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 |