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102

USEFUL FORMULAS.

FOREIGN JIIEASURES WITH AJIIERICAN EQUIVALENT.

I

WHERE USED.

AMERICAN EQUIVALENTS.

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DENOMINATIONS.

Almude ....... ..

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Arroba (liquid) . .. .

B aril . .............

1

Barrel .. .......... .

1

Caffiso ............ .

Centaro . ..... . ... .

Fanega (liquid) . .. .

Frasco ..........

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l•'rasco . . ... . .......

1

.

Fuder .. .. ....... . .

Garnlce . . ....... . .

H ectoli te r : Liquid .. ,

Liter .. . ..... .. ... .

Olce .. . ........... .

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Portugal ..... .... . . ......... .

Cuba, Spain and Venezuela .. . .

Argentine Republic and Mexico

Malta (customs) ...... . ... . ... .

Malta ... . ......... . ... . ..... .

Central America ... ... . .. .. .. .

Spain ... . . ............... .. . .

Argentine R ep ublic....... . ... .

Mexico .............. . . . . .... .

Luxemburg ........ .... ..... .

Russian Polanr1 . ... . . . ..... .. . .

Metric .. . .. . . .... ... .. .... . . .

Metric . . . . ................ ... .

Hungary a nd Wallachia .... . . .

Japan ....................... .

Russia .. . ... . .. .... ..... . ... .

JIIETRIC LIQUID JIIEASURES.

4 . 422 gallons.

4. 263

gallons.

20. 0787·

gallons.

11 . 4

gallons.

5. 4

gallons.

4. 2631

gal lon s.

16

gallons.

2. 5096

quarts.

2.5

quarts.

264 . 17

gallons.

0.88

gallons.

26. 417

gallons.

1.

0567

qua rts.

2.5

pints.

1. 6 qua rts.

~~gall o n s.

Milliliter

(1/1000

liter) equals

0 . 0388

fluid ounce.

Centiliter

(1/100

liter) equals

0. 338

fluid ounce.

Decilite r

(1/ 10

lite r) equals

0. 845

gill

Liter e quals

1.0567

quarts.

Decaliter

(10

lite r s ) equals 2 .

6418

gallo ..s.

Hectoliter

(100

lite r s) equals

26.418

gallon s.

Kilolite r

(1,000

lite rs) equals

264 . 18

gallons.

(From United States Consular R eports.)

U.S. standard wine gallon,

231

c ubic In.

1

Imperial g a llon,

1.2006

U.S. g a ls.

460

CORDIAL GIN.

Oils of bitter almonds, vitriol, turpentine and juniper, one-half drachm

each; kill the oils in spirits of wine; fifteen gallons of clean, rectified probf

spirits, to which add one dracbm of coriander seeds, one drachm of pulverized

orris root, one-half pint of elder-flower water, with ten pounds of sugar, ancl

five gallons of water.

461

CREME DE MENTHE.

Macerate for a couple of days in one gallon of alcohol, four pounds of

peppermint leaves and the skins of a dozen lemons. Strain, adcl three gallons

of water and sweeten to taste. . Color with fresh parsley.

462

DAMIANA BITTERS.

Macerate for fourteen days any quantity of Damiana roots in just enough

alcohol to cover them, reduce to any desired strength with water, fl avor with

cardarnon seed, clarify and bottle.