Cup

The cup is a customary unit of measurement for volume, used in cooking to measure liquids (fluid measurement) and bulk foods such as granulated sugar (dry measurement). This measure is usually used as an informal unit in cooking recipes where precision is rarely required, rather than as a measure for the sale of foodstuffs. Actual cups used in a household in any country may differ from the cup size used for recipes; standard measuring cups, often... More

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