I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
can sizes? Thank you!

wrote:
> I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
> 2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
> can sizes?

Old cookbook... how old is old? I doubt can sizes have changed much,
although new ones have been added.

Go he http://www.cancentral.com/standard.cfm

Sheldon

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> wrote:
>> I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
>> 2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
>> can sizes?
>
> Old cookbook... how old is old? I doubt can sizes have changed much,
> although new ones have been added.
>
> Go he http://www.cancentral.com/standard.cfm
>
> Sheldon
>

Good site. It's a language used only by cannery people and label
manufacturers. The days of "standard" 16 ounce cans are gone, since so many
food makers have gone to odd little fractional variations. Grocery buyers
can no longer discuss a "No 4 can" without risking grievous errors in the
ordering process.

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
> 2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
> can sizes? Thank you!
>

That cookbook must be REALLY ancient. There are some can conversions on this
page, but not for a #4 or #2 can.
http://www.wwrecipes.com/convert.htm

On 27 Feb 2007 05:56:07 -0800, wrote:

>I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
>2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
>can sizes? Thank you!


CONTENTS OF CANS


Size Approximate Weight Average Contents

8 oz. 8 oz. 1 Cup
Picnic 10 1/2 to 12 oz. 1 /14 Cups
12 oz. 12 oz. 1 1/2 Cups
No. 300 14 to 16 oz. 1 3/4 Cups
No. 303 16 to 17 oz. 2 Cups
No. 2 1 lb 4 oz. or
1 pint. 2 fluid oz. 2 1/2 Cups
No. 2 1/2 1 lb. 13 oz. 3 1/2 Cups
No. 3 Cyl. 3 lb. 3 oz. or
46 fluid oz. or
1 quart 14 fluid oz. 5 3/4 Cups
No. 10 6 1/2 to 7 lb. 5 oz. 12 to 13 Cups
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

One time on Usenet, "Sheldon" > said:
> wrote:

> > I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
> > 2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
> > can sizes?
>
> Old cookbook... how old is old? I doubt can sizes have changed much,
> although new ones have been added.
>
> Go he http://www.cancentral.com/standard.cfm

Hey, thanks Sheldon! DH has a family cake recipe that calls for a 303
can of fruit cocktail -- I've never gotten around to making it because
I wasn't familiar with that size...

--
Jani in WA

On Feb 27, 4:34�pm, (Little Malice)
wrote:
> One time on Usenet, "Sheldon" > said:
>
> > wrote:
> > > I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
> > > 2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
> > > can sizes?
>
> > Old cookbook... how old is old? * I doubt can sizes have changed much,
> > although new ones have been added.
>
> > Go hehttp://www.cancentral.com/standard.cfm
>
> Hey, thanks Sheldon! DH has a family cake recipe that calls for a 303
> can of fruit cocktail -- I've never gotten around to making it because
> I wasn't familiar with that size...

That's no excuse, buy a #10 can... use what you think you need for the
cake and pig out on the rest, with whipped cream! hehe

Sheldon

wrote:
> I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
> 2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
> can sizes? Thank you!
>


Go to:

http://www.realfood4realpeople.com/c...%20Can%20Sizes

for

US Can Sizes
Can Size Contents Approx. Cups
5 ounce 5 oz. 5/8
8 ounce 8 oz. 1
12 oz. vacuum 12 oz. 1 1/2
No. 300 14 - 16 oz. 1 3/4
No. 303 16 - 17 oz. 2
No. 2 1 pint 2 oz. 2 1/2
No. 2 1/2 1 lb. 13 oz. 3 1/2
No. 3 46 fl. oz. 1 1/3
Condensed Milk 14 fl. oz. 1 1/3
Evaporated Milk 5 1/3 fl. oz. 2/3
13 fl. oz. 1 2/3

On Feb 27, 8:46 pm, Puester > wrote:
> wrote:
> > I have a great old cookbook, but all canned items are listed as a No.
> > 2 can, No. 4 can, etc. Does anyone have today's equivalent of these
> > can sizes? Thank you!
>
> Go to:
>
> http://www.realfood4realpeople.com/c...%20Can%20Sizes
>
> for
>
> US Can Sizes
> Can Size Contents Approx. Cups
> 5 ounce 5 oz. 5/8
> 8 ounce 8 oz. 1
> 12 oz. vacuum 12 oz. 1 1/2
> No. 300 14 - 16 oz. 1 3/4
> No. 303 16 - 17 oz. 2
> No. 2 1 pint 2 oz. 2 1/2
> No. 2 1/2 1 lb. 13 oz. 3 1/2
> No. 3 46 fl. oz. 1 1/3
> Condensed Milk 14 fl. oz. 1 1/3
> Evaporated Milk 5 1/3 fl. oz. 2/3
> 13 fl. oz. 1 2/3

"Canned goods" is pretty much an oxymoron to me. ;-)
Lynn from Fargo