Cookbook:Equivalencies

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Equivalency Chart

• Apple:

1 medium chopped = 1 cup

• Bacon Bits:

1 tablespoon = 1½ strips of bacon

1 × 3-ounces jar = 1½ pounds of bacon

7 grams = 1 tablespoon

¾ cup (not packed) = equals approximately 1 pound of bacon

• Banana:

1 medium mashed = ⅛ cup

• Cheese, American:

1 pound = 2⅔ cups cubed

4 ounces = 1 cup shredded

• Coffee:

1 pound = 5 cups ground

• Cornmeal:

1 pound = 3 cups

• Cracker Crumbs:

23 soda crackers = 1 cup

15 graham crackers = 1 cup

• Cream, Whipping:

½ pint = 2 cups whipped

• Eggs:

1 egg = 4 tablespoons liquid

4–5 whole = 1 cup

7–9 egg whites = 1 cup

12–14 egg yolks = 1 cup

• Flour:

1 pound sifted all-purpose = 4 cups

1 pound sifted cake = 4½ cups

1 pound unsifted whole-wheat = 3¾ cups

1 pound rye = 5 cups

• Garlic

Approx 1/2 teaspoon packaged minced garlic = one medium clove

• Gelatin:

3¼ ounce package flavored = ½ cup

¼ ounce package unflavored = 1 tablespoons

• Herbs:

Approx 1 part dried herbs are equal to 3 parts fresh herbs.

For example: ⅓ Tb dried basil is approximately equal to 1 Tb fresh chopped basil

Can vary based on how fresh the dried herbs are. Longer exposure to light and air can reduce the flavor of dried herbs.

• Lemons, juice:

1 medium = 2–3 tablespoons

5–8 medium = 1 cup

• Lemons, Rind:

1 lemon = 1 tablespoons grated

• Onion:

1 medium chopped = ½ cup

• Orange:

1 medium = ⅛ cup juice

• Pasta:

7 ounces spaghetti = 4 cups cooked

4 ounces uncooked noodles (1½–2 cups) = 2–3 cups cooked

4 ounces uncooked macaroni 1–1¼ cups = 2¼ cups cooked

8 ounce package macaroni = 6 cups cooked

8 ounce package noodles = 7 cups cooked

• Rice:

1 cup uncooked long-grain = 3–4 cups cooked

• Sugar:

1 pound brown sugar = 2½ cups

1 pound sugar cubes = 96–160 cubes

1 pound granulated sugar = 2 cups

1 pound powdered sugar = 3½ cups

• Walnuts:

1 pound unshelled walnuts = 1½–1¾ cups shelled