don wrote:
> I was looking at a recipe for enchiladas at
> http://seafood.allrecipes.com/az/Sfdnchilds.asp
>
> Under ingredients it calls for 8 oz. Colby cheese. This is
> the only cheese listed in the recipe. Later it says to add
> one cup shredded cheese. Finally, it says to add remaining
> cheese.
>
> If 8 oz. cheese does not equal one cup shredded cheese, then
> what is the ratio shredded/cheese?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Don

The weight of the cheese is always half the volume. So if you want a
cup of cheese (8 ounces) you should buy 4 ounces of cheese by weight.
Two cups of cheese (16 ounces) would require a block of cheese weighing
8 ounces.