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Need a Measuring guide for fruit - apples, especially - HELP!

Last post 02-27-2008 10:22 AM by CookieCarol. 4 replies.
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  • 02-27-2008 9:32 AM

    Need a Measuring guide for fruit - apples, especially - HELP!

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    I thought I had a guide around here someplace but do not have time to look through my recipe books.    I need to know how many cups are in a lb. of apples.   My recipe calls for 3 cups.

     

    Thanks!

    Tria

  • 02-27-2008 9:45 AM In reply to

    Re: Need a Measuring guide for fruit - apples, especially - HELP!

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    My canning books say that a bushel is 48 pounds, will make 16-20 quarts (I used 18) and that figures out to 2.6666 pounds per quart. A quart is 4 cups so 3 cups figures out to just under 2 pounds. Math was never my strong suit.....better check my numbers. Also, this is a canning book and they are telling you to put these apples into a quart jar and they aren't counting the peels and cores. So 2 1/2 pounds, maybe? It's 2 3/4 cup cored and peeled.....I googled it.

  • 02-27-2008 9:51 AM In reply to

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    Thanks - that sounds about right.   I had a really good guide, someplace - when I find it I'm going to copy it and post it on the inside of one of my kitchen cabinet doors.   I have some other "hints and tips" posted like that.

    Tria

  • 02-27-2008 10:14 AM In reply to

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    Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Equivalents
    Apples 3 medium = 1 pound = 3 cups sliced
    Beans, black & kidney 1 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 2-1/2 cups cooked
    Beans, lima 1-1/4 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 3 cups cooked
    Beans, navy 1 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 2-1/2 cups cooked
    Beets 1 pound = 2 cups sliced
    Broccoli 1 pound head = 2 cups flowerets
    Cauliflower 1-1/2 pound head = 2 cups cooked
    Carrots 1 pound = 3 cups shredded = 2-1/2 cups diced
    Celery 1 large stalk = 3/4 cup diced
    Cheese, soft 4 ounces = 1 cup shredded
    Cheese, hard 3 ounces = 1 cup shredded
    Chocolate, baking 1 square = 1 ounce
    Cheese, soft 4 ounces = 1 cup shredded
    Chocolate chips 1 cup = 6 ounces
    Corn 10 ounces = 2 cups
    Frozen vegetables 1 pound = 3 cups
    Garlic 3 large cloves = 1 tablespoon minced
    Green beans, fresh 1 pound = 3 cups fresh = 2-1/2 cups cooked
    Herbs 1 teaspoon dry = 3 teaspoons fresh
    Lemon 1 whole = 3 tablespoons juice = 2 teaspoons zest
    Lime 1 whole = 2 tablespoons juice = 1-1/2 teaspoons zest
    Mushrooms, fresh 1 pound = 6 cups sliced = 4 cups chopped = 3 ounces dried
    Onions 1 pound = 3 large
    Onions 1 large = 1 cup chopped
    Peanuts 1 pound shelled = 4 cups
    Pears 1 medium = 4 ounces = 1/2 cup sliced
    Pecans 1 cup = 3-1/2 ounces halves = 4 ounces chopped
    Peppers, bell 1 large = 6 ounces = 1 cup diced
    Potatoes 3 medium = 1 pound
    Rice, white 1 cup raw = 3 cups cooked
    Rice, brown 1 cup raw = 3-1/8 cups cooked
    Rice, wild 1 cup raw = 4 cups cooked
    Spinach 1 pound fresh = 6 cups leaves = 1-3/4 cups cooked
    Squash, winter 1 pound = 1 cup mashed
    Tomato paste/sauce 8 ounces = 1 cup
    Walnuts, halves 3-1/2 ounces = 1 cup
    Yeast 1 envelope = 1 tablespoon = 1/4 ounce
    Zucchini 1 pound = 3 cups sliced = 2-1/2 cups chopped

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  • 02-27-2008 10:22 AM In reply to

    Re: Need a Measuring guide for fruit - apples, especially - HELP!

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    That is an EXCELLENT chart. I am printing it off and saving it where I can find it when needed. Thank you! I dislike recipes that call for a pound of potatoes or some such when I have no idea how much a pound is. I got my son a kitchen scale (at his request) last year and he loves it and says we should all use scales. He use it for measuring flour, etc in his recipes.
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