How Many Cups in a Gallon?
Since I lived most of my life in the metric world, those pints vs. quarts vs. gallons conversions always got me. I only know that the smallest milk carton or ice cream container is the pint, even tho it’s easier to just buy the quart-size (less trip to the store & to the fridge).
I’m glad I found this article, Memory Tricks: Remembering How Many Cups in a Gallon, from Apartment Therapy‘s The Kitchn.
The typographic mnemonic device translates to:
2 Cups in a Pint
2 Pints in a Quart
4 Quarts in a Gallon
Two “C’s” inside a “P,” two “P’s” inside a “Q,” and four “Q’s” inside a big “G.”
Even though it’s not exactly an “AHA!” moment for me, it’s a nice “et voilà” so in the future, I can explain it better to other members of the metric system.
Meanwhile, did I just polished a pound of mascarpone cheese with raspberry and sprinkled sugar? What’s 500 gr. to a pound? Why so confusing?!
p.s. Just to show you the beauty of the metric system: 1 litre = 1 cubic decimetre ≈ 1 kilogram of water. That is beautiful.