Following are a few charts that may be helpful:
Abbreviations
| Abbreviation |
Measurement |
| tsp |
teaspoon |
| tbsp |
tablespoon |
| oz |
ounce |
| c |
cup |
| pt |
pint |
| qt |
quart |
gal |
gallon |
| lb |
pound |
| fl |
fluid |
| pkg |
package |
| sm |
small |
| lg |
large |
Other Measurements
| pinch |
pick up between finger and thumb |
| 1/4 stick butter |
2 tablespoons |
| 1 stick butter |
1/2 cup |
| juice of a lemon |
3 tablespoons |
| juice of an orange |
1/2 cup |
Measurement Equivalents
| Measurement |
Equivalents |
|
tsp |
tbsp |
fl oz |
cup |
pint |
quart |
gallon |
| tsp |
1 |
1/3 |
1/6 |
1/48 |
|
|
|
| tbsp |
3 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/16 |
1/32 |
|
|
| oz |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1/8 |
1/16 |
|
|
| cup |
48 |
16 |
8 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/4 |
1/16 |
| pint |
96 |
32 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
1/8 |
| quart |
192 |
64 |
32 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1/4 |
| gallon |
768 |
256 |
128 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
I found a great site for measurements, conversions and substitutes at:
http://www.dutchovendude.com/cooking-measurement.shtml