amt.

amount

approx.

approximately

B.P.

baking powder

blk.

black

bn.

bunch

btl.

bottle

bu., bush.

bushel

°C

Celsius

C., c.

cup

c/l

centilitre

cn.

can

ctn.

carton

cu.

cubic

da.

day

dash, speck, a few grains

less than 1/8 of a teaspoon

d.b.

double broiler

da/l

decalitre

deg.

degrees

DF

Dairy-Free
(no milk-based products in recipe)

di/l

decilitre

doz., dz.

dozen (12)

dp.

drop

ds.

dash

ea.

each

EF

Egg Free

env.

envelope

°F

Fahrenheit

f.g.

few grains

fl.

fluid

fl. oz.

fluid ounce

g or g., gm., gr.

gram

gal., Gal.

gallon

gals.

gallons

GF

Gluten-Free
(no gluten-containing grains in the recipe)

h/l

hectolitre

hr.

hour (60 minutes)

gms.

grams

k or k., kg.

kilogram

k/l

kilolitre

kgs.

kilograms

L, l.

litre

lb., #

pound

lbs.

pounds

lg., lge.

large (29 oz.)

liq.

liquid

med., md.

medium

mg.

milligram

min.

minute (60 seconds)

ml., mL, m/l

milliliter

mo.

month

mod.

moderate

(opt.)

optional

OZ, oz.

ounce

ozs.

ounces

par-boiled

partially boiled

pinch

amount between tip of finger & thumb

pk.

peck

pkg.

package

pkt.

packet

pn.

pinch

pt.

pint

qt.

quart (4 cups)

qts.

quarts

sec.

second

sm.

small

SoF

Soy-Free
(no soy-based products in recipe)

spk.

speck

sq.

square

SuF

Sugar-Free
(no added sugar, honey, syrup, molasses, etc. - product is sweetened by fruit or other ingredients that are naturally sweet). This code is used only for recipes where sugar would normally be added.

t., ts., tsp.

teaspoon

T., TB., Tbl., Tbsp., Tblsp., tb., tbl., tbsp., tblsp.

tablespoon

veg.

vegetable

VG

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

VN

Vegan
(no animal products, though some recipes will contain honey)

vol.

volume

WF

Wheat-Free (may include gluten containing grains such as spelt or kamut)

wk.

week

yr.

year