On Sun 03 Apr 2005 07:06:19a, ellen wickberg wrote in rec.food.preserving:

> maureeng7eh wrote:
>> yummm......recipe looks delicious......I don't own any scales so would
>> someone please tell me ...how many cups is 1 1/2 lb. sugar......
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>> Thanks ........
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> There are 2 cups of sugar to the pound.
> Ellen
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From what I've read on several websites, including C&H Sugar, there are 2
cups of *superfine* sugar to a pound and 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 cups of
"granulated* sugar to the pound.

This recipe calls for *granulated* sugar and I've made it many times using
a scant 3-1/2 cups of sugar when a scale wasn't available.

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Wayne Boatwright
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