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Cooking Math Hacks

Trying to figure out a recipe and don’t know what if you have what you need? Here’s some handy hacks to help you. 1 cup soft bread crumbs = 2 slices of bread 1 cup small bread cubes = 2 slices of bread 1 cup crushed corn flakes = 3 cups corn flakes 2 cups cooked cornmeal = 1/2 cup cornmeal 1 cup fine graham cracker crumbs = 12 graham crackers 1 cup coarse saltine crumbs = 20 saltine crackers 4 cups cooked spaghetti = 8 oz package spaghetti 4 cups cooked rice = 1 cup uncooked rice 8 tbsp …

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Easy Recipe hacks when you’ve run out of an ingredient

Recipe hacks when you’re out of an ingredient you can use these substitutes.                   1 cup of chopped onion will equal 1 large uncut onion in your recipe so when shopping for your recipe make a note of this.          2 1/2 cups cooked fresh tomatoes will equal 4 medium tomatoes or 1 lb. of tomatoes in your recipe. 2 cups canned tomatoes will equal  1 lb. can tomatoes in your recipe.         4 cups sliced apples will equal 4 medium apples in your recipe.     …

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