dash = little less than 1/8 tsp.
3 teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon
2 Tablespoons = 1 oz.
4 Tablespoons = ¼ cup
5 Tablespoons plus 1 tsp. = 1/3 cup
8 Tablespoons = ½ cup
12 Tablespoons = ¾ cup
16 Tablespoons = 1 cup
1 cup = 8 ozs. liquid
2 cups = 1 pint
4 cups = 1 quart
4 quarts = 1 gallon
1 stick butter = ¼ lb.
1 stick butter = ½ cup
1 stick butter = 8 Tbsp.
Beans, 1 lb. dried = 2-2½ cups (depending upon the size of the beans)
Bell peppers, 1 large = 1 cup chopped
Cheese, hard (for example, cheddar, Swiss, Monterey Jack, mozzarella), 1 lb. grated = 4 cups
Cheese, cottage, 1 lb. = 2 cups
Chocolate chips, 6-oz. pkg. = 1 scant cup
Crackers (butter, saltines, snack), 20 single crackers = 1 cup crumbs
Herbs, 1 Tbsp. fresh = 1 tsp. dried
Lemon, 1 medium-sized = 2-3 Tbsp. juice
Lemon, 1 medium-sized = 2-3 tsp. grated rind
Mustard, 1 Tbsp. prepared = 1 tsp. dry or ground mustard
Oatmeal, 1 lb. dry = about 5 cups dry
Onion, 1 medium-sized = ½ cup chopped
Pasta
Macaronis, penne, and other small or tubular shapes, 1 lb. dry = 4 cups uncooked
Noodles, 1 lb. dry = 6 cups uncooked
Spaghetti, linguine, fettucine, 1 lb. dry = 4 cups uncooked
Potatoes, white, 1 lb. = 3 medium-sized potatoes = 2 cups mashed
Potatoes, sweet, 1 lb. = 3 medium-sized potatoes = 2 cups mashed
Rice, 1 lb. dry = 2 cups uncooked
Sugar, confectioners, 1 lb. = 3½ cups sifted
Whipping cream, 1 cup unwhipped = 2 cups whipped
Whipped topping, 8-oz. container = 3 cups
Yeast, dry, 1 envelope (¼ oz.) = 1 Tbsp.