

Pancetta: Use sliced smoked bacon simmered in water for 3 minutes, then rinsed and drained.
CONVERT 14.5 FLUID OUNCES TO CUPS PLUS

Rice: 1 cup uncooked regular = about 3 cups cooked 1 cup uncooked instant = about 2 cups cooked.Potatoes: 1 pound all-purpose = about 3 medium or 3 cups sliced or 2 cups mashed.Popcorn: 1/4 cup unpopped = about 4 cups popped.Pineapple: 1 large = about 4 cups cubed.Peppers: 1 large bell = about 1 cup chopped.Pears: 1 pound = about 3 medium or 2 1/4 cups sliced.Peaches: 1 pound = about 3 medium or 2 1/2 cups sliced.Orange: 1 medium = 1/3 to 1/2 cup juice and 2 tablespoons grated peel.Oats: 1 cup raw old-fashioned or quick-cooking = about 2 cups cooked.Noodles: 8 ounces uncooked medium = about 4 cups cooked.Milk, evaporated: 5-ounce can = 2/3 cup.Milk, condensed: 14-ounce can = 11/4 cups.Macaroni, elbow: 1 cup uncooked = about 2 cups cooked.Lentils: 1 cup uncooked = about 2 1/2 cups cooked.Lemon: 1 medium = about 3 tablespoons juice and 1 tablespoon grated peel.Kasha: 1 cup uncooked = about 3 cups cooked.Hominy grits: 1 cup uncooked = about 4 1/2 cups cooked.Graham crackers: 7 whole crackers = 1 cup crumbs.Gingersnaps: 15 cookies = about 1 cup crumbs.Gelatin: 1 envelope unflavored = 2 1/2 teaspoons.Flour: 1 pound all-purpose = about 3 1/2 cups.Farina: 1 cup regular or instant uncooked = 6 to 61/2 cups cooked.Egg yolk: 1 large = about 11/2 tablespoons.Egg white: 1 large = about 2 tablespoons.Cream cheese: 8-ounce package = 1 cup 3-ounce package = 6 tablespoons.Cream: 1 cup heavy or whipping = 2 cups whipped.Couscous: 1 cup raw = about 2 1/2 cups cooked.Cornmeal: 1 cup raw = about 4 cups cooked.Cocoa: 8-ounce can unsweetened = 2 cups.Chocolate chips: 6-ounce package = 1 cup.Chocolate: 1 ounce unsweetened or semisweet = 1 square.Chicken: 2 1/2- to 3-pound fryer = 2 1/2 cups diced cooked meat.


Butter or margarine: 1 stick = 8 tablespoons or 4 ounces.Bulgur: 1 cup uncooked = 3 to 3 1/2 cups cooked.Bread crumbs: 1/2 cup fresh = 1 slice bread with crust.Bread: 1 pound loaf = 16 regular or 28 thin slices.Beans: 1 cup dry = 2 to 2 1/2 cups cooked.Barley: 1 cup raw quick-cooking = about 3 cups cooked.Bananas: 1 pound = 3 medium or 11/3 cups mashed.Apples: 1 pound = 3 medium or 3 cups sliced.
