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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