English Weights and Measures
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My best guess for term "do." is for "dash of". Such as two "dashes of" cinnamon.
Hello, I noticed a previous comment was asking about a Do. I am also looking for a measurement for do. As in one do. of butter, three do. currants, 2 do. cream tartar, etc. If it helps, it's a Southern cookery book from the 1860s.
Could it be an abbreviation for “ditto”? For example, if ingredients were listed as
1 tsp. salt
2 do. cream of tartar
3 do. cinnamon
… then perhaps this was indicating “2 tsps. cream of tartar” and “3 tsps. cinnamon”?
“Ditto” is sometimes abbreviated as “do.” — so perhaps it is a possibility if the first ingredient listed in your sources always is a defined measurement type (such as teaspoons). Hope this helps!
What is 1 peck of apples?
A peck is one fourth of a bushel
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