From the book "Hamlyn All Colour Cook Book" (29th, revised impression 1992 reprinted 1997; first published in 1970), in the section "Useful facts and figures":
Notes for American and Australian users
In America the 8-fl oz measuring cup is used. In Australia metric measures are now used in conjunction with the standard 250-ml measuring cup. The Imperial pint, used in Britain and Australia, is 20 fl oz, while the American pint is 16 fl oz. It is important to remember that the Australian tablespoon differs from both the British and American tablespoons; the table below gives a comparison. The British standard tablespoon, which has been used throughout this book, holds 17.7 ml, the American 14.2 ml and the Australian 20 ml. The teaspoon holds approximately 5 ml in all three countries.
British American Australian ------------------------------------------------- 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon 1 teaspoon 1 tablespoon 1 tablespoon 1 tablespoon 2 tablespoons 3 tablespoons 2 tablespoons 3 1/2 tablespoons 4 tablespoons 3 tablespoons 4 tablespoons 5 tablespoons 3 1/2 tablespoons
An Imperial/American guide to solid and liquid measures
Imperial American --------------------------------- Solid Measures 1 lb butter or margarine 2 cups 1 lb flour 4 cups 1 lb granulated or castor sugar 2 cups 1 lb icing sugar 3 cups 8 oz rice 1 cup Liquid measures 1/4 pint liquid 2/3 cup liquid 1/2 pint 1 1/4 cup 3/4 pint 2 cups 1 pint 2 1/2 cups 1 1/2 pints 3 3/4 cups 2 pints 5 cups (2 1/2 pints)Note: when making any of the recipes in this book, only follow one set of measures as they are not interchangeable
