I have often had a recipe yield more or less than the stipulated yield provided.

I finally just quit worrying about it. I'm not sure how those yields are arrived at but I'm assuming there's such variation in chopping methods, water content and sizes of items that the yields are seldom much more than ballpark figures.

Carol

I always give myself an extra jar or two per recipe. I've never had the recipe to be exact enough to swear by. I also don't worry about it.

Like carol said, it is common and nothing to worry about...unless you end up with LOTS more or less. :)

The recipe gives general guidelines only as there is simply no way to anticipate for the many different methods and interpretations folks will make with the same recipe.

"Chopped" means lots of different things to different people.

Dave

I try to make my own notes after making a recipe so I know for the next time too.

Deanna

I always try to make notes on any recipe that I use, especially the one I like versus don't like. I got in that habit while my sons were growing up. Seemed like there was always someone that didn't like it. When all 3 did, it was a WINNER.

Some few recipes do use weights and for a time there was a move to transpose recipes to weight measures but unfortunately the resources are lacking to continue.

Ball/Bernardin could do so but why mess with a good thing? Their profits are through the roof as is.

Carol