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Friday, September 5, 2008

Winter Melon Soup

Me and my daughter love soup. This is one of our favourite one! Almost everyday we have soup at home. I bought beat root today. Will post up as soon as I can.

;Winter melon cut into bite size, Pork Ribs and dried red date boil for an hour.

Measurements & Conversions

Measurements & Conversions
American cup conversions
Cup Measurements oz / g
1 cup flour 5oz 150g
1 cup caster and granulated sugar 8oz 225g
1 cup brown sugar 6oz 175g
1 cup butter/ margarine/lard 8oz 225g
1 cup sultanas/raisins 7oz 200g
1 cup currants 5oz 150g
1 cup ground almonds 4oz 110g
1 cup golden syrup 12oz 350g
1 cup uncooked rice 7oz 200g
1 cup grated cheese 4oz 110g
1 stick butter 4oz 110g

DRY MEASURES
1 cup = 16 Tbsp = 250ml
3/4 cup = 12 Tbsp = 175 ml
2/3 cup = 10 2/3 Tbsp = 150 ml
1/2 cup = 8 Tbsp = 125 ml
1/3 cup = 5 1/3 Tbsp = 16 tsp = 75 ml
1/4 cup = 4 Tbsp = 50 ml
1/8 cup = 2 Tbsp = 6 tsp = 30 ml
1 Tbsp = 3 tsp = 15 ml
1 tsp = 5 ml

LIQUID MEASURES
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 fl. oz. = 3.78 litres
1/2 gallon = 2 quarts = 4 pints = 8 cups = 64 fl. oz. = 1.89 litres
1/4 gallon = 1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups = 32 fl. oz. = 0.95 litres (Appproximately 1 litres)
1/2 quart = 1 pint = 2 cups = 16 fl. oz. = 0.47 litres
1/4 quart = 1/2 pint = 1 cup = 8 fl. oz. = 0.24 litres

OVEN TEMPERATURE EQUIVALENTS
225°F = 110°C
250°F = 130°C
275°F = 140°C = 1 Gas Mark, v slow
300°F = 150°C
325°F = 170°C
350°F = 180°C = Gas Mark 4, moderate
375°F = 190°C
400°F = 200°C
425°F = 220°C
450° = 230°C = Gas Mark 8, hot
475°F = 240°C
500°F = 250°C

WEIGHTS
2.2 pounds = 1 kg
1 pound = 16 oz. = 454 grams
1/4 pound = 4 oz. = 114 grams
1 oz. = 28 grams