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FOOD MEASUREMENTS AND YIELDS |
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Food
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Weight
or Count
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Measure
or Yield
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Apples |
1 pound
(3 medium) |
3 cups
sliced |
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Bacon |
8 slices
cooked |
1/2
cup crumbled |
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Bananas |
1 pound
(3 medium) |
2 1/2
cups sliced
about 2 cups mashed |
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Beans, dried |
1 pound |
6 cups
cooked |
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Beans, green or wax |
1 pound |
3 cups
cut |
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Beef, cooked |
5 ounces |
1 cup
cubed |
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Bell Pepper |
1 medium |
1 cup
chopped |
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Bread |
1 pound
About 1 1/2 slices
1 slice |
12
to 16 slices
1 cup soft bread crumbs
1/3 cup dry crumbs |
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Butter or margarine |
1 pound
Size of an egg
2 tablespoons |
2 cups
or 4 sticks
About 1/4 cup
1 ounce |
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Cabbage, raw |
1 pound |
4 cups
shredded |
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Candied fruit or peels |
1/2
pound (8 ounces) |
1 cup
unchopped
1 1/4 cups chopped |
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Canned fruit |
16
to 20 ounce can |
1 3/4
to 2 cups drained fruit |
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Canned vegetables |
16
ounce can |
2 cups
drained vegetables |
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Carrots |
1/2
pound
2 medium
1 1/2 medium |
1 1/4
cups chopped
1 cup sliced
1 cup shredded |
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Cauliflorets |
1 pound |
3 cups |
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Cereal, flakes |
3 cups
uncrushed |
1 cup
crushed |
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Celery |
2 medium
stalks |
1 cup
sliced |
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Cheese, American |
1 pound |
About
4 cups shredded |
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Cheese, Cheddar |
1 pound
4 ounces |
About
4 cups shredded
1 cup |
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Cheese, Cottage |
1 pound
8 ounces |
2 cups
1 cup |
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Cheese, Cream |
3-ounce
package
8-ounce package |
6 tablespoons
1 cup |
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Cherries |
4 cups
unpitted |
2 cups
pitted |
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Chocolate, baking |
1 square |
1 ounce |
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Chocolate Chips (morsels) |
6-ounce
package
12-ounce package |
1 cup
2 cups |
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Chocolate Wafers |
1 cup
fine |
19
wafers |
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Cocoa |
1 pound |
4 cups |
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Coconut, flaked or shredded |
1 pound
4 ounces |
5 cups
1 1/3 ups |
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Coffee |
1 pound |
80
tablespoons
40 cups perked |
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Cookies, Chocolate Wafers |
19
wafers |
1 cup
crumbs |
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Cookies, Vanilla Wafers |
22
wafers |
1 cup
finely crushed |
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Corn |
2 medium
ears |
1 cup
kernels |
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Cornmeal |
1 pound |
3 cups |
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Crab, in shell |
1 pound |
3/4
to 1 cup flaked |
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Crackers, graham |
14
squares |
1 cup
fine crumbs |
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Crackers, saltine |
28
squares |
1 cup
finely crushed |
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Cranberries |
1 quart
1 pound |
6 to
7 cups cranberry sauce
4 cups |
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Crawfish, whole |
1 pound
unpeeled |
3 to
4 ounces peeled tail meat |
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Crawfish, tails |
1 pound
unpeeled |
1 to
2 cups meat |
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Cream, whipping |
1 cup
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2 cups
whipped |
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Cucumber |
1 small
to medium |
1 cup
chopped |
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Dates, pitted |
1 cup
(1/2 pint) |
3 cups
chopped |
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Dates, unpitted |
1 pound
8-ounce package |
1 1/2
cups chopped
1 cup |
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Eggs, whole |
5 large
9 medium |
1 pound
1 cup |
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Eggs, whites |
8 to
11 |
1 cup |
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Eggs, yolks |
12
to 14 |
1 cup |
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Flour, all-purpose |
1 pound
1 ounce |
4 cups,
unsifted
4 tablespoons |
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Flour, cake |
1 pound |
4 3/4
to 5 cups sifted |
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Flour, whole wheat |
1 pound |
3 1/2
cups unsifted |
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Frozen fruit |
10
ounce package |
1 1/4
cups |
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Frozen vegetables |
9 to
10 ounce package |
2 cups
thawed vegetables |
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Gelatine, Knox |
1 envelope
2 envelopes |
2 1/4
teaspoons
1 1/2 tablespoons |
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Green bell pepper |
1 large |
1 cup
diced |
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Lemon |
1 medium |
2 to
3 tablespoons juice
2 teaspoons grated rind |
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Lettuce |
1 pound
head |
6 1/4
cups torn |
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Lime |
1 medium |
1 1/2
to 2 tablespoons juice
1 1/2 teaspoons grated rind |
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Macaroni |
4 ounces
(1 cup) |
2 1/4
cups cooked |
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1 pound |
9 cups
cooked |
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Marshmallow Fluff (Creme) |
1 tablespoon
1 (7 1/2 ounce) jar
1 (16 1/2 ounce) tub |
1 marshmallow
2 1/2 cups Fluff or 32 marshmallows
5 cups or 5 1/2 dozen marshmallows |
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Marshmallows |
11
large
10 miniature |
1 cup
1 large marshmallow |
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Marshmallows, miniature |
1/2
pound |
4 1/2
cups |
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Milk, evaporated |
5.33-ounce
can
13-ounce can |
2/3
cup
1 5/8 cups |
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Milk, fresh |
1 pound |
2 cups |
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Milk, sweetened condensed |
14-ounce
can |
1 1/4
cups |
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Mushrooms, fresh |
3 cups
(8 ounces) |
1 cup
sliced |
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Noodles |
1 pound
dry |
9 cups
cooked |
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Nuts, almonds |
1 pound
unshelled
1 pound shelled |
1 to
1 3/4 cups nutmeats
3 1/2 cups nutmeats |
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Nuts, peanuts |
1 pound
unshelled
1 pound shelled |
2 1/4
cups nutmeats
3 cups nutmeats |
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Nuts, pecans |
1 pound
unshelled
1 pound shelled |
2 1/4
cups nutmeats
4 cups |
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Nuts, walnuts |
1 pound
unshelled
1 pound shelled |
1 2/3
cups nutmeats
4 cups nutmeats |
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Oats, quick-cooking |
1 cup |
1 3/4
cups cooked |
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Onion |
1 medium |
1/2
cup chopped |
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Orange |
1 medium |
1/3
to 1/2 cup juice
2 tablespoons grated rind (zest) |
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Pasta |
1 pound
1 1/2 pounds |
Appetizer
or side dish for 6 people
with a light sauce
Main dish for 6 people with a
substantial sauce
Main dish for 6 people with a light
sauce |
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Peaches |
2 medium |
1 cup
sliced |
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Pears |
2 medium |
1 cup
sliced |
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Peas in the pod |
1 pound |
1 cup
shelled |
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Potatoes, white |
3 medium |
2 cups
cubed cooked
1 3/4 cups mashed
3 cups grated |
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Potatoes, sweet |
3 medium |
3 cups
sliced |
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Prunes |
1 (12-ounce)
package |
2 cups
pitted |
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Raisins, seedless |
1 pound |
3 cups |
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Rice, long-grain |
1 cup
1 pound |
3 to
4 cups cooked
2 1/2 cups uncooked or 8 cups cooked |
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Rice, pre-cooked (instant) |
1 cup |
2 cups
cooked |
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Rice, wild |
1 cup |
3 cups
cooked |
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Salt, coarse or kosher |
1 ounce |
2 tablespoons |
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Salt, table |
1 ounce |
1 1/2
tablespoons |
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Scallions (green onions) |
9 (with
tops) |
1 cup
sliced |
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Shortening |
2 cups |
1 pound
(16 ounces) |
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Shrimp, raw in shell |
1 1/2
pounds |
2 cups
(3/4 pound) cleaned, cooked |
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Sour Cream |
8 ounces |
1 cup |
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Spaghetti, uncooked |
7 ounces |
About
4 cups cooked |
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Strawberries |
1 quart |
<
4 cups
sliced |
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Sugar, brown |
1 pound |
2 2/3
cups firmly packed |
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Sugar, granulated |
1 pound |
2 cups |
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Sugar, powdered (confectioners) |
1 pound |
2 1/2
cups unsifted
4 cups sifted |
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Tea |
1 pound |
120
servings |
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Tomato |
1 medium |
1 cup
chopped |
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Vanilla Wafers |
22
wafers |
1 cup
crumbs |
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Whipping cream |
1 cup |
2 cups
whipped |
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Yeast |
1 cake
1/4 ounce package |
1 package
active dry yeast
2 1/2 teaspoons |
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Zucchini |
1 medium |
2 cups
sliced |
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