Food Equivalents

 

APPLES  
1 pound 3 medium (3 cups sliced)
BUTTER  
1 pound 2 cups
1/2 pound 1 cup
1/4 pound 1/2 cup
CHEESE  
1 pound cottage cheese 2 cups
8 oz. pkg cottage cheese 1 cup
8 oz. pkg cream cheese 1 cup (1/2 pound)
1 pound Amer. or Cheddar 3-4 cups grated
CHOCOLATE  
1 square 1 oz. or 1 tbsp, when melted
1/2 pound 8-1 oz squares
COFFEE  
1 pound 80 tbsp (40 servings)
CREAM  
1/2 pint coffee cream 6-8 servings of cream
1/2 pint (1 cup) whipping (or 2 cups when whipped
1 pkg dessert topping)  
DATES  
1 pound, whole 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups pitted and
  cut up
EGGS  
5 whole eggs 1 cup
8-10 egg whites 1 cup
12-14 egg yolks 1 cup
FLOUR  
1 pound all-purpose flour 4 cups, sifted flour
1 pound cake/pastry flour 4 1/2 cups, sifted flour
ICE CREAM  
1 quart 4-6 servings
LEMON  
1 medium - juice 2-3 tbsp.
1 medium - rind 1/2-1 tbsp.
MILK  
1 quart 4 cups
1 pint 2 cups
NUTS  
1 pound almonds (in shell) 1 1/4 cups nutmeats
1 pound pecans (in shell) 1 1/2 cups nutmeats
1 pound peanuts (in shell) 2 cups nutmeats
1 pound walnuts (in shell) 1 3/4 cups nutmeats
ORANGE  
1 medium - juice 5-6 tbsp.
1 medium - rind 1-2 tbsp.
RAISINS  
1 pound 3 cups
SUGAR  
1 pound granulated sugar 2 cups
1 pound confectioner's sugar 3 1/2 cups, sifted
1 pound brown sugar 2 1/4 cups, firmly packed
1 pound powdered sugar 2 1/3 cups

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