English Weights and Measures
Catherine Boeckmann
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My best guess for term "do." is for "dash of". Such as two "dashes of" cinnamon.
Hello, I noticed a previous comment was asking about a Do. I am also looking for a measurement for do. As in one do. of butter, three do. currants, 2 do. cream tartar, etc. If it helps, it's a Southern cookery book from the 1860s.
Could it be an abbreviation for “ditto”? For example, if ingredients were listed as
1 tsp. salt
2 do. cream of tartar
3 do. cinnamon
… then perhaps this was indicating “2 tsps. cream of tartar” and “3 tsps. cinnamon”?
“Ditto” is sometimes abbreviated as “do.” — so perhaps it is a possibility if the first ingredient listed in your sources always is a defined measurement type (such as teaspoons). Hope this helps!
What is 1 peck of apples?
A peck is one fourth of a bushel
I'm trying to find out how much a barrel, a keg, a firkin, and a box of butter would weigh (or the volume of). I believe a barrel is about 200 pounds, and a firkin a quarter of that. I'm researching products shipped by steamer in the late 1800s in Northern California. Any assistance much appreciated. Thank you
My grandmother always reminded us, "a pint's a pound, the world around." It worked for both volume (liquid) and weight measures.
Thank you for helping me.
MY FRIEND SAID SHE HAD HER GRANDMOTHERS OLD COOKBOOK...WE ARE IN OUR MID 70;S, SO COOKBOOK MAY BE QUITE OLD. SHE CAME ACROSS THE WORD "BLUB"....THAT IS B L U B....( NOT BULB). DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A BARRELL MEASUREMENT??
Hello B. Baker. We’re sorry to inform you that we do not have mention of “blubs” in our archives.
