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Table of Equivalent Measures
The proper food equivalent measures is the hardest thing to find so we have developed a list to help you.

Ingredient	Quantity	Equivalent
Active Dry Yeast	1 package	1 cake compressed
Apples	1 medium	1 cup sliced
Bananas	3 medium	1 cup mashed
Beans	1 cup dry	2 1/2 cups cooked
Bread Crumbs	4 slices	1 cup dry crumbs
Bread Crumbs	1 slice	3/4 cup soft crumbs
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
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 unwhipped	2 cups whipped
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
Horseradish	1 Tbsp fresh	2 Tbsp bottled
Lemon	1 medium	3 Tbsp juice
Macaroni	1/2 pound	4 cups cooked
Marshmallows	10 miniatures	1 large
Mushrooms	1 lb fresh	6 oz canned
Onions	1 medium	1/2 cup chopped
Orange	1 medium	1/3 cup juice
Peanuts	5 ounces	1 cup
Pecans, chopped	4 1/2 ounces	1 cup
Pecans, halves	3 3/4 ounces	1 cup
Rice	1 cup uncooked	3 1/2 cups cooked
Sugar, Granulated	2 cups	1 pound
Sugar, Powdered	3.5 to 4 cups	1 pound
Sugar, Brown	2 1/4 cups packed	1 pound
Spaghetti	7 ounces	4 cups cooked
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