In a message dated 4/30/00 1:31:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Marian.Deborah.Rosenberg at washcoll.edu writes: << I'm vaguely remembering there as being 16 oz in a pound (if I'm wrong blame it on being 1:30 am) >> Spices were sold in troy ounces. Of which there are 12 to a pound. Ras