Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 03 Apr 2005 07:06:19a, ellen wickberg wrote in rec.food.preserving:
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>>maureeng7eh wrote:
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>>>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.
>
Thanks for the info, I use cookbook, not usually websites, for
traditional information, so hadn't seen this.
Ellen