Measuring Equivalents

1 cup = 250 ml
1 cup = 8 ounces
1 cup = ½ pint

1 teaspoon = 5 ml

1 tablespoon = 15 ml
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons
2 tablespoons = 1 ounce

16 tablespoons = 1 cup

1 litre = 35 ounces

1 kg. = 2.2 pounds

Table of Equivalents

Butter

1 lb. butter = 2 cups

1 stick butter = ½ cup

Cheese

1 lb. cheese = 4 cups grated

1 lb. cottage cheese = 2 cups

3 oz. Pkg. Cream cheese = 6 tbsps.

Crackers

11 graham crackers = 1 cup crumbs

Cream

½ pint whipping cream = 2 cups whipped

Eggs

12-14 yolks = 1 cup

8 whites = approximately 1 cup

Flour

1 pound of cake flour = 5 cups sifted

1 pound all purpose flour = 4 cups sifted

Lemons

1 medium lemon = 3 tbsps juice

Oranges

1 medium orange = 1/3rd cup of juice

Peaches

1 lb. = 4 medium

Prunes

1 lb. dried = 2½ cups

1 lb. cooked = 4 cups

Sugar

1 lb. powdered sugar = 2 1/3 cups

1 lb. brown sugar = 2 ¼ cups firmly packed

1 lb. granulated sugar = 2 cups

Walnuts

1 lb. shelled = 4 cups