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      Title: Translating Older Recipe Measurements
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      Yield: 1 Servings
 
 
  When a recipe calls for one pound, the following measures can be used:
  
        2    cups of lard
        2    cups of butter
        4    cups pastry or bread flour
    3 7/8    cups entire wheat flour
    4 1/2    cups graham flour
    4 1/3    cups rye flour
    2 2/3    cup corn meal
    4 3/4    cups rolled oats
    2 2/3    cups oatmeal
    4 1/3    cups coffee
        2    cups granulated sugar
    2 2/3    cups powdered sugar
    3 1/2    cups confectioners sugar
    2 2/3    cups brown sugar
        2    cups chopped meat
    1 7/8    cups rice
        2    cups raisins (packed)
    2 1/4    cups currants
        2    cups stale bread crumbs
        9    large eggs
  
  Other Measures:
  
  saltspoonful      = 1/4 teaspoon
  coffeespoonful    = 1/2 teaspoon
  wineglassful      = 1/4 cup
  gill              = 1/2 cup
  pint              = 2 cups
  quart             = 4 cups
 
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