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Dash, Speck, or a Few grains ..............................Less than 1/8 teaspoon 60 drops .............................................................1 teaspoon 3 teaspoons (½ fluid ounce) .................................1 tablespoon 1/8 cup (1 fluid ounce) .........................................2 tablespoons ¼ cup (2 fluid ounces) .........................................4 tablespoons 1/3 cup ...............................................................5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon ½ cup (4 fluid ounces) .........................................8 tablespoons 2/3 cup ..............................................................10 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons ¾ cup (6 fluid ounces) ........................................12 tablespoons 1 cup (8 fluid ounces) .........................................16 tablespoons 2 cups (16 fluid ounces) ......................................1 pint 4 cups (32 fluid ounces) ......................................1 quart 2 pints ................................................................1 quart 2 quarts ..............................................................½ gallon 4 quarts (liquid) ..................................................1 gallon 8 quarts (dry) .....................................................1 peck 4 pecks ..............................................................1 bushel 16 ounces (dry measure) .....................................1 pound 1 ounce ..............................................................28.35 grams 1 pound ..............................................................453.6 grams |
Additional Equivalents & SubstitutionsBaking powder, 1 teaspoon ..............................1 teaspoon cream of tarter plus ¼ teaspoon baking powder Baking powder, double-acting ..........................1 teaspoon will leaven 1 cup flour Baking soda ....................................................½ teaspoon with 1 cup fully soured milk will neutralize the acid in that amount of milk and leaven 1 cup flour Bread 1 to 2 slices (soft) ..................................1 cup crumbs 1 pound loaf ....................................................10 cups small bread cubes Butter, 1 cup ...................................................7/8 to 1 cup vegetable shortening or lard plus ½ teaspoon salt Butter or margarine 2 tablespoons ....................1 ounce ½ cup (4 ounces) .............................................1 stick Chocolate unsweetened 1 square .....................1 ounce 1 square ..........................................................3 to 4 tablespoons coca plus 1 tablespoon shortening Cornstarch 1 tablespoon ..................................2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Cream heavy (40%) 1 cup ...............................¾ cup milk plus 1/3 cup butter 1 cup ...............................................................2 cups whipped Cream light (20%) 1 cup ..................................7/8 cup milk plus 3 tablespoons butter Eggs, whole 4 to 6 ...........................................1 cup whites 8 to 10 ...................................................1 cup yolks 10 to 14 ..................................................1 cup Flour cake 1 cup sifted .....................................7/8 cup (or 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons) all-purpose flour Garlic 1 clove ..................................................¼ teaspoon garlic powder Marshmallows 10 miniature ..............................1 large 16 large ...........................................................¼ pound (4 ounces) Onion ¼ cup chopped ......................................1 tablespoon instant minced onion or 1 teaspoon onion powder Sugar, granular, 2 ¼ cups .................................1 pound Sugar, superfine, 2 1/3 cups ..............................1 pound Brown, about 2 ¼ cups firmly packed ...............1 pound Granulated brown sugar, about 3 1/8 cups ........1 pound Confectioner’s sugar, about 3 ½ cups ...............1 pound Syrup corn about 1 ½ cups ...............................1 pound Maple about 1 ½ cups ......................................1 pound |
Approximate Weight & Volume Equivalents of Dry FoodsThe following equivalents are rough averages only. Actual
weight per volume varies considerably. Bread Flour Sifted .............................................1 lb = 4 cups 1 cup = 4 oz Bread Flour Unsifted .........................................1 lb = 3 ½ cups 1 cup = 4.75 oz Cake Flour Sifted ..............................................1 lb = 4 ¼ cups 1 cup = 3.75 oz Cake Flour Unsifted ..........................................1 lb = 3 ½ cups 1 cup = 4.5 oz Granulated Sugar ..............................................1 lb = 2 ¼ cups 1 cup = 7 oz Confectioner’s Sugar Sifted ...............................1 lb = 4 cups 1 cup = 4 oz Confectioner’s Sugar Unsifted ............................1 lb = 3 ½ cups 1 cup = 4.5 oz Cornstarch Sifted ..............................................1 lb = 4 cups 1 cup = 4 oz 1 oz = 4 tbsp = ¼ cup 1 tbsp = 0.25 oz Cornstarch Unsifted .........................................1 lb = 3 ½ cups 1 cup = 4.5 oz 1 oz = 3 1/3 tbsp 1 tbsp = 0.29 oz 1 cup = 3.2 oz 1 oz = 5 tbsp 1 tbsp = 0.2 oz Gelatin Unflavored ............................................1 oz = 3 tbsp ¼ oz = 2 ¼ tsp 1 tbsp = 0.33 oz 1 tsp = 0.11 oz Baking Soda, Baking Powder (phosphate type and sodium aluminum sulfate type) ........................................................................1 oz = 2 tbsp ¼ oz = 1 ½ tsp 1 tbsp = 0.5 oz 1 tsp = 0.17 oz Cream of Tartar .................................................1 oz = 4 tbsp ¼ oz = 1 tbsp 1 tsp = 0.08 oz Salt ....................................................................1 oz = 5 tsp ¼ oz = 1 ¼ tsp 1 tsp = 0.2 oz Cinnamon ...........................................................1 oz = 17 tsp ¼ oz = 4 ¼ tsp 1 tsp = 0.06 oz Ground Spices (except cinnamon) .......................1 oz = 14 tsp ¼ oz = 3 ½ tsp 1 tsp = 0.07 oz Grated Lemon Zest ............................................. 1 oz = 4 tbsp 1 tsp = 0.08 oz Dried Beans ....................................................... 1 cup = 6.5 oz 1 lb = 2 ½ cups (yields 6 cups cooked) Rice Long Grain ................................................ 1 cup = 7 oz 1 lb = 2 ¼ cups (yields 8 cups cooked) |
Equivalents of Many Everyday FoodsAll measurements are approximate. Coffee regular grind 1 lb (5 cups) makes about 45 cups Coffee Instant 2 oz (1 cup) makes about 25 cups Tea regular 4 oz (about 1 1/2 cups) makes about 250 cups Cornmeal white or yellow 1 lb 8 oz pkg. makes about 4 ½ cups Macaroni elbow or shell 8
oz pkg. ..................................................... Noodles
8 oz pkg. ..................................................... Rice uncooked 1 lb ........................................................2 ¼ to 2 1/3 cups Spaghetti 1 lb pkg. .......................................................4 cups Butter 1 lb ........................................................2 cups (48 squares) Cheese Cheddar shredded 1 lb ........................................................4 cups Eggs (with shells) Large 1 lb .......................................................7 or 8 eggs Medium 1 lb ........................................................9 to 10 eggs Small 1 lb .......................................................11 to 12 eggs Milk evaporated 14 ½ oz can .................................................1 2/3 cups Milk instant nonfat dry 9 ½ oz pkg. ................................................3 quarts fluid Milk sweetened condensed 14 oz can ....................................................1 ¼ cups Flour all purpose sifted 1 lb .......................................................4 to 4 ½ cups Flour cake sifted 1 lb .............................................................4 ¾ to 5 cups Flour whole wheat unsifted 1 lb .......................................................3 ½ cups Margarine 1 lb .......................................................2 cups Vegetable shorting 1 lb .......................................................2 ½ cups Dates whole unpitted cut 1 lb ........................................................3 cups Prunes medium cooked 1 lb ........................................................4 cups Raisins seedless 15 oz pkg. .....................................................3 cups Apples pared sliced 1 lb (3 or 4 medium) ......................................3 cups Bananas mashed 1 lb (3 or 4 medium) ......................................2 cups Bananas sliced 1 lb (3 or 4 medium) ......................................2 ½ cups Cherries pitted 1 lb .........................................................2 to 2 ½ cups Lemons 3 lb (12 medium) ...........................................2 cups juice 1 medium ...........................................2 to 3 tbsp juice Peaches peeled slices 1 lb (3 or 4 medium) ......................................2 to 2 ½ cups Strawberries hulled 1 pt. ..........................................................1 ½ cups Almonds (in the shell) 2 lb ..........................................................2 ½ to 3 cups nutmeats Pecans (in the shell) 2 lb ..........................................................4 to 4 ½ cups nutmeats Walnuts (in the shell) 2 lb ..........................................................3 to 3 ¼ cups nutmeats Almonds blanched whole 1 lb ...........................................................3 ¼ cups Peanuts halves 1 lb ...........................................................3 ¼ cups Pecans halves 1 lb ...........................................................4 ¼ cups Pecans chopped 1 lb ...........................................................3 ¾ cups Walnuts halves 1 lb ...........................................................4 ¼ to 4 ½ cups Walnuts chopped 1 lb ..........................................................3 2/3 cups Sugar brown 1 to 2 lb pkg. ..................................................2 ¼ cups (packed per pound) Sugar confectioner’s 1
to 2 lb pkg. ................................................. Sugar granulated 1 to 10 lb pkg. ...............................................2 ¼ cups (per pound) Beans dried navy 1 lb (2 1/3 cups) ............................................6 cups cooked Coconut flakes 3 ½ oz can ......................................................1 1/3 cups Coconut shredded 4 oz can .........................................................1 ½ cups Gelatin unflavored 1 envelope ......................................................1 tablespoon |