Thank you MsPablo.

I'm sure the spoon ones are the same!

Should I pack the butter in the cup as I will have a go at using them.

Katy x x

yes it has thank you x x x x x x 

Be careful here.  Different ingredients have different densities and therefore converting a quantity measurement into a weight measurement will go badly wrong if you don't account for that.  A cup of sugar is twice the weight of a cup of flour for instance, and fat is something different again.

You can sit down and recalculate every recipe if you want, but really the best way of dealing with American measures is to just adopt the quantity method, and to be honest, it isn't a bad idea anyway.  As long as the same cup is used for all the ingredients, it doesn't matter about the actual size of that cup, and it's an awful lot quicker than weighing.  Just scoop it up and chuck it in.  If a recipe makes 6 portions and you only want 4, use a smaller cup.  What could be easier than that?

Am i right to think this is correct

Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Equivalents

Apples  3 medium = 1 pound = 3 cups sliced 
Beans, black & kidney  1 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 2-1/2 cups cooked 
Beans, lima  1-1/4 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 3 cups cooked 
Beans, navy  1 cup dry = 1/2 pound = 2-1/2 cups cooked 
Beets  1 pound = 2 cups sliced 
Broccoli  1 pound head = 2 cups flowerets 
Cauliflower  1-1/2 pound head = 2 cups cooked 
Carrots  1 pound = 3 cups shredded = 2-1/2 cups diced 
Celery  1 large stalk = 3/4 cup diced 
Cheese, soft  4 ounces = 1 cup shredded 
Cheese, hard  3 ounces = 1 cup shredded 
Chocolate, baking  1 square = 1 ounce 
Cheese, soft  4 ounces = 1 cup shredded 
Chocolate chips  1 cup = 6 ounces 
Corn  10 ounces = 2 cups 
Frozen vegetables  1 pound = 3 cups 
Garlic  3 large cloves = 1 tablespoon minced 
Green beans, fresh  1 pound = 3 cups fresh = 2-1/2 cups cooked 
Herbs  1 teaspoon dry = 3 teaspoons fresh 
Lemon  1 whole = 3 tablespoons juice = 2 teaspoons zest 
Lime  1 whole = 2 tablespoons juice = 1-1/2 teaspoons zest 
Mushrooms, fresh  1 pound = 6 cups sliced = 4 cups chopped = 3 ounces dried 
Onions  1 pound = 3 large 
Onions  1 large = 1 cup chopped 
Peanuts  1 pound shelled = 4 cups 
Pears  1 medium = 4 ounces = 1/2 cup sliced 
Pecans  1 cup = 3-1/2 ounces halves = 4 ounces chopped 
Peppers, bell  1 large = 6 ounces = 1 cup diced 
Potatoes  3 medium = 1 pound 
Rice, white  1 cup raw = 3 cups cooked 
Rice, brown  1 cup raw = 3-1/8 cups cooked 
Rice, wild  1 cup raw = 4 cups cooked 
Spinach  1 pound fresh = 6 cups leaves = 1-3/4 cups cooked 
Squash, winter  1 pound = 1 cup mashed 
Tomato paste/sauce  8 ounces = 1 cup 
Walnuts, halves  3-1/2 ounces = 1 cup 
Yeast  1 envelope = 1 tablespoon = 1/4 ounce 
Zucchini  1 pound = 3 cups sliced = 2-1/2 cups chopped

Some great conversion tips here - fab thanks