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How many sticks make up a cup of butter? The answer to this and more of your most pressing equivalency questions are below.

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INGREDIENT
UNIT OR WEIGHT
EQUIVALENT
Apples 1 medium-size 1 cup sliced
Bananas 1 medium-size 1/3 cup mashed
Bell Peppers 1 large 1 cup chopped
Butter, margarine or other fat 1/4 stick
1/2 stick (1/8 lb.)
1 stick (1/4 lb.)
2 sticks (1/2 lb.)
4 sticks (1 lb.)		 2 tablespoons
1/4 cup
1/2 cup
1 cup
2 cups
Cabbage 1 lb. (1 small head) About 5 cups shredded
Carrots 1 lb. (6 to 8 medium-size) 2 1/2 cups shredded
or 2 1/4 cups chopped
Celery 1 stalk 1/2 cup chopped
Cheese 1 lb. 4 to 4 1/2 cups grated
Chicken breasts 1 1/2 lbs. (2 whole medium-sized breasts) 2 cups cooked, chopped chicken
Chocolate 1 oz. 1 square
Coconut 1 lb. 5 cups shredded
Cranberries 12 oz. 3 cups
Cream, heavy 1/2 pint (1 cup) 2 cups whipped cream
Cream cheese 3-oz. package 6 tablespoons
Currants 1 lb. 3 cups
Dates, pitted 1 lb. 2 1/2 cups
Eggs, whole 3 medium-size Approx. 1/2 cup
Egg whites 4 medium-size Approx. 1/2 cup
Egg yolks 3 medium-size Approx. 1/4 cup
Flour, all-purpose 1 lb. 4 cups (sifted)
Flour, cake 1 lb. 4 1/2 cups (sifted)
Flour, rye 1 lb. 4 1/2 cups to 5 cups (unsifted)
Flour, whole-wheat 1 lb. 3 1/2 cups (unsifted)
Fruit and peels, candied 1 lb. 3 cups (cut up)
Gelatin, unflavored 1 envelope 1 tablespoon
Green beans 1 lb. (4 cups) 2 1/2 cups cooked
Lemon 1 medium-size 2 to 3 tablespoons juice, 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons grated rind
Lettuce 1 medium-size head 6 cups torn into bite-size pieces
Lime 1 medium-size 2 tablespoons juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons grated rind
Macaroni 1 cup (3 1/4 oz. uncooked) 2 to 2 1/2 cups cooked
Noodles 1 cup (1 1/3 oz. uncooked) 1 to 1 1/2 cups cooked
Nuts, whole (shelled)
almonds
peanuts
pecans
walnuts
1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.
3 cups
3 cups
4 cups
3/2 cups
Orange 1 medium-size 1/4 to 1/3 cup juice, 3 to 4 teaspoons grated peel
Peaches, pears 1 medium-size 1/2 cup sliced
Potatoes 1 lb. (3 medium-size) 2 cups cubed or 1 3/4 cups mashed
Raisins 1 lb. 3 1/4 cups
Rice 1 lb.
1 cup (uncooked)
1 1/2 cups packaged precooked		 2 cups
3 cups cooked
3 cups cooked
Spaghetti 8 oz. 5 cups cooked
Spinach 1 lb. 3 cups or 12 cups torn into bite-size pieces
Strawberries 4 cups whole 4 cups sliced
Sugar:
brown
confectioners
granulated
superfine
1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.
1 lb.
2 1/4 cups firmly packed
3 1/4 cups
2 cups
2 cups
Tomatoes 1 medium-size 1/2 cup chopped
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