Recipe - Approximate Equivalents

MEASURE EQUIVALENTS
3 teaspoon 1 tb
16 tablespoon 1 c
One fourth cup 4 tb
1/3 cup 51/3 tb
2 cup 1 pt
4 cup 1 qt
2 pt 1 qt
1 One half fl 1 jigger

WEIGHT EQUIVALENTS
1 ounce 25 gm
1/16 ounce 1 gm; 0.035 oz
1 ounce 28.35 gm
1 pound 453.6 grams
2 One fourth pound 1 kg

PRODUCT EQUIVALENTS
3 One half cup 1 pound brown sugar
2 One fourth cup 1 pound granulated sugar
3 Three fourths cup 1 pound powdered sugar
2 cup 1 pound butter
2 cup 1 pound shortening
4 One half cup 1 pound cheese; grated
3 Three fourths cup 1 pound flour
3 1/3 cup 1 pound whole wheat flour
3 One fourth cup 1 pound corn meal
3 cup 1 pound raisins, seeded
2 2/3 cup 1 pound dates, pitted
3 One half cup 1 pound dates, unpitted

CAN EQUIVALENTS
1 One half cup #1 can
2 One half cup #2 can
3 One half cup #2One half can
4 cup #3 can
13 cup #10 can

OTHER EQUIVALENTS
4 One half cup 3 pound chicken, cooked/ minced
(1One half lb)
2 tablespoon Cocoa = 1 chocolate square
1 cup Uncooked macaroni = 22/3
c cooked
1 pound Uncooked meat = 22/3 cooked
1 cup Uncooked rice = 4 cup cooked
1 cup Uncooked spaghetti=2c cooked

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