Hello, please sing the song

written below. With the title “We

can Measure” (Sing to the tune
of Jingle Bells)
16 tablespoons are equal to a cup
and 3 teaspoons in ¼ cup
When you exactly measure the ingredients
You will surely produce a perfect product.
4 liters more is in 1 galloon
In using a measuring cup, we can measure anything.
Directions: Pick out the different measures in the
“We can Measure” song.
Accurate measurement of ingredients is very
important. Successful cooking depends on
following the recipe correctly. Too much or too
little of ingredient affects the taste and outcome
of food being prepared.
Measuring Dry and Solid Ingredients
A. Flour
1. Sift the flour to remove lumps.
2. Scoop sifted flour into measuring cup, heaping it well.
3. Level off the cup with spatula or straight-edged utensil.
B. Brown sugar
1. Roll out the lumps.
2. Scoop to measuring cup and packed firmly just enough to
hold its shape.
3. Level off with a spatula.
C. White Sugar (for illustration)
1. Fill the cup until overflowing. Do not shake the cup.
2. 2. Level off with a spatula.
D. Baking powder and baking soda (for illustration)
3. Remove the lumps by stirring’
2. Dip the measuring spoon into the powder 3. Level with a spatula or
with a straight-edge utensils
E. Margarine and lard (for illustration)
1. Fill the measuring cup with margarine or lard.
2. 2. Press until it is full.
3. 3. Level with a spatula or straight-edge utensil
F. Liquid (for illustration)
1. Place the measuring glass on the flat surface.
2. Pour the liquid ingredients slowly into the measuring glass until itis
at the desired level.
3. Bend down to view the measurement at eye level for an accurate
reading. Look at the top of the liquid.
Miscellaneous Measures:
1. Pinch.
A measurement used on dry ingredients
that is the amount you can pinch
between your forefinger and thumb. It is
less than a dash and equivalent to
approximately 1/16 teaspoon
2. Dash.
A small amount of an ingredient equivalent to
over 1/16 teaspoon but less than 1/8 teaspoon
when measuring dry ingredients. A dash used to
measure liquid ingredients equals approximately
3 drops
3.Jigger.
A measurement equivalent to 3 tablespoon or
½ fluid ounces.
4. Scant.
A scant measurement indicates that you should
use slightly less than the actual measure
5. Heaping.
Indicating that enough ingredient should be
added in the measure so that it heaps over
the rim of the measuring cup or spoon
Activity 1
Directions: Illustrate or demonstrate the steps in
measuring the following ingredients.
1. flour
2. 2. brown sugar
3. 3. baking powder
4. 4. milk
Activity 2
Directions: Measure the following ingredients
using the given measurements.
1. ½ teaspoon salt
2. ¾ cup brown sugar
3. ½ cup flour
4. 1 ¼ cup white sugar
5. 1/3 cup margarine
Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct
word or group of words.
1. ____________ is a measurement used on dry ingredients
that is the amount you can pinch between your forefinger
and thumb. It is less than a dash and equivalent to
approximately 1/16 teaspoon.
2. _____________ is the small amount of an ingredient
equivalent to over 1/16 teaspoon but less than 1/8 teaspoon
when measuring dry ingredients.
3. _____________ is measurement equivalent to 3
tablespoon or ½ fluid ounces.
4. _____________a measurement indicates that you
should use slightly less than the actual measure.
5. Bend down to view the measurement of liquid at
____________.
6. Sift the flour to remove _____________.
7. Lumps in baking powder and baking soda can be
removed by___________.
8. Brown sugar must be scooped to measuring cup and
__________ to hold its shape.
9. After filling the cup with flour, it should be leveled
by _______________.
10.In measuring liquid, measuring glass must be placed
in ____________.
Flat surface
spatula packed firmly
Stirring lumps
pinch
dash
Scant
eye level
measure
jigger
Abbreviations, Equivalents and
Conversions
Abbreviation – a shortened form of a word or
phrase
Equivalents – a thing that is equal to or
corresponds with another in value, amount and
function.
Conversion – a quantity expressed in one set of
units into an equivalent expressed in another
Cooking Unit of measures
abbreviations
C CUP
g grams
kg kilogram
L, l liter
lb pound
ml milliliter
oz ounce
pt pint
T, tsp teaspoon
gal galloon
 Measuring equivalents for teaspoons,
tablesppons, cups, pints, fluid ounces,
1 Tbsp 3tsp 1c 48t
1/16 c 1T 1c 16T
1/8 c 2T 8 flounces (FLOZ) 1 cup
2T PLUS 1 t 1pt 1
1/6 C
¼ Cup 4T 1qt 2c
1/3 cup 5T PLUS 1 t 4c 2 pt
3/8 cup 6T 1 gal 1 qt

½ cup 8T 16 oz 4 qt
2/3 cup 10T PLUS 2 t 1ml 1 lb
¾ cup 12T 1 inc 2.54 cm
Directions: Give the equivalent of the
following measurement
1. 1 cup = _______T
2. 6 tbsp = ______cup
3. 1tbsp= _______tsp
4. 3 cups = _______T
5. 4 cups = _______T
6. 32 oz= ________8qt
7. ½ cup = _______T
8. 25 inches = _______cm.
9. 64 T= _________cups
10. 1 qt= ________cups
 STANDARD TABLE OF WEIGHT AND
MEASURES
1 tablespoon (T or tbsp) = 3 teaspoon ( t or tsp. )
2 tablespoon = 1/8 cup
4 tablespoon = ¼ cup
5 1/3 tablespoon = 1/3 cup
¾ cup plus2 tablespoons = 7/8 cup
16 tablespoon = 1 cup( c. )
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
16 ounces = 1 pound
 COMMON UNITSOF WEIGHT
1 pound ( lb.) = 463.59 grams
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 kilogram ( kg. ) = 2.21 pounds
1 gram = .035 ounces
1 medium orange = ¼ to ½ cup ( slice )
1 medium apple = 1 cup slice
14 oz. can condensed milk = 1 ¼ cups
14 oz, can evaporated milk = 1 2/3 cups
1 lb. brown sugar = 2 ¼ cups (packed)
1 lb. confectioner sugar = 3 ½ cups
1 lb. confectioner sugar = 2 ½ cups
1 lb. nuts = 4 ½ cups
1 lb. dried nuts = 2 cups
5 whole eggs = 1 cup
12 egg yolks = 1 cup
8 egg whites = 1 cup
COMMON UNITS OF VOLUME
1 bushel (bu ) = 4 pecks
1 peck (pk ) = 8 quarts
1 gallon (gal.) = 4 quart
1 quart = 2 pints = 964.4 milliliters
1 teaspoon ( tsp. or t.) = 4.9 milliliters
1 tablespoon (T. or tbsp. ) = ½ fluid ounce
= 14.8 milliliters
Directions: Write your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. 2 cups = _________Tbsp
2. 6 cups = _________quarts
3. 2 kilo = _________ lbs.
4. ¾ c = _________ tablespoon
5. 3 cups = _________ pints
6. 2 pounds = _________ ounces
7. 4 tablespoon = _________ cup
8. 2 gallon = _________ quarts
9. 1/8 cup = _________ tablespoon
10. 2 gram = _________ ounces.
CONVERSION / SUBSTITUTION OF
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
1 tablespoon all purpose flour…………...1/2 tablespoon cornstarch,
potato starch, rice starch or arrowroot starch
1 tablespoon cornstarch…………………. 2 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 cup sifted cake flour…………………… 7/8 cup all purpose flour sifted,
1cup all purpose flour minus 2 tablespoon.
1 cup sugar granulated ……………………1 1/3 cup brown sugar, lightly
packed, 1 ½ cup corn syrup minus ½ cup liquid, 1 cup honey minus ½ to
1/3 cup liquid
1 cup honey ………………………………. 1 ¼ cup sugar plus 1 /2cup liquid
1 ounce chocolate ………………………… 3 tablespoon cocoa plus 1
tablespoon fat
1 tablespoon baking powder …………….. ¼ teaspoon baking soda plus ½
cup fully soured milk or lemon juice mixed with sweet milk to make ½
cup, ¼ teaspoon baking soda plus ¼ to ½ cup molasses, ¼ cream of
tartar