500 Recipes for Meat Dishes [antikvár]

Useful Facts and Figures Notes on metrication In case you wish to convert quantities into metric measures, the following tables give a comparison. Solid measures Liquid measures Ounces Approx. grams Secommended to nearest conversion to whole figure nearest unit of 25 1 28 25 2 57 50 3 85 75 4 113 100 5 142 150 6 170 175 7 198 200 8 227 225 9 255 250 10 283 275 11 312 300 12 340 350 13 368 375 14 396 400 15 425 425 16 (1 lb) 454 450 17 482 475 18 510 500 19 539 550 20 (li lb) 567 575 Note: When converting quantities over 20 oz first add the appropriate figures in the centre column, then adjust to the nearest unit of 25. As a general guide, 1 kg (1000 g) equals 2-2 lb or about 2 lb 3 oz. This method of conversion gives good results in nearly all cases, although in certain pastry and cake recipes a more accurate conversion is necessary to produce a balanced recipe. Imperial Approx. Recommended millilitres to millilitres nearest whole figure ipint 142 150 i pint 283 300 Ipint 425 450 1 pint 567 600 li pints 851 900 l| pints 992 1000(1 litre) Oven temperatures The table below gives recommended equivalents. -c °F Gas Mark Very cool 110 225 i 120 250 i Cool 140 275 1 150 300 2 Moderate 160 325 3 180 350 4 Moderately hot 190 375 5 200 400 6 Hot 220 425 7 230 450 8 Very hot 240 475 9 Notes for American and Australian users In America the 8-oz measuring cup is used. In Australia metric measures are now used in conjunction with the standard 250-ml measuring cup. The Imperial pint, used in Britain and Australia, is 20 fl oz, while the American pint is 16 fl oz. It is important to remember that the Australian tablespoon differs from both the British and American tablespoons; the table below gives a comparison. The British standard tablespoon, which has been used throughout this book, holds 17-7 ml, the American 14-2 ml, and the Australian 20 ml. A teaspoon holds approximately 5 ml in all three countries.