1. Kitchen Math and Measuring

2. What’s an Abbreviation
Understanding the language of recipes takes the guesswork out of cooking.
Abbreviation – The shortened form of a word.
Abbreviations in measuring units:
Save space on the cookbook page.
Make recipes easier to read.

3. Name the Abbreviations
The U.S. uses the English System:
Teaspoon *tsp or t
Tablespoon *Tbsp or T
Cup *c
Pint *pt
Quart *qt
Gallon *gal
Ounce/fluid ounce *oz/fl oz
Pound *lb

4. Name the Abbreviations
More Abbreviations
Few grains, dash, pinch *f.g.
Dozen *doz
Inch *in
Second *sec
Minute *min
Hour *hr
Degree *
Fahrenheit/Celsius *F./C

5. Pass the Cup Dry/solid measure check-up:
Which of these amounts is greater? Write the amount.
½ cup or ¾ cup
¼ cup or 1/3 cup
¼ cup or 2 Tbsp
½ cup or ¼ cup
¼ cup or 3 tsp
1 1/3 cup or 1 ¼ cup

6. Basic Equivalents
Equivalents are amounts that are equal to each other.
They are useful when you must alter or change a recipe to serve more or less people than the recipe yields.

7. Basic Equivalents Dry/Liquid equivalents:
Pinch or Dash = less than 1/8 tsp
1 Tbl = 3 tsp
¼ cup = 4 Tbl
1/3 cup = 5 Tbl + 1 tsp
½ cup = 8 Tbl
¾ cup = 12 Tbl
1 cup = 16 Tbl

8. Basic Equivalents 1 fluid ounce = 2 Tablespoons 8 ounces = 1 cup
16 ounces = 1 pound
1 pint = 2 cups
1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups

9. Equivalents at the Store
Here is a helpful guide:
1 cup = ½ pint
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 2 pints
4 cups = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon

10. Chocolate Chip Cookies
How Do You Measure Up?
This recipe for chocolate chip cookies yields 3 dozen. You need to make 6 dozen. Write down the measurements you would make to double the recipe.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yields 3 dozen
2 ¼ c. flour ¾ c. brown sugar_
1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla_____
¼ tsp. salt 2 eggs__________
1 c. margarine 2 c. chocolate chips
¾ c. sugar_____________________________

11. How Do You Measure Up?
Your recipe for chocolate cake makes a large cake and you only want to make half. Write down the new measurements to half this recipe.
Chocolate Cake
2 c. sugar 2 tsp. baking soda__
½ c. butter 2 chocolate squares_
2 eggs ½ tsp. salt_________
1 c. buttermilk 2/3 c. warm water___
2 ½ c. cake flour 1 tsp. vanilla_______

12. Applying What You Know
Create a worksheet of math problems based on kitchen measurements.
Create a total of 20 questions.
Be sure to create a separate answer sheet.