can-number-sizes recipe
can number sizes (for old-fashioned recipes)
For all of those old recipes that call for cans of different sizes....
I clipped this from a newspaper ages ago and typed it in from the yellowing page.
American Can sizes
Number Contents 1 10-12 ounces 300 14-16 ounces 1 1/2 1 pound+17 ounces 303 1 pound+17 ounces 2 1 pound+4 ounces, or 1 pint+2 fluid ounces 2 1/2 1 pound+12 ounces to 1 pound+14 ounces 3 3 pounds+3 ounces or 1 quart+14 ounces 10 6 pounds+2 ounces or 7 pounds+5 ounces
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