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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
Tomatoes
3 medium globe tomatoes = 1 pound
8 small plum tomatoes = 1 pound
25 to 30 cherry tomatoes = 1 pound
50 grape tomatoes = 1 pound
2 cups chopped tomatoes = 1 pound
3/8 cup of tomato paste plus 1/2 cup water = 1 cup tomato sauce
1 cup canned tomatoes = 1-1/2 cups fresh, chopped, cooked tomatoes
1/2 pound or 1 tomato = 1 serving
1 cup firmly packed fresh tomato = 1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water
1 pound fresh = 1-1/2 cups chopped
1 (16-ounce) can = 2 cups
1 (35-ounce) can = 4 cups undrained
1 (28-ounce) can = 3 cups undrained
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 cup uncooked OATMEAL (rolled oats) = 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.
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 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |