What does it mean when a recipe says 1 1 2 cups?

one and one-half cups of shortening. The measurement is a standard cup measurement. Shortening is difficult to get into and out of a measuring cup, so you can use a larger measuring cup, say a 4 cup, fill with 2 cups water, add shortening to make up needed measurement, 1 1/2 cups would then be 3 1/2 cups ( 2+1 1/2).

How many cups is 1 1 2 cups and half?

Half of 1 1/2 cups is 3/4 cups.

What is 11 2 cups mean?

It means 1+1/2 for one & a half cups. Look carefully & you’ll notice the first digit is larger than the second. There’s not much space between the two “1”s making it easier for you to be confused.

I.e. 1 cup = 16 tablespoons.

What is half of 1/2 cup in cooking?

Half of ½ cup is equivalent to ¼ cup.

half of a cup, equal to 4 fluid ounces (0.1 liter) or 8 tablespoons.

What is the meaning of 1/3 cup?

1/3 cup equals 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon so, half of 1/3 cup would be 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons. Breaking everything down into tablespoons and teaspoons makes dividing measurements a little easier and helpful to know what cup measurements are made of. 1 cup = 16 tablespoons. 3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons.

What does cup mean in baking?

The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes. It is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup being 250 millilitres.

A cup is a unit of volume measurement of volume equal to 16 tablespoons, ½ pint, ¼ quart, or 8 fluid ounces. A US cup is about 237 mL.

How do you measure one cup?

Think of:
1 cup as the size of your fist.½ cup as the size of tennis ball.¼ cup as the size of an egg.1 tablespoon to be about the size of your thumb.1 teaspoon is about the size of the top joint of your index finger.

What is half of 1.5 cup?

Half of 1.5 cups is 0.75 cups, or 3/4 cups.

What is half of a half called?

A quarter is half of a half..