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 | |
