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Posted by: Shadows 20-Feb-2005, 09:33 AM |
Measurements (British, metric and US) 1 ounce flour = 25g = quarter cup 4 ounces flour = 125g = One cup 8 ounces flour = 250g = Two cups 2 ounces breadcrumbs (fresh) = 60g = One cup 4 ounces breadcrumbs (dry) = 125g = One cup 4 ounces oatmeal = 125g = One cup (scant) 5 ounces currants = 150g = One cup 4 ounces shredded suet = 125g = One cup (scant) 4 ounces butter and other fats, including cheese = 125g = One stick 8 ounces butter and other fats, including grated 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 8 ounces cooked, mashed potatoes = 250g = One cup One ounce (1oz) = One rounded tablespoon One tablespoon of liquid = 3 teaspoons One teaspoon liquid = 5ml One British teaspoon is the same as an American teaspoon One British tablespoon liquid = 17.7ml One US tablespoon liquid =14.2ml 8 tablespoons = 4 fluid ounces = 125ml = 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 British 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 Castor 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 Glacé = 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 Rasher = Slice Ratafia biscuits = Almond flavoured cookies/dried macaroons Roast Potatoes = Oven browned potatoes Salt beef = Corned beef brisket Scone = Shortcake, biscuit Self raising flour = All-purpose flour with baking powder Single cream = Light cream Beef shin (gravy beef)= Also known as a shank, the cut of beef from the lower shin of a cow commonly used in stews and braises . 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 Unsalted butter = Sweet butter Wholemeal = Wholewheat Utensils and Methods Ashet = Meat dish Baking sheet or tray = Cookie sheet Case = pie shell Fry = Pan Fry (with fat) Frying pan = Skillet Girdle = Griddle Grate = Shred Greaseproof paper = Vegetable parchment or waxed paper Grill = Broil Gut = Clean Jelly bag = Layers of cheesecloth Knead = Punch down Knock Back = Punch down Large pot = Dutch oven or a deep cooking utensil with a tight fitting lid Liquidizer = Electric blender Mince = Grind Polythene = Plastic wrap Prove = Rise Pudding cloth = Cheesecloth Roasting tin = Roasting pan with rack Sandwich tins = Round-layer pans Sieve = Sift Stewpan or pan = Kettle Tartlet tin = Muffin pan Vegetable mill = Food mill Whisk = Beat/whip |
Posted by: Shadows 21-Feb-2005, 11:13 AM |
Here is another list I found on the web, has some terms the other does not: British and U.S. Cooking Terms British .... U.S. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- aubergine .... eggplant bangers .... sausage beetroot .... beet bilberry .... blueberry biscuit .... cracker or cookie broad bean .... fava bean caster sugar .... superfine granulated chips .... french-fried potatoes cling film .... plastic wrap collops .... meatballs corn flour .... corn starch cornish pasty .... meat turnover courgette .... zucchini cream, double .... heavy cream cream, single .... light cream crisps .... potato chips dripping .... fat from roasted meat finnan haddie .... smoked haddock fish slice .... spatula flour,.... maize cornmeal flour, .... strong bread flour; hard-wheat flour forcemeat .... stuffing mixture for meat or fish french bean .... green bean gammon .... ham golden syrup .... substitute light corn syrup groundnut .... peanut hand of pork .... pork shoulder roast heaped spoonful .... heaping spoonful icing sugar .... confectioners' sugar joint .... large cut of meat with bone; roast marrow .... zucchini-like squash mince (n.) .... ground meat offal .... variety meats (liver, heart, kidney) oxford sauce .... cumberland sauce pie dish .... deep baking dish pig's trotter .... pig's foot pine kernels .... pine nuts pips .... seeds pluck (n.) .... heart, liver, and lights (lungs) pudding .... dessert sack .... sweet sherry shandy .... beer with lemonade silverside .... beefcut from the rump stoned .... seeded sultanas .... golden raisins treacle .... molasses tunny .... tuna |
Posted by: gaberlunzie 21-Feb-2005, 11:39 AM |
Shadows, as for me these lists are highly appreciated; they are more than helpful! Thank you for posting. |
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