Measures and Weights
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine 1/2 lb
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/4 lb
- 1 cup eggs 4-5 whole eggs or 8 egg whites or 12 egg yolks
- 1 cup all purpose flour 1/4 lb
- 1 envelope of gelatin (unflavoured) 1/4 oz or 1 Tbsp
- 1 cup of lard or solid vegetable fat 1/2 lb
- 1 medium lemon (juice) 1-1/2 fluid ounces (3 Tbsp)
- 1 cup chopped nut meats 1/4 lb
Instructions
----- Contents of Standard Cans Picnic 1-1/4 cups No 300 1-3/4 cups No 1 Tall 2 cups No 303 2 cups No 2 2-1/2 cups No 2-1/2 3-1/2 cups No 3 4 cups No 5 7-1/3 cups No 10 13 cups ----- Approximate Equivalents or Substitutions in Baking and Cooking 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp soda and 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 1 cup cake flour 7/8 cup or 1 cup less 2 Tbsp all purp flour 1 square chocolate 3 Tbsp cocoa plus 1-1/2 tsp fat (butter) 1 cup thin cream (18-20%) 7/8 cup milk plus 3 Tbsp fat 1 cup heavy cream (36-40%) 3/4 cup milk plus 1/3 cup fat 1 cup sour or buttermilk 1 c sweet milk + 1 T lemon juice or vinegar 1-1/3 cup firm packed brown sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1 lemon 3 to 4 Tbsp juice Grated rind of 1 lemon 1-1/2 tsp juice 1 orange 6 to 8 Tbsp juice 12 to 14 egg yolks 1 cup 8 to 10 egg whites 1 cup 1 Tbsp corn starch 2 Tbsp flour (when thickening) 9 coarsely crumbled graham wafers 1 cup 11 finely crumbled graham wafers 1 cup 7 coarsely crumbled salt crackers 1 cup 9 finely crushed salt crackers 1 cup 1 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water 1 1/2 cups milk