Common Recipe Equivalents

Common Recipe Equivalents

1 pinch	less than 1/8 teaspoon (dry)
1 dash	3 drops to ¼ teaspoon (liquid) | ¼ teaspoon or less
3 teaspoons	1 tablespoon | ½ ounce (liquid and dry)
2 tablespoons	1 ounce (liquid and dry)
4 tablespoons	2 ounces (liquid and dry) | ¼ cup
5 1/3 tablespoons	1/3 cup
8 tablespoons	4 ounces | ½ cup | 1 stick butter or ¼ pound
1 cup	8 ounces (liquid) | ½ pint
4 cups	32 ounces (liquid) | 2 pints | 1 quart
16 cups	128 ounces (liquid) | 4 quarts | 1 gallon
1 quart	2 pints (dry)
juice of 1 lemon	2 to 3 tablespoons
juice of 1 orange	about ½ cup

• 1 pinch - less than 1/8 teaspoon (dry) 
• 1 dash - 3 drops to ¼ teaspoon (liquid) | ¼ teaspoon or less 
• 3 teaspoons - 1 tablespoon | ½ ounce (liquid and dry) 
• 2 tablespoons - 1 ounce (liquid and dry) 
• 4 tablespoons - 2 ounces (liquid and dry) | ¼ cup 
• 5 1/3 tablespoons - 1/3 cup