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A tablespoon was originally based on the amount a serving spoon could hold at a formal dinner.
A US cup is 236mL, but a Japanese cup is 200mL and an Australian cup is 250mL.
One stick of butter in the US equals exactly 8 tablespoons or half a cup.
A 'pinch' is traditionally 1/16 of a teaspoon, or what you can hold between thumb and finger.
The modern cup measurement was standardized by Fannie Farmer in her 1896 cookbook.
When measuring honey or syrup, oil the cup first and the sticky ingredient will slide right out.
Ingredients measured by volume can vary up to 25% based on temperature and packing.
Professional bakers prefer weight measurements because 1 cup of flour can vary from 120g to 150g.