Some of the equivalents vary a bit, I have noted all variations.
ALLSPICE
1 oz of allspice = 4 1/2 tbsp
ALMONDS
1 lb almonds, in shell = 1 - 1 3/4 cp nutmeats
1 lb almonds, in shell = 3/4 - 1 cp shelled
1 lb 2 oz almonds, shelled = 4 cps
APPLES, DRIED
1 lb of dried apples = 5 cups
APPLES, FRESH
1 lb (3 medium) apples = 3 cups sliced
APRICOTS, DRIED
1 lb dried apricots = 3 cups
APRICOTS, FRESH
1 lb fresh apricots = 8 - 12
BAKING POWDER
1 oz baking powder = 2 1/2 tbsp
1 lb baking powder = 2 1/2 cps
BACON
8 slices cooked baco9n = 1/2 cp crumbled
BANANAS
1 lb (3 medium) bananas = 2 1/2 cp sliced or about 2 cps mashed
1 lb of bananas = 2 large
1 lb of bananas = 5 very small
One ripe medium banana will give you 1/2 cp sliced and 1/3 cp mashed
BLACK-EYED PEAS
1 lb black-eyed peas = 2 1/3 cp cooked
BREADCRUMBS
1 oz of breadcrumbs = 1/4 cp
BREADS
1 lb bread = 12 - 16 slices
1 1/2 slices = 1 cp soft crumbs
4 slices bread makes 1 cup fine crumbs
3 slices of fresh white bread, finely chopped or crumbled, will give you 1 3/4 cps of soft crumbs
3 slices of well dried white bread will give you 1/2 cup of dry crumbs.
BROWN SUGAR
1 lb brown sugar = 2 1/4 cps firmly packed
1lb brown sugar = 2 2/3 cps
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
1 lb Brussels sprouts = 4 cps
BUTTER AND MARGARINE
1 lb butter or margarine = 2 cups
1 lb butter or margarine = 4 lbs
1/4 lb butter or margarine = 1/2 cp
Egg size piece of butter or margarine = about 1/4 cp or 2 oz
Walnut size piece of butter or margarine = 1 tbsp
Hazelnut size piece of butter or margarine = 1 tsp
1 oz butter = 2 tbsp
CABBAGE
1 lb shredded, uncooked cabbage = 3 1/2 - 4 1/2 cups
1 lb cooked cabbage = 2 cps
1 lb cabbage = 4 cups grated
CANDIED FRUIT OR PEEL
1/2 lb candied fruit or peel = 1 1/4 cp cut
CARROTS
1 lb carrots = 3 cps shredded or 2 1/2 cps diced
1 lb without tops = 3 cups
1lb shredded = 2 1/2 cps
1 lb of cooked carrots, drained and mashed, makes 1 1/3 cps
1 lb of raw carrots, grated, makes about 3 cups
CASHEW NUTS
1 lb cashew nuts = 4 cups
CAULIFLOWER
1 lb cauliflower = 1 1/2 cps
CELERY
1 lb celery = 2 bunches
1 lb celery = 4 cps chopped
CHEESE
1 lb = 4 - 5 cps grated
1 cp grated = 4 oz (approximately)
CHEESE, AMERICAN
1 lb American cheese = 4 - 5 cps shredded
CHEESE, BLUE
1/4 lb crumbled blue cheese makes 1 cup
CHEESE, COTTAGE
1 lb cottage cheese = 2 cups
CHEESE, CREAM
3 oz pkg cream cheese = 6 tbsp
CHERRIES
1 lb of fresh stemmed cherries will give you about 3 cups
1 lb of fresh stemmed and pitted cherries will give you about 2 1/2 cups
CHICKEN
1 1/2 lb boned = 1 cp cooked, diced
CHOCOLATE CHIPS
6 oz pkg chocolate chips = 1 cup
CHOCOLATE, COCOA
1 lb cocoa = 4 cps
1 lb cocoa = 4 1/2 - 6 cups
CHOCOLATE SQUARES
1 square = 1 oz = 4 tbsp grated
1 lb chocolate = 16 squares
CINNAMON
1 oz cinnamon = 4 1/2 tbsp
CLOVES
1 oz cloves = 4 tbsp
COCONUT, FLAKED OR SHREDDED
1 lb flaked or shredded coconut = 5 cups
1 lb packaged sweetened coconut = 4 cups shredded
1 lb packaged unsweetened coconut = 5 cups shredded
1 lb shredded coconut = 6 - 8 cups
COCONUT, GRATED
1 cp grated coconut = 1 1/3 cp flaked coconut
COCONUT, WHOLE
1 1/2 lb whole coconut yields 4 - 5 cps of shredded coconut
COFFEE
1 lb coffee = 80 tbsp (makes 40 - 50 cps of brewed coffee)
1 lb coffee = 4 cups
CORN
1 dozen ears of corn = 2 1/2 cp cooked
CORN STARCH
1 oz corn starch = 3 tbsp
1 oz measures about 4 tsp
CORNMEAL
1 lb cornmeal = 3 cps
CRACKERS, SALTINE
28 saltine crackers = 1 cup fine crumbs
CRANBERRIES
1 lb package of cranberries = about 4 cups. It will give you 4 cps of cranberry sauce.
1 lb cranberries = 4 - 5 cups
CREAM, HEAVY OR WHIPPING
1/2 pt heavy or whipping cream = 2 cups whipped
1 cp heavy cream = 2 - 2 1/2 cps whipped
CREAM OF TARTAR
1 oz cream of tartar = 3 tbsp
CURRY
1 oz of curry = 4 1/2 tbsp
DATES
1 lb pitted dates = 2 - 3 cps chopped
7 1/4 oz pkg pitted dates = 1 1/4 cp chopped
1 lb dates, chopped & dried = 2 cups
DRY MUSTARD
1 oz dry mustard = 4 1/2 tbsp
EGGPLANT
1 lb eggplant = 2 1/2 cps
EGGS
5 large eggs = about 1 cup
6 medium eggs = 1 cup
1 lb eggs = 8 medium size eggs with shells
1 lb eggs = 10 eggs without shells
EGG WHITES
8 large egg whites = about 1 cup
8 - 10 egg whites make about 1 cup
EGG YOLKS
12 large egg yolks = about 1 cup
12 - 14 egg yolks makes 1 cup
EVAPORATED MILK
6 oz can evaporated milk = 3/4 cp (or 2/3 cup)
14 1/2 oz can evaporated milk = 1 2/3 cup
FAT
1 oz fat (or liquid) = 2 tbsp
2 cp fat = 1 lb
FLOUR
1 lb sifted flour = 4 cps
1 oz flour = 4 tbsp
There are about 3 cups of cake flour to 1 lb.
There are 3 1/3 cps of all-purpose flour to 1 lb. Sifted, this will give 3 3/4 cups.
FLOUR, ALL PURPOSE
1 lb all purpose flour = 4 cps sifted
FLOUR, CAKE
1 lb cake flour = 4 3/4 - 5 cps sifted
1 lb cake flour, sifted = 4 1/2 cps
FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT
1 lb whole wheat flour = 3 1/2 cps unsifted
FROZEN JUICE CONCENTRATE
6 oz cans = 3/4 cup
GELATIN
1 lb of gelatin, granulated = 4 cps
GRAHAM CRACKERS
16 - 18 Graham crackers = 1 1/3 cps crumbs
15 graham crackers pounded to fine crumbs will give you 1 cup.
12 graham crackers pounded to coarse crumbs will give you 1 cup.
1 lb of graham crackers will yield about 4 1/2 cps of crumbs.
14 squares graham crackers makes 2 cups of fine crumbs.
GROUND BEEF
1/2 lb of ground meat equals about 1 cup
JUICE CONCENTRATE, Frozen (see "Frozen Juice Concentrate")
LARD
1 lb of lard = 2 cups
LEMONS
Juice of 1 medium lemon = 2 - 3 tbsp
Rind of 1 medium lemon = 1 - 2 tsp grated
1 lb of lemons = 3 - 5 lemons
6 average sized lemons will give you a little more than 1 cup of juice
LETTUCE, ENDIVE
1 lb endive lettuce = 4 1/4 cps
LETTUCE, HEAD
1 lb head lettuce = 6 1/4 cps
LETTUCE, LEAF
1 lb leaf lettuce = 6 1/4 cps
LETTUCE, ROMAINE
1 lb romaine lettuce = 6 cps
LIME
1 medium lime = 1 1/2 - 2 tbsp juice
LIQUID
1 oz liquid (or fluid) = 2 tbsp
MARGARINE (see "Butter and Margarine")
MARSHMALLOWS
1/2 lb mini marshmallows = 4 1/2 cps
1 large marshmallow = 10 mini marshmallows
1 cp mini marshmallows = 10 large marshmallows
1 lb marshmallows = 4 cups
MOLASSES
1 lb molasses = 1 1/3 cp
MUSHROOMS
1/2 lb of fresh mushrooms will give about 2 1/2 cups sliced; 2 cps coarsely chopped
Canned Mushrooms: A 4-oz can of sliced mushrooms, drained will give you about 3/4 cup.
MUSTARD (prepared)
1 oz of prepared mustard = 4 tbsp
NOODLES
4 oz (1 1/2 - 2 cps) uncooked noodles makes 2 cups cooked
NUTMEG
1 oz of nutmeg = 3 1/2 tbsp
NUTS
1 lb chopped nuts = 3 1/4 cps
OIL
1 oz oil = 2 tbsp
ONIONS
1 lb onions = 3 large onions
1 lb onions = 2 - 2 1/2 chopped onions
1 medium onion = 1/2 cp chopped pieces
1/2 lb of onions will give about 2 cps sliced or chopped.
1 small onion, finely chopped, will give you 1/4 cup.
ORANGES
Juice of 1 medium orange = 1/3 cp
Juice of 1 medium orange = 6 - 8 tbsp juice
Rind of 1 medium orange = 2 tbsp grated
Rind of 1 medium orange = 2 tsp grated
PAPRIKA
1 oz of paprika = 4 1/2 tbsp
PARSNIPS
1 lb parsnips = 4 medium parsnips
1 lb parsnips = 2 cps cooked
PASTA
Pasta doubles in volume when cooked.
1 lb of noodles, cooked, will give you about 9 cups.
1 pkg (6 or 7 oz) macaroni (2 cups) = 4 cups cooked; 4 - 6 servings
1 pkg (7 or 8 oz) spaghetti = 4 cps cooked: 4 - 6 servings
Spaghetti: when broken it averages 5 cups per pound before cooking and 11 cups after cooking.
8 oz egg noodles (4 - 5 cups) = 4 - 5 cups cooked; 4 - 6 servings
4 oz (1 cp) (1 1/4 cps) dry macaroni = 2 1/4 cp cooked
PEACHES
1 lb dried peaches = 3 cups
1 lb peaches = about 4 - 6 peaches
A pound of peaches, sliced, will give you about 2 cups
PEANUT BUTTER
1 lb of peanut butter = 1 3/4 cps
PEANUTS
1lb of peanuts, in shell = 1 3/4 - 2 cps nutmeats
1 lb peanuts, shelled = 4 cps
PEARS
1 lb pears = 3 - 4 medium pears
1 lb pears = 2 1/2 cp sliced
PEAS
1 lb peas in pod = 1 cp shelled
1 lb peas in pod = 1 cp cooked
PECANS
1 lb pecans, shelled = 3 1/2 - 4 cps
1 lb pecans, in shell = 1 1/4 cps chopped nutmeats
PEPPER
1oz pepper = 3 1/2 tbsp
PLUMS
1 lb plums = 8 - 20 whole
1 lb plums = 2 cp halves
POTATOES
2 lbs potatoes = 6 medium
4 - 5 medium potatoes = 4 cps cooked and cubed
1 lb mashed = 1 3/4 cp
1 lb of potatoes will give about 3 1/2 cps, sliced or diced
1 lb potatoes will cook to about 2 cps mashed
POWDERED SUGAR
1 lb powdered sugar = 3 1/2 - 4 cps unsifted
1 lb powdered sugar = 2 1/2 cps
1 lb powdered sugar = 2 2/3 cps
1 lb powdered sugar equals 3 1/2 cps sifted
PUMPKIN
A 3 lb fresh pumpkin will yield approx. 1 cup cooked pumpkin
PUMPKIN, MASHED, COOKED
1 lb mashed & cooked pumpkin = 1 cup
PRUNES
1 lb prunes = 2 1/4 cp pitted
1 lb dried prunes = 2 1/2 - 3 cps
There are 2 1/2 cups uncooked prunes in 1 lb
Cooked and pitted, there are 4 1/2 cps in 1 lb.
RADISHES
6 oz radishes = 1 1/4 cp sliced
RAISINS
1 lb seedless raisins = 2 3/4 - 3 cps
1 lb seedless raisins = 2 - 3 cps
A 15-oz box of raisins equals 2 1/2 cups
RHUBARB
1 lb fresh rhubarb = 2 cps cooked
1 lb fresh rhubarb = 4 - 8 pieces
RICE
1 cp uncooked rice = about 3 - 4 cups cooked
1 lb or 2 cps uncooked rice = 6 cups cooked
RICE, INSTANT
1 - 2 cps uncooked instant rice = 1 cp cooked
SAGE
1 oz sage = 3 tbsp
SALT
1 oz salt = 1 - 2 tbsp
SHRIMP
1 lb unshelled shrimp yields 1/2 lb cooked, shelled meat.
For every 1 cup cleaned cooked shrimp needed:
prepare 3/4 lb fresh or frozen raw shrimp (in shells) or
prepare 1 pkg (7-oz) frozen peeled shrimp or
1 can (4 1/2 or 5 oz) shrimp
SPAGHETTI
7 oz dry spaghetti = about 4 cups cooked
1 lb spaghetti = 4 - 5 cps 2" pieces
SPINACH
1 lb spinach = 4 cups fresh
1 lb spinach = 1 1/2 cp cooked
SQUASH, SUMMER
1 lb summer squash = 1 2/3 cps cooked and mashed
SQUASH, WINTER
1 lb winter squash = 1 cp cooked and mashed
STRAWBERRIES
1 qt strawberries = 4 cps sliced
SUGAR, WHITE GRANULATED
1 lb granulated sugar = 2 cps
1 oz sugar = 2 tbsp
SWEET POTATOES
1 lb sweet potatoes = 3 cps
SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk = 1 1/4 cp
15 oz can sweetened condensed milk = 1 1/3 cp
TAPIOCA
1 lb tapioca = 3 cps
TOMATOES
1 lb tomatoes = 3 - 4 small
A 15 oz can of tomato sauce equals about 2 cups
A 6 oz can of tomato paste equals 2/3 cup
VANILLA
1 oz vanilla = 2 tbsp
VANILLA WAFERS
22 vanilla wafers makes 1 cup fine crumbs
WALNUTS
1 lb walnuts, in shell = 1 2/3 - 1 3/4 cp nutmeats
1 lb walnuts, shelled = 3 - 5 cps
YEAST
1 pkg active dry yeast = 1 tbsp = 1 cake compressed