[Sca-cooks] online glossary

[Decker, Terry D.]

> aunes (French) = unit of measurement
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The "aune" equates to the English ell.  It varied regionally in France, but
was a length of roughly 45 inches.  Commonly used to measure cloth.

"Aume", in the otherhand, is an English measure derived from the German
"ohm" or 1/6 "fuder".  It is roughly equivalent to 40 gallons.

The "fuder" equates roughly to the "tun" (English) or the "tonneau"
(French).  The modern "fuder" is set at 10 hectoliters but in period it was
approximately 9 hectoliters or 238 U.S. gallons (period English wine
gallon).

The traditional Austrian "fuder" is about twice the size of the traditional
German "fuder."  And the modern Belgium "foudre" is 3 times the size of the
modern German "fuder."

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