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How to Interpret Can Sizes: What to Do if a Recipe Calls for a Number 2 Can
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Some favorite older recipes may call for can sizes such as a Number 2 or a Number 303 can.
Here's a chart to help you determine how these correspond to current can measurements.
| Can Size Approximations | ||
|---|---|---|
Can Size Number | Approximate | Approximate |
No. 1 picnic | 1 1/4 cups | 10 1/2 to 12 ounces |
No. 300 | 1 3/4 cups | 14 to 16 ounces |
No. 303 | 2 cups | 16 to 17 ounces |
No. 2 | 2 1/2 cups | 20 ounces |
No. 2 1/2 | 3 1/2 cups | 27 to 29 ounces |
No. 3 | 5 3/4 cups | 51 ounces |
No. 10 | 3 quarts | 6 1/2 pounds to 7 pounds and 5 ounces |