Table of Weights and Measures of Common Ingredients

FOOD

QUANTITY

YIELD

Apples

1 pound

21/2 to 3 cups sliced

Bananas

1 medium

1 cup, sliced

Bell Peppers

1 pound

3 to 4 cups sliced

Broccoli

1 head

3 to 4 cups, chopped

Butter

1/4 pound (1 stick)

8 tablespoons

Cabbage

1 pound

4 cups packed shredded

Carrots

1 pound

3 cups diced or sliced

Cauliflower

1 head

4 to 6 cups, chopped

Fennel

1 head

2 cups chopped, fronds removed

Flour, rice

1 pound

4 cups

Milk

1 quart

4 cups

Mushrooms

1 pound

5 cups sliced

Onions

1 medium

1/2 cup chopped

Potatoes

1 pound

3 cups sliced

Raisins

1 pound

3 cups

Rice

1 pound

2 to 21/2 cups raw

Spinach

1 pound

3/4 cup cooked

Squash, summer

1 pound

31/2 cups sliced

Sugar, brown

1 pound

21/4 cups, packed