Abbreviations and Measures
Abbreviations and Measures
All of these recipes use British Imperial measures, although metric alternatives are given. As the conversions used in the recipes are approximate, use either the metric or Imperial measures for each recipe; do not mix them.
Product Brand Names
Some of the recipes include brand names of products. These are all products available in the UK; Equivalent products may or may not be available in other countries.
A tin of any food generally refers to a 16 ounce (454 gram) tin.
A small tin is usually about 300 grams
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tsp |
Teaspoon, about 5 millilitres |
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tbsp |
Tablespoon, about 15 millilitres |
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lb |
Imperial pound, 454 grams |
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oz |
Imperial ounce, 28 grams |
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fl. oz |
Fluid ounce, about 28 millilitres |
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pint |
568 millilitres |