Well, good on the United Kingdom for protecting all wild birds, even ones that are a nuisance. Taking a parking space! The nerve! Claire

Maybe this will help. Volume (Dry) American Standard Metric 1/8 teaspoon .5 ml 1/4 teaspoon 1 ml 1/2 teaspoon 2 ml 3/4 teaspoon 4 ml 1 teaspoon 5 ml 1 tablespoon 15 ml 1/4 cup 59 ml 1/3 cup 79 ml 1/2 cup 118 ml 2/3 cup 158 ml 3/4 cup 177 ml 1 cup 225 ml 2 cups or 1 pint 450 ml 3 cups 675 ml 4 cups or 1 quart 1 liter 1/2 gallon 2 liters 1 gallon 4 liters Volume (Liquid) American Standard (Cups & Quarts ) American Standard (Ounces) Metric (Milliliters & Liters) 2 tbsp 1 fl. oz. 30 ml 1/4 cup 2 fl. oz. 60 ml 1/2 cup 4 fl. oz. 125 ml 1 cup 8 fl. oz. 250 ml 1 1/2 cups 12 fl. oz. 375 ml 2 cups or 1 pint 16 fl. oz. 500 ml 4 cups or 1 quart 32 fl. oz. 1000 ml or 1 liter 1 gallon 128 fl. oz. 4 liters Oven Temperatures American Standard Metric 250° F 130° C 300° F 150° C 350° F 180° C 400° F 200° C 450° F 230° C Weight (Mass) American Standard (Ounces) Metric (Grams) 1/2 ounce 15 grams 1 ounce 30 grams 3 ounces 85 grams 3.75 ounces 100 grams 4 ounces 115 grams 8 ounces 225 grams 12 ounces 340 grams 16 ounces or 1 pound 450 grams Dry Measure Equivalents 3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon 1/2 ounce 14.3 grams 2 tablespoons 1/8 cup 1 ounce 28.3 grams 4 tablespoons 1/4 cup 2 ounces 56.7 grams 5 1/3 tablespoons 1/3 cup 2.6 ounces 75.6 grams 8 tablespoons 1/2 cup 4 ounces 113.4 grams 12 tablespoons 3/4 cup 6 ounces .375 pound 32 tablespoons 2 cups 16 ounces 1 pound British and American Variances Term Abbreviation Nationality Dry or liquid Metric equivalent Equivalent in context cup c., C. usually liquid 237 milliliters 16 tablespoons or 8 ounces ounce fl oz, fl. oz. American liquid only 29.57 milliliters British either 28.41 milliliters gallon gal. American liquid only 3.785 liters 4 quarts British either 4.546 liters 4 quarts inch in, in. 2.54 centimeters ounce oz, oz. American dry 28.35 grams 1/16 pound liquid see OUNCE see OUNCE pint p., pt. American liquid 0.473 liter 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces dry 0.551 liter 1/2 quart British either 0.568 liter pound lb. dry 453.592 grams 16 ounces quart q., qt, qt. American liquid 0.946 liter 1/4 gallon or 32 ounces dry 1.101 liters 2 pints British either 1.136 liters teaspoon t., tsp., tsp either about 5 milliliters 1/3 tablespoon tablespoon T., tbs., tbsp. either about 15 milliliters 3 teaspoons or 1/2 ounce Try the Conversion Calculator - - - Science of Cooking - - - Webcasts - - - Ask The Inquisitive Cooks - - - Share & Discuss - - -

I also have some Calphalon pans like the one linked by Tish, and they are very nice pans, heavy and well made. My favorite muffin pans, though, are Wilton Elite, because I like the handles on the end, they are much easier for me to hold when removing the hot pan from the oven or turning/adjusting a pan when it's hot. They've held up well and are cheaper than the Calphalon. I have 6 cup pans, 8 cup pans, one very old 9 cup pan, 4 or 5 of the 12 cup pans, mini muffin pans, cast iron muffin pans shaped like kittens and cars and fish, muffin top/whoopie pie pans and regular popover pans. Yeah, I've got a lot of pans, from the merging of Elery's kitchen and mine, LOL, and my on-line auction habit of buying pans for a dollar or two. I usually use paper liners with cupcakes but not with muffins, for reasons that I haven't even thought about until now, habit mostly, I think. I did have some silicon muffin pans and they were OK, but not my favorite and I got rid of them. The silicon bundt pan? That was the invention of the devil, I'm convinced, horrible thing! Annie

you can get a copper strip in HD and cut it up, but i don't bother. i don't use pennies with new design. the others are ok. the penny corrodes slowly and causes some release of ions ...the concentration is weak, from what i read - so plants are not harmed. but i do check if plants are ok with copper. bromeliads are sensitive to copper, so i don't put pennies in their tubs, but they are the only ones of my plants like that. so, yah, the penny has to be there continuously. i don't remember exactly, but i figured if there is at least a gallon of water - it's ok. and i still put peroxide into the solution anyway, since i add fertilizer too (vigoro or AV liquid or mirAcid..). i have to note here that we have extremely hard water here in NJ, the copper pipes corrode very fast ;). mine just popped like a cardboard from a little pressure (acids in the kitchen super said makes it go fast..) - you should see my pennies after 3 mo...will take a pic for you. but then if you put a nail in coca-cola you'll be surprised what happens to it too - and ev drinks the stuff by the gallon :)). it's easy to try it with a shoe box - turn some old pots upside down and put av pots on them - depending on av size it can take 4-6 of them and it'll take 3 qts of water, so ok to drop a penny in. for huge violets (like 10") yellow sugar tubs are great - one for each with deli tub upside down to support or some small old pot that fits. sugar tub will take 1.5 qt to top. that's enough for 6-8 weeks depending on temp. exact consumption of water you'll need to test yourself at least approx. at low temp it's lower, at high temp it's higher. humidity matters too. my humidity never drops below 65% even with heat in winter. so over my low tubs with av's just clearing the sides of the tub (not INSIDE the tub) it still was prolly around 75%. so with 65F constant for months..that's the cause of PM. i was lucky it was just starting after 3mo.. the year before i set up a tub on a cofee table in the middle of the room - just in front of air-take / circulation grids for heat/ac...so the air movement was good and no PM! but DH does not like to stare at tubs while watching TV :))))...and i had 2 tubs this time aorund. i have about 25 Av's.