[Sca-cooks] dram?

[WyteRayven at aol.com]

I have been looking at a number of recipes that I would like to try that have measurements in grains.

I would like to try them, but I dont know how to go about measuring them. Do I need to get an apothocary scale? Will the measurements have changed since the time the recipe was written?

Ilia

In a message dated 3/27/2003 10:19:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, t.d.decker at worldnet.att.net writes:

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>
> Since you are talking 15th Century medical recipe, it will be in apothecary
> measure.  The dram is 1/8 of an apothecary ounce (480 grains) or
> approximately 3.89 grams.  In fluid measure it is approximately 3.7
> milliliters.
>
> There is variation between the apothecary dram and the avoirdupois dram.
> Most references will give 1 dram = 1 teaspoon and that will work, but the US
> teaspoon is actually closer to 1 1/3 drams.
>
> Bear