SC - Conversion Chart

[Decker, Terry D.]

> Thanks Bear.  I was thinking I was getting the hang of my British 
> conversions, until I saw this site, and it kinda fooled with my head.
> So, an English pint's a pound and a quarter of anything with a specific 
> gravity of 
> one
> :-)
> 
> Mordonna 
> 
That's the basic idea.  The entire Imperial system (adopted 1826) is based
on 160 ounces of water (at 68 degrees F, I believe) being the official
volume of 1 gallon.  The relationship of pints and quarts to the gallon
remained the same, but the weight changed.  Frankly, if you can do it,
weight is still the best measurement for converting between solids, liquids,
and systems.

Prior to 1826, the UK and US systems of measure were the same.

Personally, while I can work this stuff out, I usually grab the conversion
tables in David's English Bread and Yeast Cookery.  She provides a lot of
explanation about how she is performing the conversions as well as the
tables.

Bear
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