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Common Can Sizes

Source of Recipe

by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois


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List of Ingredients


Can Size - Appx net weight or fluid measure - Appx cups per can

No. 10....................6lb - 7lb..............9 - 12
No. 5 squat.............4 lb - 4 1/4lb.......8
No. 3 Cyl.................46 - 51 fl. oz.......5 3/4
No. 2 1/2.................26 - 30oz.............3 1/2
No. 2.......................18 - 20 fl. oz........2 1/2
No. 303....................1 lb.....................2
No. 300....................14 - 16oz.............1 3/4
No. 1 (Picnic)...........10 1/2oz..............1 1/4
8oz...........................8oz....................1



Recipe

Notes: When substituting one can for another size,
one No. 10 can is approximately equivalent to:

7 of #303 (1 lb) cans
5 of #2 (1lb 4oz) cans
4 of #2 1/2 (1 lb 13oz) cans
2 of #3 (46 - 50oz) cans

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