| Measurements (British, metric and US) 4 ounces flour = 125g = One cup 8 ounces flour = 250g = Two cups 4 ounces oatmeal = 125g = One cup (scant) 4 ounces butter and other fats, including cheese = 125g = One stick 8 ounces butter and other fats, including cheese = 250g = One cup 7 ounces caster/granulated sugar = 200g = One cup 8 ounces caster/granulated sugar = 250g = One and a quarter cups 8 ounces meat (chopped/minced/ground) = 250g = One cup One ounce (1oz) = One rounded tablespoon One tablespoon of liquid = 3 teaspoons One teaspoon liquid = 5ml One tablespoon liquid = 15ml 8 tablespoons = 4 fluid ounces = 100ml = Half cup 8 fluid ounces = 250ml = One cup (Half a US pint) Half pint/10 fluid ounces = 300ml = One and a quarter cups (scant) Three quarters of a pint/15 fluid ounces = 450 ml =Two cups (scant) or one US pint One pint/20 fluid ounces = 600ml = Two and a half cups Ingredients Bacon rashers = Bacon slices Bannock = Flat round cake Bicarbonate of soda = Baking soda Biscuits = Crackers/cookies Boiling fowl = Stewing fowl Broad beans = Lima beans Cake mixture = Cake batter Caster sugar = Granulated sugar Celery stick = Celery stalk Chipolata sausages = Cocktail sausages Cornflour = Cornstarch Chips = French fried potatoes Creamed potatoes = Mashed potatoes Crisps = Potato chips Demerara sugar = Light brown sugar Dessicated coconut = Flaked coconut Digestive biscuits = Graham crackers Double cream = Whipping cream Essence = Extract Farls = Quarters Fats = Shortening Flaked almonds = Slivered almonds Frosting sugar = Powdered sugar Glac� = Candied Golden syrup = Light corn syrup Hough = Shank of beef Icing = Frosting Jam = Preserves Mince/minced beef = Ground beef Mixed spices = Allspice Nut of butter = Pat of butter Pinhead oatmeal = Irish oatmeal Ratafia biscuits = Almond flavoured cookies/dried macaroons Salt beef = Corned beef brisket Self raising flour = All-purpose flour with baking powder Single cream = Light cream Soft brown sugar = Light brown sugar Spring onion = Scallion/green onion Stewing steak = Braising beef Stoned raisins = Seedless raisins Strong plain flour = Unbleached white flour Sultanas = Seedless white raisins Treacle = Molasses Wholemeal = Wholewheat |
| US/UK Cooking Terms |