A container (20) to receive liquids to aid in the volumetric measuring and mixing thereof,said container (20) including a hollow body (21) a bottom wall providing a base(22) a first chamber (27) at least partly enclosed by said base (21) and to receivea first liquid a top (24) via which the first liquid is delivered to said firstchamber (27) a second chamber (28), the second chamber (28) being provided toreceive a second liquid and being partitioned from the first chamber (27) butcommunicating therewith to provide for the flow of at least part of said secondliquid to said first chamber graduations (33) associated with said second chamber(28), said graduations (33) extending in a predetermined direction (34), withsaid second chamber (28) having a cross section transverse of said direction(34) and wherein said first chamber (27) has a cross section generally parallelto said base (22) that is greater than said cross section of said second chamber(27).