May 23, 2005 #1 B bccy Assistant Cook Joined May 23, 2005 Messages 1 I was looking at an old recipe and it calls for a "#2 can" of something. What size is a #2 can?
May 23, 2005 #2 BlueCat Sous Chef Joined Sep 2, 2004 Messages 551 Location USA, Illinois I read somewhere that a #2 can is 20 oz. BC
May 25, 2005 #3 Michael in FtW Master Chef Moderator Emeritus Joined Sep 5, 2004 Messages 6,592 Location Fort Worth, TX Not knowing the recipe - or what the ingredient is - it's a toss up as to if you mean weight or fluid volume. By weight, a #2 can is 1-Lb 4-oz (20 oz), by volume it's 1 pint 2 oz (or 22 fluid oz).
Not knowing the recipe - or what the ingredient is - it's a toss up as to if you mean weight or fluid volume. By weight, a #2 can is 1-Lb 4-oz (20 oz), by volume it's 1 pint 2 oz (or 22 fluid oz).
May 25, 2005 #4 jkath Hospitality Queen Joined Sep 2, 2004 Messages 11,447 Location Southern California I checked with my Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook (1942) and it lists a #2 can as a 1 lb, 10 oz. to 1 lb. 8 oz. and it is approximately 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 cups of contents.
I checked with my Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook (1942) and it lists a #2 can as a 1 lb, 10 oz. to 1 lb. 8 oz. and it is approximately 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 cups of contents.
May 25, 2005 #5 S Spice1133 Senior Cook Joined Mar 28, 2005 Messages 204 This is a chart I have. No 1 picnic = 1 1/4 cup volume or 10 1/2 to 17 ounces weight No. 2 = 2 1/2 cups volume or 20 ounces weight No. 2 1/2 = 3 1/2 cups volume or 27 to 29 ounces weight No. 3 = 5 3/4 cups volume or 51 ounces weight No. 10 = 3 quarts volume or 6 1/2 pounds to 7 pounds 5 ounces weight
This is a chart I have. No 1 picnic = 1 1/4 cup volume or 10 1/2 to 17 ounces weight No. 2 = 2 1/2 cups volume or 20 ounces weight No. 2 1/2 = 3 1/2 cups volume or 27 to 29 ounces weight No. 3 = 5 3/4 cups volume or 51 ounces weight No. 10 = 3 quarts volume or 6 1/2 pounds to 7 pounds 5 ounces weight
May 27, 2005 #6 Dove DC Grandma Joined Dec 18, 2003 Messages 3,208 Location USA,California Very good info. Thanks for posting it spice. this will be a big help to a lot of people. Dove