SC - European teaspoons

[Ray Nevin]

Okay now I'm confused

I was taught in home ec in the UK that its 3 teaspoons to the table spoons.
And the sets that we have here from the UK are  3 teaspoons to the
tablespoon.


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Elizabet
(from Australia also.)

> >Just to confuse the issue,  UK and Australian measurements have 4
teaspoons
> >equaling one Tablespoon, where US measuring sets only have three.
> >
> >So is the UK/Australian teaspoon smaller than a US teaspoon, or is it the
> >tablespoons that are out?
> >
> >Regards
> >Melissa (from Australia).
> >