A lil help with the units...

U.S. vs Metric
In all recipes on DutchJamaica.com I use the U.S. and British kitchen units.
Why?
Dunno, does that matter? ;-)
But for all my European readers who use the metric system, the table below will help to convert the U.S. teaspoons in European ones.

from U.S. to metric
capacity
	1/5 teaspoon	=		1 ml
	1 teaspoon	=		5 ml
	1 tablespoon	=		15 ml
	1 fluid oz.	=		30 ml
	1/5 cup	=		50 ml
	1 cup	=		240 ml
	2 cups (1 pint)	=		470 ml
	4 cups (1 quart)	=		.95 liter
	4 quarts (1 gal.)	=		3.8 liters
weight
	1 oz.	=		28 grams
	1 pound	=		454 grams
from metric to U.S.
capacity
	1 milliliter	=		1/5 teaspoon
	5 ml	=		1 teaspoon
	15 ml	=		1 tablespoon
	30 ml	=		1 fluid oz.
	100 ml	=		3.4 fluid oz.
	240 ml	=		1 cup
	1 liter	= = = = =		34 fluid oz 4.2 cups 2.1 pints 1.06 quarts .26 gallon
weight
	1 gram	=		.035 ounce
	100 grams	=		3.5 ounces
	500 grams	=		1.10 pounds
	1 kilogram 1 kilogram	= =		2.205 pounds 35 oz.
table- & teaspoons, cups & pints
	16 tablespoons	=		1 cup
	12 tablespoons	=		3/4 cup
	10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons	=		2/3 cup
	8 tablespoons	=		1/2 cup
	6 tablespoons	=		3/8 cup
	5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon	=		1/3 cup
	4 tablespoons	=		1/4 cup
	2 tablespoons	=		1/8 cup
	2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons	=		1/6 cup
	1 tablespoon	=		1/16 cup
	2 cups	=		1 pint
	2 pints	=		1 quart
	3 teaspoons	=		1 tablespoon
	48 teaspoons	=		1 cup

abbreviations
	lb.	means		pound
	oz.	means		ounce
	pt.	means		pint
	fl. oz.	means		fluid ounce
	tsp(s).	means		teaspoon(s)
	tbsp(s). / tbs(s).	means		tablespoon(s)
	kg.	means		kilogram
	g.	means		gram
	l.	means		liter
	ml.	means		milliliter