Approximate Equivalents

Directions

3 teaspoons 1 tablespoon 16 tablespoons 1 cup ¼ cup 4 tablespoons ⅓ cup 5⅓ tablespoons 2 cup 1 pt 4 cup 1 qt 2 pt 1 qt 1½ fl 1 jigger -----------------------------WEIGHT EQUIVALENTS----------------------------- 1 oz 25 gm 1/16 oz 1 gm; 0.035 oz 1 oz 28.35 gm 1 lb 453.6 grams 2¼ lb 1 kg ----------------------------PRODUCT EQUIVALENTS---------------------------- 1½ cup 1 lb brown sugar 2¼ cup 1 lb granulated sugar 3 ¾ cup 1 lb powdered sugar 2 cup 1 lb butter 2 cup 1 lb shortening 1½ cup 1 lb cheese; grated 3 ¾ cup 1 lb flour 3⅓ cup 1 lb whole wheat flour 2¼ cup 1 lb corn meal 3 cup 1 lb raisins, seeded 2 ⅔ cup 1 lb dates, pitted 1½ cup 1 lb dates, unpitted ------------------------------CAN EQUIVALENTS------------------------------ 1½ cup #1 can 1½ cup #2 can 1½ cup #2½ can 4 cup #3 can 13 cup #10 can -----------------------------OTHER EQUIVALENTS----------------------------- 1½ cup 3 lb chicken, cooked/diced -(1½ lb) 2 tablespoons Cocoa = 1 chocolate square 1 cup Uncooked macaroni = 2-2/3 -c cooked 1 lb Uncooked meat = 2-2/3 cooked 1 cup Uncooked rice = 4 cup cooked 1 cup Uncooked spaghetti=2c cooked