| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Allspice | 1 oz | 4½ Tbsp | Almonds, blanched | 1 lb | 3 cups | Apples, whole | 1 lb | 3 to 4 medium | Apples, whole | 1½ lb | 1 quart, sliced | Apples, peeled, diced, ½-inch cubes | 1 lb | 4½ cups | Applesauce | 1 lb | 2 cups | Apples, canned, pie-pack | 1½ lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Apricots, dried | 1 lb | 3 cups | Apricots, dried, cooked, no juice | 1 lb | 4½ to 5 cups | Apricots, fresh | 1 lb | 5 to 8 apricots | Apricots, canned, halves, no juice | 1 lb | 2 cups (12 to 20 halves) | Apricots, pie-pack | 1 lb | 1¾ cups | Asparagus, fresh | 1 lb | 16 to 20 stalks | Asparagus, canned tips, drained | 1 lb | 17 to 19 stalks | Asparagus, canned, cuts, drained | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Avocado | 1 lb | 2 medium |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Bacon, raw | 1 lb | 15 to 25 slices | Bacon, cooked | 8 slices | 1/2 cup crumbled | Bacon, cooked | 1 lb | 85 to 95 slices | Baking powder | 1 oz | 2 Tbsp | Baking powder | 1 lb | 2 cups | Bananas, fresh, with peeling | 1 lb (3 med.) | 3 medium | Bananas, peeled & diced | 1 lb | 2 to 2½ cups | Bananas, peeled & diced | 1 lb | 2 cups mashed | Barley, pearl | 1 lb | 2 cups | Beans, baked | 1 lb | 2 cups | Beans, dried, Lima | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Beans, 1 lb-dried, Lima, after cooking | 2 lb, 9 oz | 6 cups | Beans, Lima, fresh or canned | 1 lb | 2 cups | Beans, kidney, dried | 1 lb | 2-2/3 cups | Beans, kidney, 1 lb-dried, after cooking | 2 lb, 6 oz | 6 to 7 cups | Beans, navy, dried | 1 lb | 2-1/3 cups (6 cups cooked) | Beans, navy, 1 lb-dried, after cooking | 2 lb, 3 oz | 5½ to 6 cups | Beans, green snap, cut, cooked, no juice | 1 lb | 3 to 3½ cups cut | Bean sprouts, fresh | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Beef, dried, solid pack | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Beef, ground, raw | 1 lb | 3 cups | Beef, cooked, diced | 1 lb | 3 cups | Beets, medium | 1 lb | 3 to 4 beets | Beets, cooked, diced | 1 lb | 2½ to 2¾ cups | Beets, cooked, sliced | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Blackberries, fresh | 1 lb | 2 to 2½ cups | Blackberries, pie-pack | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Bran, dry | 1 lb | 2 quarts (8 cups) | Bran, all-bran | 8 oz | 1 quart (4 cups) | Bran, flakes | 1 lb | 3 quarts (12 cups) | Bread, loaf (average) | 1 lb | 18 slices, ½-inch each | Bread, sandwich | 2 lb | 36 to 40 slices, thin | Bread, soft, broken | 1 lb | 2½ quarts (10 cups) | Bread, dry, broken | 1 lb | 8 to 9 cups | Bread, fresh | 2 lb | 1 lb dry crumbs | Bread crumbs, dry, ground | 1 lb | 4 cups | Bread crumbs, soft | 1-1/2 slices | 1 cup | Brussels sprouts, fresh | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Butter | 1 lb (4 sticks) | 2 cups | Butter | 1 oz. | 2 tablespoons |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Cabbage, fresh (raw), shredded | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) lightly packed | Cabbage, shredded, cooked | 1 lb | 1½ cups | Candied Fruit | 8 oz. (1/2 lb.) | 1 cup chunks 1-1/4 cup chopped |
Cake crumbs, soft | 1 lb | 6 cups | Cantaloupe, whole | 18 oz | 1 melon, 4½-inch diameter | Carrots, raw | 1-1/2 medium | 1 cup grated | Carrots, raw | 2 medium | 1 cup sliced | Carrots, raw, diced | 1 lb | 3 to 3¼ cups | Carrots, raw, ground | 1 lb | 3 cups | Carrots, raw, whole | 1 lb | 4 to 5 medium | Carrots, cooked, diced | 1 lb | 3 cups | Cauliflower, raw, head | 12 oz | 1 small | Cauliflower, raw, florets | 1 lb | 3 cups | Celery cabbage, raw, shredded | 1 lb | 1 cup, sliced | Celery, raw | 2 medium stalks | 1 quart (4 cups) | Celery, raw, diced | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Celery, raw, diced, depending on size | 1 or 2 bunches | 1 quart (4 cups) | Celery seed | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp | Cereal, flakes | 3 cups flakes | 1 cup crushed | Cheese, cottage | 1 lb | 2 cups | Cheese, grated or ground | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Cheese, Philadelphia cream | 8 oz. 3 oz. |
1 cup 6 tablespoons |
Cherries, fresh | 4 cups w/pitts | 2 cups pitted | Cherries, red, pie-pack, no juice | 1 lb | 3 cups (scant) | Cherries, glacé | 1 lb | 96 cherries or 2½ cups | Cherries, Royal Ann, canned, drained | 1 lb | 2¼ cups | Chicken, raw, ready to cook | 4 to 4½ lb | 1 quart cooked, diced | Chicken, cooked, cubed | 1 lb | 3 cups | Chili powder | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp | Chili sauce | 14 oz | 1¼ cups | Chocolate, baking | 1 oz. 1 lb. |
1 square 16 squares |
Chocolate, grated | 1 lb | 3½ cups | Chocolate, melted | 1 lb | 2 cups (scant) | Chocolate cookie wafers | 8 oz 1 cup fine crumbs |
2 cups crumbs 19 wafers (approx.) |
Cinnamon, ground | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp | Cinnamon, ground | 1 lb | 4 cups | Cinnamon stick | ¾ oz | 4 sticks, 5 inches long | Citron, dried, chopped | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Cloves, ground | 1 oz | 5 Tbsp | Cloves, whole | 3 oz | 1 cup | Cocoa | 1 lb | 4 cups | Coconut, prepared, shredded, dry | 1 lb | 6 to 7 cups | Coconut, moist, canned | 1 lb | 5-1/3 cups | Coffee, ground, medium-coarse | 1 lb | 5 to 5½ cups dry 40 cups brewed |
Coffee, instant | 1 lb | ½ cup | Coffee, pulverized | 1 lb | 5 cups | Corn, fresh | 2 medium ears | 1 cup kernels | Corn, canned | 1 lb | 1¾ to 2 cups | Cornflakes | 1 lb | 4 quarts (16 cups) | Cornmeal, coarse | 1 lb | 3 cups | Corn meal, after cooking | 1 lb | 3 quarts (12 cups) | Corn syrup | 1 lb | 1-1/3 cups | Cornstarch | 1 oz | 3½ Tbsp | Cornstarch | 1 lb | 3½ cups | Crab, in shell | 1 lb | 3/4 to 1 cup cooked, flaked | Crab, in shell | 2 lb | 1 cup cooked meat | Crabmeat, flaked | 1 lb | 3½ cups | Crackers, graham | 1 lb 14 squares |
58 to 66 crackers 1 cup fine crumbs |
Crackers, 2-5/8-inch square | 12 oz | 50 crackers | Crackers, 2 x 2-inch | 1 lb | 108 crackers | Cracker crumbs, medium-fine | 1 lb | 5 to 6 cups | Cranberries, raw | 1 lb 1 quart |
1 quart (4 cups) 6 to 7 cups cooked cranberry sauce |
Cranberries, cooked | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Cranberries, sauce, jellied | 1 lb | 2 cups | Cranberries, dehydrated, sliced | 1 lb | 8½ cups | Crawfish, whole, cooked | 1 lb. not peeled | 3 to 4 oz. tail meat peeled | Crawfish tails, cooked | 1 lb. not peeled | 1 to 2 cups meat peeled | Cream, heavy (whipping) | 1 pint (2 cups) | 1 quart (4 cups) whipped | Cream of tartar | 1 oz | 3 Tbsp | Cream of Wheat, uncooked | 1 lb | 2-2/3 cups | Cucumbers, fresh, diced | 1 lb 1 medium-small |
3 cups 1 cup small dice |
Currants, diced | 1 lb | 3 cups | Curry powder | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp (¼ cup) |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Dates, pitted | 1 lb | 2½ cups |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Eggs, fresh, whole | 1 lb | 8 or 9 eggs | Eggs, fresh or frozen, whole | 1 lb | 2 cups (9 to 11 eggs) | Eggs, whites only, fresh or frozen | 1 lb | 2 cups (17 to 22 egg whites) | Eggs, yolks only, fresh or frozen | 1 lb | 2 cups (19 to 22 egg yolks) | Eggs, hard cooked, chopped | 1½ lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Eggs, dried | 1 lb | 4 cups | Eggs, frozen, whole | 1 lb | 2 cups (10 eggs) | Eggs, whites, dried | 1 lb | 5 cups | Eggs, yolks, dried | 1 lb | 5-2/3 cups | Eggplant, fresh | 1 lb | 8 slices 4 x ½-inch |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Farina, cooked | 6 oz | ¾ cup | Farina, uncooked | 1 lb | 3 cups | Farina, 1 lb uncooked, after cooking | 8 lb | 3¾ quarts | Figs, dry, finely cut | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Flour, all-purpose | 1 lb | 4 cups | Flour, white, bread, unsifted | 1 lb | 3½ cups, scant | Flour, white, bread, sifted | 1 lb | 4 cups | Flour, cake, sifted | 1 lb | 4¾ cups | Flour, whole wheat | 1 lb | 3¾ cups | Flour, rye | 1 lb | 5¾ cups | Flour, soya, low fat | 1 lb | 5 cups | Fruit, canned | 16 to 20 oz. can | 1-3/4 to 2 cups drained | Fruit, frozen | 10 oz. pkg. | 1-1/4 cups drained |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Gelatin, granulated | ¼ oz | 1 envelope (domestic), (1 Tbsp) | Gelatin, granulated | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp | Gelatin, granulated | 1 lb | 3 cups | Gelatin, prepared, flavored | 1 lb | 2-1/3 cups | Gelatin, sheet | 1 sheet | 1 tsp granulated or powdered | Ginger, ground | 1 oz | 5 Tbsp | Ginger, ground | 1 lb | 5 cups | Ginger, candied | 1 oz | 1 piece 2 x 2 x 3/8-inch | Grapefruit, medium | 1 lb | 1 grapefruit, 10 to 12 sections | Grapefruit, medium | 2/3-cup juice | Grapefruit, medium, sections | 1 gallon (16 cups) (238 sections) | Grapenut cereal | 1 lb | 4 cups | Grapes, fresh, seeded, cut | 1 lb | 2¾ cups | Grapes, on stem | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Ham, cooked, diced | 1 lb | 3 cups + | Ham, cooked, ground | 1 lb | 2 cups | Ham, 1 lb uncooked, after cooking | 8 oz | 1 cup cooked | Hominy, course | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Hominy grits, raw | 1 lb | 3 cups | Hominy grits, 1 lb raw, after cooking | 6½ lb | 3¼ quarts (13 cups) | Honey | 1 lb | 1-1/3 cups | Horseradish, fresh | 1 oz | 2 Tbsp |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Jam | 1 lb | 1-1/3 cups | Jelly | 1 lb | 1½ cups |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Lard | 1 lb | 2 cups | Lemons, medium | 1 lb | 4 to 5 lemons | Lemons, medium | 6 medium lemons=1 cup juice | Lemons, large | 1 large lemon=3 Tbsp grated peel | Lemon juice | 2 cups (8 to 10 lemons) | Lettuce, average head | 9 oz | 1 head | Lettuce, shredded | 1 lb | 6 to 8 cups | Lettuce, leaf | 1 lb | 25 to 30 salad garnishes | Lime | 1 medium | 1-1/2 to 2 Tbsp. juice 1-1/2 tsp. grated peel |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Macaroni, uncooked, 1-inch pieces | 4 oz. (1 cup) 1 lb |
2-1/4 cups cooked 4 cups uncooked |
Macaroni, 1 lb uncooked, after cooking | 4 lb cooked | 2¼ quarts (9 cups) | Macaroni, cooked | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Margarine | 1 lb | 2 cups | Marshmallows, large (1¼-inch) | 1 lb | 80 pieces | Marshmallows, mineature | 1/2 lb | 4-1/2 cups | Marshmallow creme | 7-1/2 oz. jar | 2-1/2 cups | Mayonnaise | 1 lb | 2 cups (scant) | Meat, chopped, cooked | 1 lb | 2 cups | Milk, fluid, whole | 1 lb, 1 oz | 2 cups | Milk, sweetened condensed (canned) | 1 lb | 1½ cups | Milk, evaporated (canned) | 13 oz. can 14-1/4 oz. can 1 lb |
1-5/8 cups 1-2/3 cups 1¾ cups |
Milk, dry, nonfat | 1 lb | 4 cups | Milk, dry, nonfat | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp | Mincemeat | 1 lb | 2 cups | Molasses | 1 lb | 1-1/3 cups | Mushrooms, whole, fresh | 1 lb | 6¾ cups whole 2 cups sliced |
Mushrooms, fresh, 1 lb fresh, after sautéeing | 1½ cups | Mushrooms, canned | 1 lb | 2 cups drained | Mustard, dry, ground | 1 lb | 4½ cups | Mustard, prepared | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp (¼ cup) | Mustard seed | 1 oz | 2½ Tbsp |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Noodles, dry (uncooked) | 1 lb | 5-1/2 to 6 cups uncooked 9 cups cooked |
Noodles, 1 lb dry, after cooking | 3 lb | 2¼ quarts (9 cups) | Nutmeats, almonds or peanuts | 1 lb | 3½ cups | Nutmeats, peacons or walnuts | 1 lb | 4 cups | Nutmeg, ground | 1 oz | 3½ Tbsp |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Oats, rolled, quick, uncooked | 1 lb | 6 cups | Oats, rolled, quick, 1 lb dry, after cooking | 2½ lb | 4 quarts cooked (16 cups) | Oil, vegetable | 1 lb | 2 to 2-1/8 cups | Olives, green, small size | 1 quart | 109 to 116 olives | Olives, ripe (black), small size | 1 quart | 152 olives | Olives | 4½ lb | 3 cups chopped | Onions, raw | 1 lb | 4 to 5 medium | Onions, raw, chopped | 1 medium 1 lb |
1/2 cup 2 to 3 cups |
Onions, dehydrated, chopped | 1 lb | 7½ cups | Onions, dehydrated, chopped, 1 lb, after cooking | 4½ to 5 lb | 7½ to 11 cups | Onions, dehydrated, sliced | 1 lb | 12 cups | Onions, dehydrated, sliced, 1 lb dry, after cooking | 4 lb, 6 oz to 5 lb | 12 to 18 cups | Oranges, medium size | 1 lb | 2 ea. | Oranges, medium size, diced with juice | 3 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Oranges, medium size, diced with juice | 3 lb | 2 to 4=1 cup juice | Oranges, medium size, diced with juice | 3 lb | 2=1 cup bite size pieces | Oranges, medium size, diced with juice | 3 lb | 1=10 or 11 sections | Oranges, medium size, diced with juice | 3 lb | 1=4 Tbsp grated peel | Orange juice, fresh | 1 medium orange | 1/3 to 1/2 cup juice | Orange juice, frozen | 6 oz 1 quart (32 oz) |
2¼ cups reconstituted 3 quarts reconstituted |
Oysters, 1 quart (4 cups) | 2 lb | 40 large, or 60 small |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Paprika | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp | Parsley, coarsley chopped | 1 oz | 1 cup | Parsnips, raw | 1 lb | 4 | Peanuts | 1 lb | 3¼ cups | Peanut Butter | 1 lb | 1¾ cups | Peaches, fresh, medium, whole | 2 medium 1 lb |
1 cup sliced 4 ea. |
Peaches, canned, sliced, drained | 1 lb | 2 cups | Pears, fresh | 2 medium | 1 cup sliced | Peas, raw, in pod | 1 lb | 1 cup shelled | Peas, canned, drained | 1¼ lb | 2 to 2½ cups | Peas, dried, split | 1 lb | 2-1/3 cups | Peas, 1 lb dried, after cooking | 2½ lb | 5½ cups | Pears, fresh, whole | 1 lb | 3 to 4 | Pears, canned, drained, diced | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Pears, canned, large halves, drained | 1 lb, 14 oz | 1 quart (9 halves) | Pecans, shelled | 1 lb | 3¾ cups | Peppers, bell | 1 medium | 1 cup chopped | Peppers, bell | 1 lb | 7 to 9 medium | Peppers, bell, chopped | 1 lb | 3 cups | Pepper, black, ground | 1 oz | 4 Tbsp (¼ cup) | Pepper, black, ground | 1 lb | 4 cups | Pickles, chopped | 1 lb | 3 cups | Pickles, halves, 3-inch | 1 lb | 1¾ cups | Pickles, halves, 3-inch | 1 lb | 3 cups or 36 halves | Pimiento, chopped | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Pineapple, canned tidbits | 1 lb | 2 cups | Pineapple, fresh | 2 lb | 1 pineapple, 2 to 3 cups | Pineapple, canned, slices, drained | 1 lb | 8 to 12 slices | Poppy seed | 5 oz | 1 cup | Potatoes, white, medium, raw | 3 medium | 2 cups cooked, cubed 1-3/4 cups mashed 3 cups grated, raw |
Potatoes, white, medium, raw | 1 lb | 3 ea. | Potatoes, 2 lb raw, after cooking, diced and creamed or mashed | 1 quart (4 cups) | Potatoes, sweet, raw | 1 lb | 3 medium 3 cups sliced |
Potato chips | 1 lb | 4 to 5 quarts (16 to 20 cups) | Potato chips | ¾ to 1-oz | 1 serving | Prunes, dried, medium size, dry | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Prunes, dried, 1 lb dry, after cooking | 2 lb | 3 to 4 cups | Prunes, cooked, pitted | 1 lb | 3¼ cups | Pumpkin, cooked | 1 lb | 2½ cups |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Raisins, dry | 1 lb | 3 cups | Raisins, 1 lb dry, after cooking | 1 lb, 12 oz | 1 quart (4 cups) | Raspberries, raw | 1 lb | 3-3/8 cups | Rhubarb, raw, 1-inch pieces | 1 lb | 1 quart (4 cups) | Rhubarb, 1 lb raw, after cooking | 1 lb | 2½ cups | Rice, dry | 1 lb | 2 cups | Rice, 1 lb dry, after cooking | 4 to 4½ lb | 2 quarts (8 cups) | Rice, puffed cereal | 1 oz | 1-2/3 cups | Rutabaga, raw, cubed | 1 lb | 3-1/3 cups |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Sage, finely ground | 1 lb | 8 cups | Sage, finely ground | 1 oz | ½ cup | Salad dressing, cooked | 1 lb | 2 cups | Salmon, canned | 1 lb | 2 cups | Salt, Kosher or coarse | 1 oz | 2 Tbsp | Salt, table | 1 oz | 1½ Tbsp | Sardines, canned | 1 lb | 48, 3-inches long | Sausage, links, small | 1 lb | 16 to 17 | Sauerkraut | 1 lb | 3 cups packed | Scallions, fresh | 9 with tops | 1 cup finely sliced | Sesame seed | 1 oz | 3 Tbsp | Shortening, solid | 1 lb | 2¼ cups | Shrimp, small, cleaned | 1 lb | 3¼ cups | Soda, baking | 1 oz | 2-1/3 Tbsp | Sour cream | 8 oz | 1 cup | Spaghetti, dry | 7 oz. | 4 cups cooked (approx.) | Spaghetti, dry, 2-inch pieces | 1 lb | 5 cups | Spaghetti, 1 lb dry, after cooking | 4 lb | 2½ quarts (10 cups) | Spinach, raw | 1 lb | 5 quarts (20 cups) lightly packed | Spinach, 1 lb raw, after cooking | 13 oz | 2¾ cups | Spinach, canned | 1 lb | 2 cups | Squash, summer, raw | 2 lb | 1 squash, 5-inches diameter | Squash, Hubbard, cooked | 1 lb | 2 cups | Starch, waxy maize | 1 oz | 3 Tbsp | Strawberries, raw | 1 lb 1 qt. |
2¼ cups 4 cups, sliced |
Suet, ground | 1 lb | 3¾ cups | Sugar, brown | 1 lb | 3 cups loose 2-2/3 cups packed |
Sugar cubes | 1 lb | 96 cubes | Sugar, granulated | 1 lb | 2 to 2-1/8 cups | Sugar, powdered, XXXX sifted | 1 lb | 3 cups | Sweetbreads, 5 lb after cooking | 1¾ quarts (7 cups) cooked |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Tapioca, dry, quick cooking | 1 lb | 3 cups | Tapioca, pearl | 1 lb | 2¾ cups | Tapioca, 1 lb dry after cooking | 7½ cups | Tea, dry | 1 lb | 6 cups dry 120 cups brewed |
Tea, instant | 1 oz | ½ cup | Tomatoes, canned | 1 lb | 2 cups | Tomatoes, fresh | 1 medium 1 lb |
1 cup diced 3 to 4 medium |
Tomatoes, fresh, diced | 1 lb | 2¼ cups | Tomatoes, dehydrated, flaked | 1 lb | 2¾ cups | Tomatoes, dehydrated, flaked, 1 lb dry after reconstituting in 1 gallon water | 1 lb | 2¾ quarts (11 cups) | Turkey, raw, whole | 14 lb | 11 to 12 cups diced cooked meat | Turnips, raw | 1 lb | 2 to 3 whole | Turnips, raw, cubed | 1 lb | 3-1/3 cups | Tuna, canned | 1 lb | 2 cups |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Vanilla extract | ½ oz | 1 Tbsp | Vegetables, canned | 16 oz. can | 2 cups drained | Vegetables, frozen | 10 oz. pkg. | 2 cups thawed | Vinegar | 16 oz | 2 cups |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Walnuts, English, 1 lb shelled | 1 lb | 4 cups | Watercress | 1 lb | 5 bunches | Watermelon | 1 lb | 1-inch slice, 6-inch diameter | Wheat, puffed cereal | 1 lb | 8 quarts (32 cups) | Wheat, rolled, dry | 1 lb | 14¾ cups | Wheat, shredded cereal | 1 lb | 15 or 16 biscuits |
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| Food | Weight | Approx. Measure | Yeast, compressed cake | 3/5 oz | 1 cake | Yeast, dry | ¼ oz | 1 envelope (2-1/2 tsp.) | Yeast, dry | 1 oz dry=2 oz compressed cake | Yeast, dry | 1 small pkg dry=1 pkg compressed cake |
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