weights & measures

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Recipe by
Belinda Hughes
Cottage Grove, OR

How many times have you had to stop and think . . .

how much of cooked macaroni do I get with 1 cup of uncooked?

how much cheese to I buy for 4 cups grated?

Maybe this will help =)

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prep time 5 Min

Ingredients For weights & measures

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How To Make weights & measures

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    Abbreviations:
    tsp - teaspoon
    Tbsp = Tablespoon
    C = cup
    Pt = pint
    Qt - quart
    Oz = ounce
    Lb = pound
    Sq = square
    Min = minute
    Hr = hour
    Doz = dozen
    Mod = moderate
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    Weights & Measurements:
    Dash = less than 1/8 tsp
    3 tsp = 1 Tbsp
    2 Tbsp = 1 liquid ounce
    4 Tbsp = 1/4 C
    8 Tbsp = 1/2 C
    16 Tbsp = 1 C
    2 C = 1 P
    2 P = 1 Qt
    4 Qt = 1 Gal
    16 Oz = 1 Lb
    2 C liquid = 1 Lb
    2 C butter = 1 Lb
    2 C sugar = 1 Lb
    4 C flour = 1 Lb
    1/4 Lb butter = 1/2 C
    Chocolate 1 Sq bitter = 1 Oz
    Cheese, 4 C grated = 1 Lb
    Eggs, whites, 8 = 1 C (approx)
    Eggs, yolks, 16 = 1 C (approx)
    Lemon, juice of 1 = 2 - 3 Tbsp
    Macaroni, 1 C uncooked = 2 C cooked
    Rice, 1 C uncooked = 3-4 C cooked

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