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USEFUL FORMULAS.
FOREIGN JIIEASURES WITH AJIIERICAN EQUIVALENT.
I
WHERE USED.
AMERICAN EQUIVALENTS.
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DENOMINATIONS.
Almude ....... ..
·· I
Arroba (liquid) . .. .
B aril . .............
1
Barrel .. .......... .
1
Caffiso ............ .
Centaro . ..... . ... .
Fanega (liquid) . .. .
Frasco ..........
·• I
l•'rasco . . ... . .......
1
.
Fuder .. .. ....... . .
Garnlce . . ....... . .
H ectoli te r : Liquid .. ,
Liter .. . ..... .. ... .
Olce .. . ........... .
i~~ro
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:1
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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.