1. List all the measurement abbreviations & equivalents you know! 
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List all the measurement abbreviations & equivalents you know! 

2. Why is it important to know the portion cost of menu items?

3. Recipe cost sheets Heading: name, date, block in top right hand corner
Complete top table:
Early College High School & Career Pathways
Mrs. Aragon
Menu Item = Recipe Name
Portions = Yield
Complete ingredient columns: item & amount (straight from recipe)

4. Purchasing price write under “Unit cost”
Granulated Sugar: 10 lbs./$5.48
Brown Sugar: 2 lbs./$1.72
Butter: 2 cups/$2.98
Shortening: 48 oz./$4.22
Eggs: 1 dozen/$2.19
Vanilla Extract: 1 oz./$1.98
All-purpose Flour: 10 lbs./$5.19
Baking Soda: 1 lb. /$0.52
Salt: 26 oz. /$0.72
Semisweet Chocolate Chips: 24 oz./$4.28
Baking Powder: 8 oz./$1.79
Pecans: 2 c./$8.39
Confectioners Sugar: 2 lb./$1.62
Heavy Cream: 1 pint/$1.87
Milk:1 gal./$1.99
Frozen Blueberries: 32 oz./$4.25
Maple flavoring: 2 oz./$3.28
Coffee: 33.9 oz./$7.98
Nutmeg: 1.1 oz./$3.72
Banana: 1 lb./$0.53
Cinnamon: 8.75 oz./$6.68
Bisquick Mix: 40 oz./$4.39
Lemon Zest (peel): 1 ea./$0.25
Blueberries: 6 oz./$3.99
Lemon Juice: 32 oz./$2.78
Pumpkin Puree: 15 oz./$2.59
Ground Cloves: 9 oz./$4.98
Cream of Tartar: 1.5 oz./$3.18
Peanut Butter: 80 oz./$10.48
Cream Cheese: 8 oz./$1.00
French Bread: 1 loaf/$1.49
Frosted Flakes: 10 ½ cups/$3.79
Sliced Almonds: 1 cup/$3.29

5. flour: 3 cups $5.19/10 lbs. How many cups are in a pound?
2 cups = 1 lb., 20 cups = 10 lbs.
How much does 1 cups cost?
$5.19÷20=$0.2595/1 cup
How much do 3 cups cost?
$ x 3= = $0.78