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How to Measure |
| Category
|
Food |
Measurement before prep |
Measurement after prep |
| Cereals |
Quick-cooking oats |
1 cup |
1 3/4 cups, cooked |
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Macaroni |
1 cup |
2 to 2 1/4 cups, cooked |
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Noodles or spaghetti |
1 cup |
1 3/4 to 2 cups, cooked |
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Rice |
1 cup |
3 cups, cooked |
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Corn meal |
1 cup |
4 cups, cooked |
| Crackers |
Soda crackers |
18 small squares |
1 cup crumbs, coarsely crumbled |
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Soda crackers |
21 small squares |
1 cup crumbs, finely rolled
|
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Graham crackers |
9 squares |
1 cup crumbs, coarsely crumbled |
| |
Graham crackers |
11-12 squares |
1 cup crumbs, finely rolled |
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Vanilla wafers |
26-30 medium |
1 cup crumbs, finely rolled |
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Zwieback |
9 slices |
1 cup crumbs, finely rolled |
| Cream |
Cream |
1 cup |
2 cups, whipped |
| Cheese |
American cheese |
1 pound |
4-5 cups, grated |
| Eggs |
Eggs, hard-cooked |
12 |
3 1/2 cups, chopped |
| Dried fruit |
Prunes |
1 pound
(2 1/4 cups) |
4 cups, cooked |
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Apricots |
1 pound
(3- 3/4 cups) |
4 1/2 cups, cooked |
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Peaches |
1 pound
(3 2/3 cups) |
4 1/2 cups, cooked |
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Figs |
1 pound
(2 1/4 cups)
|
4 1/2 cups, cooked |
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Pears |
1 pound
(2 2/3 cups) |
5 1/3 cups |
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Raisins |
1 pound
(3-3 1/4 cups) |
4 cups, cooked
|
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Unpitted dates |
1 pound
(2 1/2 cups) |
1 3/4 cups, pitted
|
| Dried vegetables |
Peas in a pod |
1 pound |
1 cup, shelled and cooked |
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Lima beans in a pod |
1 pound |
2/3 cup, shelled |
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Beets |
1 pound
(4 medium) |
2 cups, cooked and diced |
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Cabbage |
1 pound |
4 cups, shredded |
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Carrots |
1 pound
(7-8 medium) |
4 cups, diced |
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Celery |
1 pound
(2 small bunches)
|
4 cups, diced |
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Corn |
12 ears |
3 cups, cut |
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White potatoes |
1 pound
(4 medium) |
2 1/2 cups, diced |
| Nuts |
Soft-shelled almonds |
1 pound |
2 cups, shelled |
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Hard-shelled almonds |
1 pound |
1 cup, shelled and cooked
|
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Walnuts in a shell |
1 pound |
2 1/2 cups, shelled |
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Walnuts in a shell |
1/4 pound |
1 cup, chopped |
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