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Equivalents
By mortonheat
Or use the internet machine!
- Macaroni ~ 1 cup dry ~ 2 1/2 cups cooked
- Noodles, medium ~ 3 cups dry ~ 3 cups cooked
- Spaghetti ~ 8 ounces dry ~ 4 cups cooked
- Quick cooking rice ~ 1 cup dry ~ 2 cups cooked
- Popcorn ~ 1/4 cup dry ~ 5 cups popped
- Bread ~ 1 slice ~ 3/4 cup soft OR 1/4 cup fine dry crumbs
- Saltine crackers ~ 28 crackers ~ 1 cup finely crushed
- Round crackers ~ 24 crackers ~ 1 cup finely crushed
- Graham crackers ~ 14 squares ~ 1 cup finely crushed
- Gingersnaps ~ 15 cookies ~ 1 cup finely crushed
- Vanilla wafers ~ 22 cookies ~ 1 cup finely crushed
- Apple ~ 1 medium ~ 1 cup sliced
- Banana ~ 1 medium ~ 1/3 cup mashed
- Lemon ~ 1 medium ~ 3 tablespoon juice, 2 teaspoons shredded peel
- Lime ~ 1 medium ~ 2 tablespoon juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons shredded peel
- Orange ~ 1 medium ~ 1/4 to 1/3 cup juice, 4 teaspoons shredded peel
- Peaches, Pears ~ 1 medium ~ 1/2 cup sliced
- Strawberries ~ 4 cups whole ~ 4 cups sliced
- Beans, dried ~ 1 pound ~ 6 cups cooked
- Celery ~ 1 medium bunch ~ 4 1/2 cups chopped
- Green pepper ~ 1 large ~ 1 cup chopped
- Mushrooms ~ 1 pound (6 cups) ~ 2 cups cooked
- Onions ~ 1 medium ~ 1/2 cup chopped
- Potatoes ~ 1 medium ~ 2/3 cup cubed OR 1/2 cup mashed
- Spinach ~ 1 pound (12 cups) ~ 1 1/2 cups cooked
- Cheese ~ 4 ounces ~ 1 cup shredded
- Whipping cream ~ 1 cup ~ 2 cups whipped
- Boneless meat ~ 1 pound raw ~ 2 cups cooked
- Cooked meat ~ 1 pound ~ 3 cups chopped
Internal Meat Temperatures
By mortonheat
Insert thermometer to center - do not rest in fat or touch bone
- Beef
- Rare 140 degrees
- Medium 160 degrees
- Well-done 170 degrees
- Veal 170 degrees
- Pork 170 degrees
- Ham
- Fully Cooked 140 degrees
- Cook before eating 160 degrees
- Lamb
- Rare 140 degrees
- Medium 160 degrees
- Well-done 170 - 180 degrees
- Poultry 185 degrees
Beer Batter
By mortonheat
This recipe is per pound of fish
- 1 cup stale beer
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- extra flour as needed to coat fish
Uncle Joe's No Bake Fudge Cookies
By mortonheat
Over medium heat, stir the cocoa, sugar and milk until boiling
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup margarine
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups quick oats
Lemon Squares
By mortonheat
Mix 1/2 cup flour with 1/4 cup of confectioner's sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 stick (1/4 pound) margarine
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 eggs, beaten
- pinch of salt
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon lemon rind
Canadian Meat Stuffing
By mortonheat
Combine meat in pan and add water to cover
- 3 pounds ground beef
- 1 1/2 pounds ground pork
- 4 medium potatoes diced
- bread crumbs
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- cinnamon
- Bell's Seasoning
- Salt & Pepper
Pepe's Pork Pie
By mortonheat
This is one of my favorites
- 3/4 pounds ground pork
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon Bell's Seasoning
- Mashed Potatoes
Wellesley Fudge Cake
By mortonheat
I found this recipe in my grandmother's recipe box
- 2 cups sugar, divided
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 4 squares chocolate, melted
- salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Banana Split Cheesecake Squares
By mortonheat
Drain pineapple. Mix cracker crumbs, margarine and 1/4 cup of sugar
- 2 cups crushed graham crackers
- 1/3 cup margarine
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 3 8 ounce packages of cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup mashed bananas
- 1 cup halved strawberries
- 1 banana sliced tossed with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- 1 8 ounce can of pineapple chunks
Apple Supreme Cake
By mortonheat
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2 cups coarsely chopped peeled apples
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- nuts (optional)