Recipes from centuries ago are riddled with old-school forms of measurement that are too vague to follow today. Here's what ...

Preheat the oven to 400 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. In a 2-cup liquid ...

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However, any recipe can quickly go south if the measurements aren’t accurate ... to scoop the ingredients into a dry measuring cup. Avoid using a liquid measuring cup, which is specially ...

Unlike today’s hyper-detailed recipes, which include precise measurements ... about 1/2 cup or five fluid ounces (a gill was a standard liquid measure) Enough flour to make a stiff dough ...

How To Translate Old-Fashioned Measurements Since measurements weren’t standardized, old-fashioned recipes often relied on household items instead of precise measuring tools. You're not alone if ...

Which liquid measuring cup is best? Bakers and cooks alike know that the success of most recipes rises and falls with accurate measurements. Bread won’t bake if the liquid measurement is off ...