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Ingredient Equivalents
Ingredient Quantities and Equivalents
(If a recipe calls for a certain measurement, these guidelines will help
you in determining how much to purchase.)
Active Dry Yeast |
1 package |
1 cake compressed |
Apples |
1 medium |
1 cup sliced |
Apricots |
1 pound, 8-10 whole |
2 1/2 cups sliced |
Asparagus |
1 pound, 18-24 spears |
2-2 1/2 cups(1 inch pieces) |
Bananas |
3 medium |
1 cup mashed |
Beans |
1 cup dry |
2 1/2 cups cooked |
Blue Berries |
1 pound |
3 cups |
Broccoli |
1 pound |
4 cups florets |
Bread Crumbs |
4 slices |
1 cup dry crumbs |
Bread Crumbs |
1 slice |
3/4 cup soft crumbs |
Brown Sugar |
1/2 pound |
1 1/4 cups |
Butter |
1 pound |
2 cups |
Butter |
1 pound |
4 sticks |
Butter |
1 stick |
1/4 pound |
Butter |
1 stick |
1/2 cup |
Cabbage |
1 pound |
4 cups shredded |
Carrots |
1 Medium |
1/2 cup sliced, chopped or shredded |
Cauliflower |
1 medium head |
6 cups florets |
Celery |
1 stalk |
1/2 cup sliced or shopped |
Cheese, American |
1 lb shredded |
4 cups |
Cheese, Bleu |
1/4 lb crumbled |
1 cup |
Cheese, Cheddar |
1 pound |
4 cups grated |
Cheese, Cheddar |
4 ounces |
1 cup grated |
Cheese, Cottage |
1 pound |
2 cups |
Cheese, Cream |
1/2 pound |
8 ounces |
Cheese, Cream |
6 ounces |
3/4 cup |
Cherries |
1 quart |
2 cups pitted |
Chocolate |
1 ounce |
1 square |
Chocolate Chips |
6 ounces |
1 cup |
Corn Flakes |
3 cups |
1 cup crushed |
Crackers, Soda |
28 crackers |
1 cup crumbs |
Crackers, Graham |
14 squares |
1 cup crumbs |
Cranberries |
1 pound |
3 cups sauce |
Cream |
1 cup un-whipped |
2 cups whipped |
Crumbs (cracker) |
1 cup |
28 crackers |
Dates |
1 lb whole |
1 1/2 cups pitted & cut |
Eggs |
5 medium |
1 cup |
Egg Whites |
8 to 10 |
1 cup |
Egg Yolks |
12 to 14 |
1 cup |
Fat |
2 cups |
1 pound |
Flour, Sifted |
4 cups |
1 pound |
Flour, Cake |
4 1/2 cups |
1 pound |
Flour, Whole Wheat |
3 1/2 cups |
1 pound |
Garlic |
1 clove |
1/2 teaspoon minced |
Granulated sugar |
1/2 pound |
1 cup |
Grapes |
1 pound |
2 1/2 cups |
Horseradish |
1 Tb sp fresh |
2 Tb sp bottled |
Leek |
1 medium |
1/3 cup sliced |
Lemon |
1 medium |
3 Tb sp juice |
Macaroni |
1/2 pound |
4 cups cooked |
Mango |
1 medium |
1 cup sliced |
Marshmallows |
10 miniatures |
1 large |
Melon (cantaloupe) |
1 medium, 2 1/2 pounds |
6 cups cubed or 5 1/2 cups balls |
Melon (Honeydew) |
1 medium, 2 1/2 pounds |
6 cups cubed or 5 1/2 cups balls |
Mushrooms |
1 lb fresh |
6 oz canned |
Nectarine |
1 medium |
1 cup sliced or 3/4 cup chopped |
Onions |
1 medium |
1/2 cup chopped |
Onion (green) |
1 medium |
2 tablespoons sliced |
Orange |
1 medium |
1/3 cup juice |
Papaya |
1 medium |
1 1/4 sliced |
Parsnip |
1 medium |
3/4 cup 1 cup sliced or chopped |
Peach |
1 medium |
1 cup sliced or 3/4 cup chopped |
Pear |
1 medium |
1 cup sliced or chopped |
Peanuts |
5 ounces |
1 cup |
Pecans, chopped |
4 1/2 ounces |
1 cup |
Pecans, halves |
3 3/4 ounces |
1 cup |
Pepper, Sweet |
1 medium |
1 cup strips or 3/4 cup chopped |
Pineapple |
1 medium, 4 pounds |
4 1/2 cups peeled and cubed |
Potatoes |
1 pound |
3 cups cubed or 2/3 cups peeled |
Raspberries |
1 pound |
4 cups |
Rice |
1 cup uncooked |
3 1/2 cups cooked |
Rhubarb |
1 pound |
4 cups sliced |
Shallot |
1 medium |
2 tablespoons finely chopped |
Spaghetti |
7 ounces |
4 cups cooked |
Squash (summer) |
1 medium |
1 1/4 cups sliced |
Squash (winter) |
2pounds |
4 cups chopped or 2 cups mashed |
Strawberries |
1 pint (1 pound) |
3 cups whole or 2 1/2 cups sliced |
Sugar, Granulated |
2 cups |
1 pound |
Sugar, Powdered |
3.5 to 4 cups |
1 pound |
Sugar, Brown |
2 1/4 cups |
1 pound |
Tomato |
1 medium |
1/2 peeled, seeded and chopped |
Vanilla Wafers |
22 wafers |
1 cup crumbs |
Walnuts, chopped |
4 1/2 ounces |
1 cup |
Walnuts, halves |
3 1/2 ounces |
1 cup |
Walnuts |
1 lb unshelled |
1 1/2 cups shelled |
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