Food Equivalents

APPLES
1 pound	3 medium (3 cups sliced)
BUTTER
1 pound	2 cups
1/2 pound	1 cup
1/4 pound	1/2 cup
CHEESE
1 pound cottage cheese	2 cups
8 oz. pkg cottage cheese	1 cup
8 oz. pkg cream cheese	1 cup (1/2 pound)
1 pound Amer. or Cheddar	3-4 cups grated
CHOCOLATE
1 square	1 oz. or 1 tbsp, when melted
1/2 pound	8-1 oz squares
COFFEE
1 pound	80 tbsp (40 servings)
CREAM
1/2 pint coffee cream	6-8 servings of cream
1/2 pint (1 cup) whipping (or	2 cups when whipped
1 pkg dessert topping)
DATES
1 pound, whole	1 1/2 - 1 3/4 cups pitted and
	cut up
EGGS
5 whole eggs	1 cup
8-10 egg whites	1 cup
12-14 egg yolks	1 cup
FLOUR
1 pound all-purpose flour	4 cups, sifted flour
1 pound cake/pastry flour	4 1/2 cups, sifted flour
ICE CREAM
1 quart	4-6 servings
LEMON
1 medium - juice	2-3 tbsp.
1 medium - rind	1/2-1 tbsp.
MILK
1 quart	4 cups
1 pint	2 cups
NUTS
1 pound almonds (in shell)	1 1/4 cups nutmeats
1 pound pecans (in shell)	1 1/2 cups nutmeats
1 pound peanuts (in shell)	2 cups nutmeats
1 pound walnuts (in shell)	1 3/4 cups nutmeats
ORANGE
1 medium - juice	5-6 tbsp.
1 medium - rind	1-2 tbsp.
RAISINS
1 pound	3 cups
SUGAR
1 pound granulated sugar	2 cups
1 pound confectioner's sugar	3 1/2 cups, sifted
1 pound brown sugar	2 1/4 cups, firmly packed
1 pound powdered sugar	2 1/3 cups