[Sca-cooks] dram?

[Randy Goldberg MD]

> Ok, I'm working with a recipe (1400s, English) for a medicament that calls
> for items in drams. Should I assume that this is a weight (1/8 oz), or
> that is it more? Liquid 'dram-cups' seem to be about the size of a
> shot-glass, definitely not 1/8 oz.

A dram is an apothecary measure of volume, equal to one sixth of a fluid
ounce, or one teaspoon.

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