Solid Measures

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By Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz

Published 1973

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BRITISH
16 oz. = 1 lb.
METRIC
1000 grammes = 1 kilogramme
Approx. equivalents
BRITISH METRIC
1 lb. (16 oz.) 400 grammes
lb. (8 oz.) 200 g.
l/4 lb. (4 oz.) 100 g.
1 oz. 25 g.
METRIC BRITISH
1 kilo(1000 g.) 2lb. 3 oz.
½ kilo (500 g.) 1 lb. 2 oz.
¼ kilo (250 g.) 9 oz.
100g. oz.
PROPOSED TABLE OF TEMPERATURE EQUIVALENTS FOR OVEN THERMOSTAT MARKINGS
Present Scale Fahrenheit Gas Recommended Conversion to Centigrade Scale
225°F Mark ¼ 110°C
250°F ½ 130°C
275°F 1 140°C
500°F 2 150°C
525°F 3 170°G
350°F 4 180°C
375°F 5 190°C
400°F 6 200°C
425°F 7 220°C
450°F 8 230°C
475°F 9 240°C