quarts are one gallon . Of dry measure— Half a gallon is a quarter of a peck . One gallon is half a peck . Two gallons are one peck . Four gallons are half a bushel . Eight gallons are one bushel . About twenty - five drops ...
Page 48
... quart black bottle holds in reality about a pint and a half . Of flour , butter , sugar , and most articles used in cakes and pastry , a quart is generally about equal in quantity to a pound avoirdupois ( sixteen ounces ) . Avoirdupois ...
... quart black bottle holds in reality about a pint and a half . Of flour , butter , sugar , and most articles used in cakes and pastry , a quart is generally about equal in quantity to a pound avoirdupois ( sixteen ounces ) . Avoirdupois ...
Page 66
... quart of water to a pound of meat , that is to say , flesh without bone ; but rich soups may have a smaller quantity of water . Meat for soup should never be drowned at first in water , but put into the kettle with a very small quantity ...
... quart of water to a pound of meat , that is to say , flesh without bone ; but rich soups may have a smaller quantity of water . Meat for soup should never be drowned at first in water , but put into the kettle with a very small quantity ...
Page 72
... quarts - and let it simmer by the fire for at least 3 hours ; during which time it should not be allowed to boil , but , when coming to that point , check it with cold water , and skim it . As the pores of the meat will then be opened ...
... quarts - and let it simmer by the fire for at least 3 hours ; during which time it should not be allowed to boil , but , when coming to that point , check it with cold water , and skim it . As the pores of the meat will then be opened ...
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Page xx - An inch is the smallest lineal measure to which a name is given, but subdivisions are used for many purposes. Among mechanics, the inch is commonly divided into eighths. By the officers of the revenue and by scientific persons it is divided into tenths, hundredths, &c. Formerly it was made to consist of 12 parts, called lines.