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Food Yields and Equivalents

Convert from recipe measures to weights, cans or other shopping levels.
1 small yellow onion = 1/4 cup chopped
1 medium-small yellow onion = 1/2 cup chopped
1 medium yellow onion = 3/4 cup chopped
1 medium-large yellow onion = 1 cup chopped
1 large yellow onion = 1 1/2 cups chopped

1 small clove garlic = 1/2 to 1 teaspoon minced
1 medium-size clove garlic = 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons minced
1 large clove garlic = 2 to 2 1/2 teaspoons minced

MEASURING EGGS

4 jumbo eggs = 1 cup
6 jumbo whites = 1 cup
12 jumbo yolks = 1 cup

4 Ex Lg eggs = 1 cup
6 Ex Lg whites = 1 cup
12 Ex Lg yolks = 1 cup

5 Lg eggs = 1 cup
7 Lg whites = 1 cup
14 Lg yolks = 1 cup

5 Med eggs = 1 cup
8 Med whites = 1 cup
16 Med yolks = 1 cup

6 Sm eggs = 1 cup
9 Sm whites = 1 cup
18 Sm yolks = 1 cup
5-6 whole EGGS = 1 cup
3 EGG whites = 1 dl
6 EGG yolks = 1 dl
8-10 EGG whites = 1 cup
1 EGG white = 2 tablespoons
12-14 EGG yolks = 1 cup

1/4 pound BUTTER or MARGARINE = 1/2 cup
1 pound cottage CHEESE = 2 cups

1 pound regular grind COFFEE = 4 1/2 to 5 cups

1 medium LEMON = 3 to 4 tablespoons juice
1 juice ORANGE = 1/3 to 1/2 cup juice

1 pound brown SUGAR = 2 1/4 packed
1 pound confectioners SUGAR, sifted = 3 1/2 cups
1 pound SUGAR = 2 1/4 cups

1 pound all purpose FLOUR = 4 cups sifted
1 pound cake FLOUR = 4 3/4 cups sifted
1 pound raw MACARONI = 4 cups uncooked
1 cup uncooked MACARONI = 2 1/4 cups cooked
1 pound uncooked NOODLES = 6 cups uncooked
1 cup uncooked NOODLES = 1 cup cooked
1 pound uncooked SPAGHETTI = 4 3/4 cups uncooked
1 cup uncooked SPAGHETTI = 2 cups cooked
1 pound uncooked OATMEAL = 1 3/4 cups cooked
1 pound raw RICE = 2 1/4 cups
1 cup uncooked RICE = 4 cups cooked
1 cup Minute/precooked RICE = 2 cups cooked

8 MARSHMALLOWS = 1 cup chopped
1 MARSHMALLOW = 10 miniature marshmallows
1 pound seeded RAISINS = 3 1/4 cups
1 pound pitted DATES = 2 1/2 cups
1 pound unpitted DATES = 1 3/4 cups chopped
1 pound NUT meats = 3 1/2 - 4 cups chopped
1 pound NUTS in shell = 2 cups shelled

1 pound raw MEAT = 2 cups cooked, diced or ground

1 pound fresh PEAS or LIMAS in shell = 1 cup shelled
1 cup dry navy BEANS = 2 1/3 cups cooked

potatoes, tomatoes, beets, turnips, apples, pears, peaches, 1 pound = 3 - 4 medium 1 pound cabbage equals 4 cups shredded cabbage.

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FOOD MEASUREMENTS AND YIELDS

Food	Weight or Count	Measure or Yield
Apples	1 pound (3 medium)	3 cups sliced
Bacon	8 slices cooked	1/2 cup crumbled
Bananas	1 pound (3 medium)	2 1/2 cups sliced OR about 2 cups mashed
Beans, dried	1 pound	6 to 7 cups cooked
Beans, green or wax	1 pound	3 cups cut
Beef, cooked	5 oz.	1 cup cubed OR 2/3 cup ground
Bell Pepper	1 medium (6 ounce)	1 cup chopped
Bread	1 pound	12 to 16 slices
Bread	1 ounce	1 cup soft bread crumbs OR 1/3 cup dry crumbs
Butter or margarine	1 pound	2 cups or 4 sticks
	Size of an egg	2 tablespoons OR About 1 ounce
Cabbage, raw	1 pound	4 cups shredded
Candied fruit or peels	1/2 pound (8 ounces)	1 cup unchopped OR 1 1/4 cups chopped
Canned fruit	16 to 20 oz. can	1 3/4 to 2 cups drained fruit
Canned vegetables	16 oz. can	2 cups drained vegetables
Carrots	1/2 pound	2 medium
	1 1/2 medium	1 1/4 cups chopped OR 1 cup sliced OR 1 cup shredded
Cauliflorets	1 pound	3 cups
Cereal, flakes	3 cups uncrushed	1 cup crushed
Celery	2 medium stalks	1 cup sliced
Cheese, American	1 pound	About 4 cups shredded
Cheese, Cheddar	4 ounces	About 1 cups shredded
Cheese, Cottage	1 pound	2 cups
Cheese, Cream	3 ounce package 8 ounce package	6 tablespoons 1 cup
Cherries	4 cups unpitted	2 cups pitted
Chocolate, baking	1 square	1 ounce
Chocolate Chips (morsels)	6-ounce package	1 cup
Chocolate Wafers	1 cup fine	19 wafers
Cocoa	1 pound	4 cups
Coconut, flaked or shredded	1 pound	5 cups
Coffee, medium grind	1 pound	80 tablespoons OR 5 cups 50-5 ounce drinks or 7 1/2 quarts
Cookies, Chocolate Wafers	19 wafers	1 cup crumbs
Cookies, Vanilla Wafers	22 wafers	1 cup finely crushed
Corn	2 medium ears	1 cup kernels
Cornmeal	1 pound	3 cups
Crab, in shell	1 pound	3/4 to 1 cup flaked
Crackers, graham	14 squares	1 cup fine crumbs
Crackers, saltine	28 squares	1 cup finely crushed
Cranberries	1 quart	6 to 7 cups cranberry sauce
	1 pound	4 cups
Crawfish, whole	1 pound unpeeled	3 to 4 ounces peeled tail meat
Crawfish, tails	1 pound unpeeled	1 to 2 cups meat
Cream, whipping	1 cup	2 cups whipped
Cucumber	1 small to medium	1 cup chopped
Dates, pitted	1 cup (1/2 pint)	3 cups chopped
Dates, unpitted	1 pound	1 1/2 cup chopped
Dates, pitted	8-ounce package	1 cup chopped
Eggs, whole	5 large	1 cup
	9 medium	1 cup
Eggs, whites	8 to 11	1 cup
Eggs, yolks	12 to 14	1 cup
Flour, all-purpose	1 pound	4 cups unsifted
	1 ounce	4 tablespoons
Flour, cake	1 pound	4 3/4 to 5 cups sifted
Flour, whole wheat	1 pound	3 1/2 cups unsifted
Frozen fruit	10 ounce package	1 1/4 cups
Frozen vegetables	9 to 10 ounce package	2 cups thawed vegetables
Gelatine, Knox	1 envelope	1 1/2 teaspoons
	2 envelopes	2 1/4 teaspoons
Green bell pepper	1 large	1 cup diced
Lemon	1 medium	2 to 3 tablespoons juice OR 2 teaspoons grated rind
Lettuce	1 pound head	6 1/4 cups torn
Lime	1 medium	1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons juice OR 1 1/2 teaspoons grated rind
Macaroni	4 ounces (1 cup dry)	2 1/4 cups cooked
	1 pound	9 cups cooked
Marshmallow Fluff (Creme)	1 tablespoon	1 marshmallow
7 1/2 oz. jar	2 1/2 cup fluff OR 32 marshmallows
16 1/2 oz. tub	5 cups fluff 5 1/2 dozen marshmallows
Marshmallows	11 large	1 cup
Marshmallows, miniature	1/2 pound	4 1/2 cups
	10 miniature	1 large
Milk, evaporated	5.33-ounce can	2/3 cup
	13-ounce can	1 5/8 cups
Milk, fresh	1 pound	2 cups
Milk, sweetened condensed	14-ounce can	1 1/4 cups
	12 ounce can	1 cup 2 tablespoons
Mushrooms, fresh	8 ounces	3 cups whole OR 1 cup sliced
Noodles	1 pound dry	9 cups cooked
Nuts, almonds	1 pound unshelled	1 to 1 3/4 cup
	1 pound shelled	3 1/2 cups nutmeats
Nuts, peanuts	1 pound unshelled	2 1/4 cups meats
	1 pound shelled	3 cups nutmeats
Nuts, pecans	1 pound unshelled	2 1/4 cups nutmeats
	1 pound shelled	4 cups
Nuts, walnuts	1 pound unshelled	1 2/3 cups nutmeats
	1 pound shelled	4 cups nutmeats
Oats, quick-cooking	1 cup	1 3/4 cups cooked
Onion, fresh	1 medium	1/2 cup chopped
Orange	1 medium	1/3 to 1/2 cup juice OR 2 tablespoons grated rind (zest)
Pasta	1 pound	Appetizer or side dish for 6 people with a light sauce OR Main dish for 6 people with a substantial sauce
	1 1/2 pounds	Main dish for 6 people with a light sauce
Peaches	2 medium	1 cup sliced
Pears	2 medium	1 cup sliced
Peas in the pod	1 pound	1 cup shelled
Potatoes, white	3 medium	2 cups cubed cooked OR 1 3/4 cups mashed OR 3 cups grated
Potatoes, sweet	3 medium	3 cups sliced
Prunes	1 (12-ounce) package	2 cups pitted
Raisins, seedless	1 pound	3 cups
Rice, long-grain	1 cup	3 cups cooked
	1 pound	2 1/2 cups uncooked OR 8 cups cooked
Rice, pre-cooked (instant)	1 cup	2 cups cooked
Rice, wild	1 cup	3 cups cooked
Salt, coarse or kosher	1 ounce	2 tablespoons
Salt, table	1 ounce	1 1/2 tablespoons
Scallions (green onions)	9 (with tops)	1 cup sliced
Shortening	2 cups	1 pound (16 ounces)
Shrimp, raw in shell	1 1/2 pounds	2 cups
	3/4 pound cleaned, cooked	2 cups
Sour Cream	8 ounces	1 cup
Spaghetti, uncooked	7 ounces	About 4 cups cooked
Strawberries	1 quart	4 cups sliced
Sugar, brown	1 pound	2 2/3 cups firmly packed
Sugar, granulated	1 pound	2 cups
Sugar, powdered (confectioners')	1 pound	2 1/2 cups unsifted OR 4 cups sifted
Tea	1 pound	100-120 5 ounce servings 4-4 1/2 gallons
Tomato	1 medium	1 cup chopped
Vanilla Wafers	22 wafers	1 cup crumbs
Whipping cream	1 cup	2 cups whipped
Yeast	1 cake OR 1/4 oz. package OR 1 package active dry yeast	2 1/2 teaspoons
Zucchini	1 medium	2 cups sliced
	1 pound	4-5 cups

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PECKS, BUSHELS AND POUNDS WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
7 1/2 pounds	peas in pods	1 peck
15 pounds	potatoes	1 peck
3 1/2 to 4 pounds	spinach	1 peck
44 pounds	apples	1 bushel
49 pounds	peaches	1 bushel
48 pounds	pears	1 bushel
50 pounds	plums	1 bushel
50 pounds (approximately)	tomatoes	1 bushel