SPICE CONVERSION TABLE.

[pikeman_95]

At one time I got bored and took all the spices in the cupboard and weighed them with my digital powder scale. This was for my own information but I though some of the new sausage makers that do not have accurate scales could use it. Some times it is easier then getting out the scale.

well here it is

                         GRAINS          WEIGHT IN GRAMS    TABLESPOONS PER OZ.
                                 PER LEVEL        PER LEVEL               1 OZ =28.35 GRAMS
                                TABLESPOON     TABLESPOON
     SPICE                                          1 GRAM =15.432
                                                                              
ALL SPICE..........................92-------------5.96------------------4.75
ANISE SEED......................113.3-----------7.34------------------3.86
BLACK PEPPER GROUND.......117.8-----------7.63------------------3.71
BLACK PEPPER WHOLE.........138.5-----------8.97------------------3.16
BROWN SUGAR...................158.2----------10.25------------------2.76
BASIL LEAF CRUSHED............39.3-----------2.54-----------------11.16
CARAWAY SEED..................115.6-----------7.49------------------3.78
CARDAMOM........................98.9------------6.4-------------------4.42
CAYENNE PEPPER GROUND....100.3-----------6.49-----------------4.36
CELERY SEED.....................124.8-----------8.05------------------3.52
CILANTRO...........................31.2-----------2.02-----------------14.03
CLOVE GROUND....................91.2-----------5.9------------------- 4.8
CHILI POWDER...................109.5------------7.09-----------------3.99
CUMIN................................91.2-----------5.6-------------------4.8
GARLIC POWDER.................128.8-----------8.34------------------3.39
GINGER GROUND...................99.0-----------6.41------------------4.42
MUSTARD SEED..................165.8 ---------10.74------------------1.67
NUTMEG ...........................112.5-----------7.28----------------- 3.89
ONION POWDER..................126.8-----------8.21------------------3.45
OREGANO LEAVES CRUSHED...34.3-----------2.22-----------------12.77
PAPRIKA............................104.7-----------6.78------------------4.18
ROSEMARY..........................27.5-----------1.78-----------------15.92
SAGE RUBBED......................31.7------------2.05----------------13.82
SALT TABLE GRIND   .............297.6-----------19.28----------------1.47
SUGAR..............................202.2-----------13.1------------------2.16
THYME GROUND...................80.3------------3.84-----------------7.38
TUMERIC...........................127.8-----------8.22------------------3.44
WHITE PEPPER GROUND.......113.8-----------7.35------------------3.85