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  2. Hogshead - Wikipedia

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    A standardized hogshead measured 48 inches (1.22 m) long and 30 inches (76.20 cm) in diameter at the head (at least 550 L or 121 imp gal or 145 US gal, depending on the width in the middle). Fully packed with tobacco, it weighed about 1,000 pounds (454 kg) [citation needed]. A hogshead in Britain contains about 300 L (66 imp gal; 79 US gal).

  3. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, a teaspoon is historically 1⁄6 imperial fluid ounce (4.74 mL) and a tablespoon is 1⁄2 imperial fl oz (14.21 mL). In both Britain and Canada, cooking utensils come in 5 mL for teaspoons and 15 mL for tablespoons, hence why it is labelled as that on the chart. The volumetric measures here are for comparison only.

  4. Medieval weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    In France, again, there were many local variants. For instance, the lieue could vary from 3.268 km in Beauce to 5.849 km in Provence. Between 1812 and 1839, many of the traditional units continued in metrified adaptations as the mesures usuelles. In Paris, the redefinition in terms of metric units made 1 m = 443.296 ligne = 3 pied 11.296 ligne.

  5. 50 food trivia questions and answers to test your culinary smarts

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    Answer: Chiffonade. This phenolic compound helps add a sense of dryness to red wine. Answer: Tannin. Invented in 1930, this well-known golden snack cake has a white cream filling. Answer: Twinkie ...

  6. Firkin (unit) - Wikipedia

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    British unit of volume for beer and wine. A firkin was also a British unit for the sale of beer. It is one quarter of a barrel and its value depends on the current size of a barrel, but at present: [7] 1 firkin = 0.25 barrel = 9 imperial gallons = 10.8 U.S. gallons = 41 litres. A wine firkin was much larger: 1 wine firkin = 70 imperial gallons.

  7. English wine cask units - Wikipedia

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    [nb 2] Note that a 252-gallon tun of wine has a mass of approximately 2060 pounds, [4] between a short ton (2000 pounds) and a long ton (2240 pounds). The tun is approximately the volume of a cylinder with both diameter and height of 42 inches, as the gallon was originally a cylinder with diameter of 7 inches and height of 6.

  8. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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    The imperial system has a hundredweight, defined as eight stone of 14 lb each, or 112 lb (50.80234544kg), whereas a US hundredweight is 100 lb (45.359237kg). In both systems, 20 hundredweights make a ton. In the US, the terms long ton (2240 lb, 1016.0469088kg) and short ton (2000 lb; 907.18474kg) are used. The metric ton is the name used for ...

  9. Here’s What to Cook Every Night This Week (August 19 – 25)

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    2 pounds mussels One 3-pound, center-cut salmon fillet 1 pound ground beef. Dairy 2 tablespoons butter Yogurt, for serving 3 ounces whole milk 1 large egg ... 8 ounces dry white wine