FLOUR
All-purpose flour: 1 cup sifted = 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. cake
flour
Cake flour: 1 cup sifted = 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp. sifted
all-purpose flour
Self-rising flour: 1 cup = 1 cup minus 2 tsp. all-purpose
flour plus 11/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt
SUGAR
Granulated sugar: 1 cup = 1 firmly packed cup brown sugar
Brown sugar: 1 firmly packed cup = 1 cup granulated sugar
plus 1/4 cup molasses
Powdered sugar: 1 cup = 3/4 cup granulated sugar
HERBS
Fresh herbs: 1 Tbsp. = 1 tsp. dried herbs
Dried herbs: 1 tsp. = 1 Tbsp. fresh, finely cut
Allspice: 1 tsp. = 1/2 tsp. cinnamon plus 1/2 tsp. ground
cloves
Apple pie spice: 1/2 tsp. = 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp.
nutmeg plus 1/8 tsp. cardamom
Pumpkin pie spice: 1 tsp. = 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp.
ginger, 1/8 tsp. allspice plus 1/8 tsp. nutmeg