Quick Conversions for the Kitchen

by -TheBestMoms

3 tsp = 1 tbl spoon
1 cup = 8 ounces = 16 tbsp
1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints

1 lb all-purpose flour = 4 cups
1 lb cake flour = 4 3/4 cups
1 lb pastry or graham flour = 4 1/2 cups

1 lb granulated sugar = 2 to 2 1/4 cups
1 lb brown sugar = 2 to 2 1/3 cups
1 lb sifted confectioners’ sugar = 4 cups (appx)

1 lb oatmeal = 2 2/3 cups
1 lb rolled oats = 4 3/4 cups

1 lb butter = 2 cups
1 lb shortening = 2 to 2 1/3 cups
4 sticks of butter = 1lb
1 stick of butter = 1/2 cup

1 pound cocoa = 4 cups
1 ounce chocolate = 1 square
6 oz. chocolate chips = 1 cup (appx)
1 pound nuts = 4 cups chopped (appx)

1 medium apples = 1 cup sliced apples
3 medium bananas = 1 cup mashed banana
2 medium peaches = 1 cups sliced peaches
1 pint strawberries = 2 cups sliced strawberries
1 pound unpitted dates = 1 3/4 cups
1 pound pitted dates = 2 1/2 cups
1 pound raisins = 2 1/2 to 3 cups
1 pound onions = 2 1/2 cups chopped

1 cup of whipping cream = 2 cups whipped

1 cup uncooked rice = 3 1/2 cups cooked
1 cup uncooked rice + 2 cups water = 3 cups cooked rice

1 envelope Unflavored Gelatin = 4 leaves = 1/4 ounce
For every 1 envelope Unflavored Gelatin add 2 cups liquid (water, fruit juice, etc)
1 envelope yeast = 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast