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The size of "a can" changes over the course of 40 something years. A lot of older recipes don't include an actual measurement beyond "a can" or "a package".
The "original" toll house cookie recipe printed on the bag of chocolate chips has like triple the amount of chocolate compared to the actual printed recipe in the Betty Crocker New Picture Cookbook, way back from the 60s
It's been a nightmare figuring out ratios of my great grandmother's handwritten recipes
One size 14 can of thing
Then I'm lost trying to figure out how a size 14 can changed and oh look they all fucking shrunk and now I've bought two and there's leftovers
Thanks capitalism! I think.
So what's your plan to do with the remainder of the can if you don't use the full thing? Your casserole will be fine if you just do the whole can
Changing the amount of an ingredient can have lots of effects, especially in baking. It might still come out good, but it's also nice to be able to make the same stuff we used to make.