What size is a #2 can?

[bccy]

I was looking at an old recipe and it calls for a "#2 can" of something. What size is a #2 can?

 

[BlueCat]

I read somewhere that a #2 can is 20 oz.

BC

 

[Michael in FtW]

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).

 

[jkath]

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.

 

[Spice1133]

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

 

[Dove]

Very good info. Thanks for posting it spice. this will be a big help to a lot of people.
Dove