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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

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A unit for measuring mass that is equal to approximately 454 grams.  7, record 1, English, - pound

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In the avoirdupois system, ... in a general use in English-speaking countries, one pound equals 16 ounces (about 454 g). In the troy system, used for precious metals and gems, one pound equals 12 troy ounces (about 373 g).  8, record 1, English, - pound

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1 kg = 2.205 pounds avoirdupois.  9, record 1, English, - pound

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pound: The plural forms are "pounds" and "pound" (especially when used collectively).  7, record 1, English, - pound

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lb.; lb: used as singular or collective plural abbreviations.  7, record 1, English, - pound

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lbs.; lbs: used as plural abbreviations.  7, record 1, English, - pound

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pound : A measure of weight and mass derived from the ancient Roman "libra"(=327. 25 grams), but very [often] modified in the course of ages in different countries, and... used for different classes of things; in Great Britain, now fixed for use in trade by a Parliamentary standard. Denoted by "lb. "(Latin "libra"). Formerly used without change in the pl., a usage still sometimes retained after a numeral, esp. dial. and colloq., also in comb. as "a five pound note, ""a twenty pound shot. "This pound consisted originally of 12 ounces, corresponding more or less to that of troy weight, which contains 5760 grains=373. 26 grams. This is still used by goldsmiths and jewellers in stating the weight of gold, silver, and precious stones, but as early as the thirteenth or fourteenth century, a pound of sixteen ounces was in use for more bulky commodities. This was made a standard for general purposes of trade by Edward III, and known as the pound "aveir de peis, "i. e. of merchandise of weight, now called "avoirdupois. "This pound of 16 ounces, containing 7000 grains=453. 6 grams, has been since 1826 the only legal pound for buying or selling any commodity in Great Britain. In former times, the pound varied locally from 12 to 27 ounces, according to the commodity, pounds of different weight being often used in the same place for different articles such as bread, butter, cheese, meat, malt, hay, wool... The Scotch pound of 16 ounces of Troy or Dutch Weight consisted of 7608. 9496 grains; the Tron pound kept at Edinburgh=9622. 67 grains. "Pound" is also used to translate foreign names of weights, of cognate origin or representatives of Latin "libra. "These vary greatly : in Italy, between 300 and 350 grams, in Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands and some German states, between 459 and 469 grams, and in other German states, Denmark, etc., between 477 and 510. 22 grams. But the standard German "Pfund" is now 500 grams, i. e. half a kilogram.  10, record 1, English, - pound

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With regard to the pound, the values currently in use are: 1 imperial standard pound = 0.453 592 338 kgm. [kilogram]; 1 Canadian pound = 0.453 592 43 kgm.; 1 United States pound = 0.453 592 4277 kgm.  10, record 1, English, - pound

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

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Unité de poids anglo-saxonne valant 16 onces ou environ 0,454 kg.  6, record 1, French, - livre

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lb : Le symbole s'écrit sans point et sans «s» au pluriel (1 lb, 20 lb).  6, record 1, French, - livre

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Cette unité a déjà été utilisée en France, et son poids variait, selon les provinces, entre 380 et 550 grammes. Aujourd'hui le mot «livre» est utilisé pour désigner un demi-kilogramme. Exemples : Acheter une livre de beurre, de fraises, de café, de sucre. Demi-livre, quart de livre. Une livre et demie. Haltère de trente livres. Le Canada a officiellement adopté le système métrique; l'emploi du mot «livre», dans le sens strict de l'unité de mesure anglo-saxonne équivalant à 0,454 kg, subsiste encore, mais est appelé à disparaître.  7, record 1, French, - livre

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Le Canada a officiellement adopté le système métrique en 1970. Les unités métriques (grammes, kilogrammes, centimètres, mètres, kilomètres, litres, etc.) remplacent les traditionnelles unités impériales également utilisées par les États-Unis (livre, pouces, pieds, verges, milles, pintes, etc.). Cependant, la résistance de son principal partenaire commercial, les États-Unis, à l'adoption du système métrique, ainsi que la résistance dans la population au nouveau système ont fait que le Canada vit toujours, en 2014, avec les deux systèmes, le Système international (SI) et le système impérial. Au Canada, la livre de 0,454 kg, par exemple, demeure d'usage courant dans le commerce, notamment pour les denrées alimentaires.  6, record 1, French, - livre

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

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Eggs in Cases : Cut up a sheet of paper into pieces three inches square turn up half an inch all round so as to form a kind of square case; there will then remain but two inches square in the inside. Take a small piece of butter, a pinch of fine breadcrumbs, a little finely-chopped parsley, spring onions, salt and pepper, and mix them together; put a little into each case, then break one egg into each; put them on a gridiron, over a slow fire, and do them gently, or place them in a dish in an over; when well set, serve. Small, round paper cases may be procured very cheap.  1, record 2, English, - eggs%20in%20cases

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

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Œufs en cocotte, cassolettes ou caissettes. Cette préparation dérive à la fois de celle des œufs à la coque et de celle des œufs pochés. Beurrer légèrement l'intérieur des cocottes, cassolettes ou caissettes (en porcelaine, en terre, en métal, en verre trempé, rondes ou ovales) [...]  2, record 2, French, - %26oelig%3Bufs%20en%20cocotte

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Record 3,  Textual support,  English

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The Invention of Dutch Cocoa. Coenraad Van Houten, a chemist and chocolate manufacturer in Amsterdam, patented an invention that was soon to change chocolate from a beverage to a confection. He had devised a process for making chocolate powder by using hydraulic pressure to remove almost half of the cocoa butter from chocolate liquor. This reduced the fat content from over 50% to about 25%, and made a hard cake that could be pulverized. Then, in order to make this powder easier to mix into warm water, he treated it with alkaline salts, which also made the color darker and removed some of the bitterness. This treatment came to be known as "Dutching. "  1, record 3, English, - Dutch%20cocoa

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

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Poudre de cacao ayant subi un traitement à l'ammoniaque, ou par une base, pour en faciliter la dispersion dans les boissons chocolatées.  2, record 3, French, - cacao%20solubilis%C3%A9

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Le procédé mécanique par lequel on transforme le tourteau de cacao en poudre de cacao s'appelle le blutage. Lorsque la liqueur de cacao a été traitée avant pressage par des sels alcalins, la poudre de cacao obtenue est dite «solubilisée». Dans ce cas, on parle de cacao solubilisé.  3, record 3, French, - cacao%20solubilis%C3%A9

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Le terme «poudre de cacao» désigne le cacao non solubilisé. «Cacao» comme synonyme de «poudre de cacao» est un abus terminologique dans la mesure où cacao désigne la poudre non solubilisée et où «poudre de cacao» englobe les deux notions (solubilisée ou non solubilisée).  3, record 3, French, - cacao%20solubilis%C3%A9

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Record 4,  Textual support,  English

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A small cask for liquids, fish, butter, etc., originally containing a quarter of a "barrel" or half a "kilderkin".  1, record 4, English, - firkin

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

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Au XVIIe s., récipient utilisé pour le transport du beurre salé.  2, record 4, French, - tinette

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Petit vaisseau de bois fait de douves, dans lequel on garde du beurre salé ou différentes graisses telles le saindoux et le suif.  3, record 4, French, - tinette

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

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Cloverleaf rolls : Cut risen dough in half and shape each half into a roll about twelve inches long. Cut into one inch pieces and divide each piece into thirds. Shape into balls. Grease two-inch muffin cups, place three balls in each, brush the tops with melted butter and let rise until doubled in bulk.  1, record 5, English, - cloverleaf%20roll

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Façonner trois boulettes de pâte (1 pouce de diamètre environ), les réunir dans les moules à petits gâteaux ou à muffins bien beurrés ou les déposer sur une tôle à biscuits. (Source : Congrégation de Notre-Dame : La Cuisine raisonnée, 1967, p. 484.  1, record 5, French, - petit%20pain%20en%20tr%C3%A8fles

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