Passover Cooking Abbreviations For Pesach - List Of Terms
Passover / Pesach cooking abbreviations - Ok, for those of you who want answers to what those cooking abbreviations for those Passover / Pesach recipes mean, check out the table below. Disclaimer: Make sure you double-check all recipes with your physician; especially the recipes that have any of the following abbreviations in them: DF, EF, GF, SoF, SuF, VG, VN, WF. We aren't responsible if you don't!
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 and 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 |
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