Thomas wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Monday, May 25, 2015 at 3:14:46 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> > > Yup. 5 lbs of flour yields 20 cups so if you multiply that out
> > > >with 4 cups per large loaf, you get 50 loaves for 38cents each
> > > and >the small cost of a little sugar, salt and yeast.
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> Better rethink that math...

Grin, humm. She was talking 50 lbs of flour. 5x10=50x4=200 cups.
divide by 4 cups for a larger loaf, 50 loaves. Basics are a 1 lb of
flour yields what is 'called' a 2lb loaf. It doesn't actually weigh
that but then its not all flour.

Not sure if i messed up or I misexplained it.
Carol

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