math help

[aussiegirl]

I need to cut down a recipe it calls for 5 gallons sauce and 5 cups-vinegar. I know that there are 4quarts in a gallon but I cant figure out what my meausments would be if I want to cut the 5gallons just 4 cups, what would the meausment for the 5cups break into??

[aussiegirl]

That was proabably pretty confusing-

Orinigal recipes 5 gallons
5 cups

I want to use only about 4 cups (instead of 5gallons)

[Quaker_Parrots]

640 ounces are in 5 gallons compared to 40 ounces in 5 cups or 80 cups compared to 5 cups.

So it is a 16 to 1 ratio, so to cut the recipe, you need:

4 cups of sauce and 1/4 cup of vinegar

hope that helps

[evrita]

http://www.webmath.com/index2.html

Here is a math site :p

[MistyWolf]

Don't ask Rosina and I .. we aren't the "smart" ones when it comes to math .. lol. Where is Mama? .. She could figure it out for you ;)

[mamalamas]

OK ...


4 cups of sauce I would use 1/8 cup vinegar which is equivelent to 3 TABLESPOONS.
you can always add more vinegar if you want to taste ... hope that helps you???


Granulated garlic is also a powder Aussie ... you can find it in the same aisle as the spices :)

HTH!!!

[MistyWolf]

Yes Aussie .. think about it, granulated sugar is powder, so so would granulated garlic .. lol .. we figured that one out!

[aussiegirl]

640 ounces are in 5 gallons compared to 40 ounces in 5 cups or 80 cups compared to 5 cups.

So it is a 16 to 1 ratio, so to cut the recipe, you need:

4 cups of sauce and 1/4 cup of vinegar

hope that helps

thank you so much..... Can I ask if I only use 2cups would that be an 1/8cup for vinegar. How much is an 1/8 cup. My measur.cups smallest is 1/4
thanks

[mamalamas]

1/8 cup equals 3 tablespoons
1 1/2 tablespoons would be used if you only want 2 cups of sauce


Or make the 4 cup sauce and come over for a BBQ ;) :D

[mamalamas]

Hey .... I made a little boo boo ... I looked it up for you

1/8 cup = 2 TABLESPOONS or 6 TEASPOONS

So if you want to cut to 2 cups of sauce you would use 1 TABLESPOON of vinegar or 3 TEASPOONS

[aussiegirl]

thanks, I will let you know how it turns out. Due to the rain we are not cooking out tonite. It's another Pizza night. Misty, how many points per slice???

[aussiegirl]

double cheese and pepperoni

[Quaker_Parrots]

OK ...


4 cups of sauce I would use 1/8 cup vinegar which is equivelent to 3 TABLESPOONS.
you can always add more vinegar if you want to taste ... hope that helps you???


Granulated garlic is also a powder Aussie ... you can find it in the same aisle as the spices :)

HTH!!!

actually, I think my calculations are correct. If there is 80 cups of sauce in 5 gallons, and it takes 5 cups of vinegar, you divide 80 by 5, and get 16, so you would have a 16 to 1 ratio. That being said, it takes 16 quarter cups to make 4 cups, so it would be 4 cups of sauce and 1/4 cup of vinegar.

[mamalamas]

I was just telling her I would use 1/8 of a cup.

Aussie emailed a chef and he told her to use 1/8 of a cup as well

I understand your calculations .... I personally would use 1/8 of a cup and more to taste if needed ;)