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Cooking Terms

Absorbent Paper = Paper Towel

Baking Tray = Cookie Sheet

Cake Cooler = Wire Rack

Cake Tin = Baking Pan

Essence = Extract

Greaseproof Paper = Wax Paper

Kitchen Paper = Paper Towel

Lamington Tin = 13" x 9" x 2" pan

Oven Slide = Cookie Sheet

Patty Cups = Paper Cupcake Holders

Recess Cake Tin = Sponge Flan Pan

Ring Tin = Tube Pan

Swiss Roll Tin = Jelly Roll Pan

Tea Towel = Dish Towel

Ingredients

Aubergines = Eggplant

Bacon Rashers = Canadian Bacon or Ham

Biscuits = Cookies

Castor Sugar = Super-Fine Granulate Sugar

Capsicum = Sweet or Bell Pepper

Copha = White Vegetable Shortening

Cornflour = Cornstarch

Courgettes = Zucchini

Cutlets = Chops

Dark Cooking Chocolate = Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Demerara Sugar = Brown Sugar

Dessicated Coconut = Shredded Coconut

Digestive Biscuits = Graham Crackers

Double Cream = Whipping Cream

Flour (plain) = All Purpose Flour

Flour (self raising) = Self Rising Flour

Flour (strong) = Bread Flour

Flour (wholemeal) = Whole Wheat Flour

Gammon = Ham

Gelatine = Unflavored Gelatine

Ghee = Clarified Butter

Glace' Cherries = Candied Cherries

Haricot Beans = Navy Beans

Icing Sugar = Confectioners Sugar

King Prawns = Jumbo Shrimp

Lyle's Golden Syrup = Light Karo Syrup

Mince = Ground Beef

Mixed Spice = Substitute Pumpkin Pie Spice

Morello Cherries = Pie Cherries

PawPaw = Papaya

Rockmelon = Cantaloupe

Scones = Biscuits

Shallots = Scallions

Single Cream = Light Cream

Stock Cubes = Boullion Cubes

Streaky Bacon = American Bacon

Sultanas = Seedless White Raisins

Swedes = Turnips

Tomato Puree = Tomato Paste

Tomato Sauce = Tomato Catsup

Treacle = Molasses

Temperatures

Oven Temperatures

Electric Gas mark Description

Fahrenheit Celsius

225°F 110°C 1/4 Very cool

250°F 130°C 1/2

275°F 140°C 1 cool

300°F 150°C 2

325°F 170°C 3 very moderate

350°F 180°C 4 moderate

375°F 190°C 5

400°F 200°C 6 moderately hot

425°F 220°C 7 hot

450°F 230°C 8

475°F 240°C 9 very hot

Measurements

Standard Dry Measurements

UK Metric US

1 ounce flour 25g quarter cup

4 ounces flour 125g One cup

8 ounces flour 250g Two cups

Standard Liquid Measurements

UK Metric US

1 ounce (1oz) 1 rounded tablespoon

1 teaspoon 5ml 1 teaspoon

1 tablespoon
(3 teaspoons) 17.7ml UK
14.2ml US 1 tablespoon
(3 teaspoons)

8 tablespoons
(4 ounces) 125ml 1/2 cup

8 ounces 250ml 1 cup
(1/2 US pint)

1/2 pint
(10 ounces) 300ml 1 1/4 cups
(scant)

3/4 pint
(15 ounces) 450 ml 2 cups (scant)
or 1 US pint

1 British pint
(20 ounces) 600ml 2 1/2 cups

Common Food Measurements

UK Metric US

2 ounces breadcrumbs (fresh) 60g One cup

4 ounces breadcrumbs (dry) 125g One cup

4 ounces oatmeal 125g One cup (scant)

5 ounces currants 150g One cup

4 ounces butter and other fats, including cheese 125g One stick

8 ounces butter and other fats, including grated cheese 250g One cup

7 ounces caster/granulated sugar 200g One cup

8 ounces caster/granulated sugar 250g One and a quarter cups

8 ounces meat (chopped/minced/ground) 250g One cup

8 ounces cooked, mashed potatoes 250g One cup

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