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Default Boxed cake mixes - shrunk?

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"Janet Bostwick" > wrote:

> How much have they shrunk in the last 30 years? I haven't purchased many
> mixes in that time, but I did have one recipe that required a cake mix. I
> tried it tonight and could tell right away that there just wasn't enough mix
> to make the bar crust. I did some doctoring and the result is so-so. I
> think I recall someone on tv going on about needed 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 boxes to
> replace the old boxes. Anyone know?
> Janet


Used to be an 18 ounce box was the standard, I think.


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