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Spaghetti noodles are sold by the pound.
8. Eight servings per pound
How aboout one pound of noodles in a pound?
The number of uncooked egg noodles in a pound can vary depending on the size and thickness of the noodles. On average, there are about 200-220 uncooked egg noodles in a pound. Thinner noodles will have more individual pieces per pound compared to thicker noodles. It is best to refer to the packaging or weigh out a specific amount to determine the exact number of noodles in a pound.
That is a 16 oz package of noodles.
The noun 'spaghetti' is an uncountable (mass) noun because it is a word for a substance.Units of spaghetti are expressed using a partitive nounsuch as a pound of spaghetti, a box of spaghetti, or a strand of spaghetti.The noun 'spaghetti' (originating from Italian) is uncountable, but the same substance prepared as a dish from another part of the world is a count noun in English, i.e. Chinese noodles. This is one of the many inconsistencies in the language stemming from the diverse origins of English words.
24 oz of spaghetti is a pound and a half.
Figure 8 servings per dry pound of spaghetti. For 35 servings, then, you'd need 8 servings x N pounds = for 35 people N = 4.375 lbs. of spaghetti So you need to buy 5 pounds of spaghetti to serve 35 people. Personally, I don't think 8 servings per pound is enough for each person. I like spaghetti too much. I would personally figure 5 servings per pound. That would mean: 5 servings x N pounds = for 35 people N = 7 lbs. of spaghetti. But maybe I'm too much of a piggy about it!
About 5-6 cups per pound
A cup and an ounce measure different things. A cup is a measure of volume, while an ounce is a measure of weight. Generally speaking, dry spaghetti (or most any dry pasta) will double in size when you cook it. I'd estimate that if you cook 2 ounces of dry spaghetti, you will get roughly one cup cooked spaghetti.
Looking at the box is the most common way. A normal box of spaghetti pasta is usually a pound. Most recipes are referring to the dry weight, the weight before they are cooked.
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