Measuring Foods

Why are coffee mugs, ordinary silverware, and drinking glasses NOT used for measuring?

• all are the same size
• sizes vary
• cannot see through these

Identify this kitchen measuring equipment

• liquid measuring cups
• dry measuring cups
• measuring spoons
• tablespoons

Identify this kitchen measuring equipment

• liquid measuring cup
• dry measuring cup
• measuring spoon

A recipe for sweet potato casserole serves 12 and calls for 1/3 cup of chopped pecans.  How much pecans would be needed to make it serve 24?

• 1 cup
• 2/3 cup
• 1/2 cup

1 cup of liquid can be accurately measured using a liquid or dry measuring cup since they both hold 1 cup

• True
• False

How many teaspoons are in a Tablespoon?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

How many Tablespoons are in 1 cup?

• 4
• 16
• 18
• 24

One cup =_________ oz.

• 8
• 16
• 24
• 3

One gallon=4 quarts=8 pints=16 cups

• True
• False

Fill in the blanks in this sentence: 
___ cups = ___ oz. = 1  _____ 

• 2 cups = 8 oz = 1 pint 
• 1 cups = 8 oz = 1 quart
• 2 cups = 16 oz = 1 pint
• 2 cups = 4 oz = 1 gallon