Necessary Measures

Necessary Measures


Conversions for unusual measures typically found in 19th Century recipes:


Pony/Cordial = 1 ounce 
Pousse Café Glass = 1.5 ounces 
Cocktail Glass = 2 ounces 
Gill = 4 ounces 
Wine Glass = 4 ounces 
Small tumbler = 8 ounces 
Large Tumbler = 16 ounces 
Standard Bar Measures (US) Pony = 1 ounce 
1 ounce = 3 centiliters 
Jigger, shot = 1.5 ounces 
Splash = .1/2 ounce 
6 drops = 1 dash = 1/6 teaspoon 


Other Measures 

6 drops = 1 dash 
12 dashes = 1 teaspoon 
1 teaspoon = 1/8 ounce 
2 teaspoons = 1/4 ounce 
1 tablespoon = 1/2 ounce 
2 tablespoons = 1 ounce 
1/4 cup = 2 ounces 
1/2 cup = 4 ounces 
1 cup or 1/2 pint = 8 ounces 
2 cups or 1 pint = 16 ounces 
4 cups, 2 pints, 1 qt. = 32 ounces 


Bottle Size Measures 

Split = 187ml = 6.4 ounces 
Half Bottle = 375ml = 12.7 ounces 
Fifth = 750ml = 25.4 ounces 
Liter = 33.8 ounces 
Magnum = 1.5 liters = 2 wine bottles 
Jeroboam = 3 liters = 4 750 ml sparkling wine bottles or 4.5 Liters = 6 750ml still wine bottles 
Rehoboam = 4.5 Liters = 6 750ml sprakling wine bottles 
Methuselah/Imperial = 6 liters = 8 750ml wine bottles 
Salmanazar =  9 liters = 12 750ml wine bottles 
Balthazar =  12 liters = 16 750ml wine bottles 
Nebuchadnezzar = 15 liters = 20 750ml wine bottles 
Sovereign = 25.5 liters = 34 750ml wine bottles 


Fresh Fruit Equivalents 

Apricot 8 to 12 fresh = 1lb. or 3 cups of sliced 
Banana 3 medium = 1lb. fresh = 1 1/2 cup of mashed 
Cantaloupe 1 whole 3-lb cantaloupe yields 5 cups of cubed 
Cherries 1lb. fresh = 2 1/3 cup pitted 
Grapefruit 1 medium = 1lb. fresh 
Juniper Berries 4 berries = 1/2 tsp. crushed 
Kiwi 5 medium = 2 1/3 cup sliced 
Lemons 1 lb = 4-6 mediums lemons, yields 1 cup for juice 1 medium = 3tbsp juice 1 medium = 2-3 tsp. grated peel 
Mangoes 1 large = 1lb. = 1 3/4 cup diced 
Passion fruit aprox. 3 = 2 ounces; 5 to 6 whole yields 1/2 cup of pulp 
Peaches 3 to 4 medium yields 1lb. or 2 cups pureed; 7 to 8 medium yield's 1 quart or 4 cups pureed 
Raspberries 1 pint = 3/4 lb. 
Strawberries 12 large or 36 small = 1 pint or 1 2/3 cups pureed 1 cup of whole = 1/2 cup pureed 20 oz. frozen = 2 1/4 cups pureed