"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:01:26 -0400, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
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>>"J" > wrote in message
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>>> Several online version of this recipe--including Deen's at the Food
>>> Network--call for two 4.5-ounce cans of fruit cocktail, and of course
>>> there's no such thing. Anybody know what the correct amount is?
>>
>>
>>What do you mean there's no such thing as canned fruit cocktail? Have you
>>*looked*?! It's a blend of fruits cut pieces of fruit.
>
> Seems Jay was asking about the amount; 4.5 oz cans? I've never bought
> any canned fruits/veggies in those tiny cans but I'd think they're 8
> ounces. I'm no math major but two 4.5 ounce tins equal 9 ounces...
> seems to me one of the next size up tins would do the trick... I have
> a 15 ounce tin of Walmart fruit cocktail with extra cherries... if a
> wee bit too much be generous, or cook's treat.


Ah, it was the *size* he was complaining about? Thanks for the
clarification. Seems to me they make individual snack-pack size cans. I
have no idea what size they are, though.

Jill