MEASUREMENTS

As many of our readers may not be familiar with metric and European measuring systems, here is a comparative table of measurements.

METRIC U.S. BRITISH
100 grams butter 7 tablespoons 5.25 tablespoons
100 grams flour 11 tablespoons 8.25 tablespoons
100 grams sugar 7 tablespoons 5.25 tablespoons
1.1 litre (dry) 1 quart 1 Imp. quart
0.95 litre (liquid) 1 quart 5/6 Imp. quart
1 centimeter (cm.) 0.4 inches
2.5 centimeters 1 inch

The following table corresponds to the measurements used in this book:

Metric U.S. British
small coffee cup 7.5 cl. 5 Tablesp. 2 3/4 Tablesp.
coffee cup 15 cl. 3/5 cup 1/2 breakfast cup
tea cup 20 cl. 4/5 cup 2/3 breakfast cup
Glass 25 cl. 1 cup 5/6 breakfast cup