Hi there, I've got a really old copy of Marguerite Patten's cook book with a conversion chart in it, so here goes...

solids:

1lb butter or other fat = 2 cups
1 lb flour = 4 cups
1lb granulated sugar (as if!) = 2 cups
14oz rice = 2 cups
1lb dried fruit = 3 cups
1lb chopped or minced meat (firmly packed) = 2 cups
1lb lentils or split peas = 2 cups

liquids:

1.5 pints = 3.75 cups
1 pint = 2.5 cups
0.5 pints = 1.25 cups
.25 pints = 2/3 cups

I hope this is of use to you - at least its a starting point!

Good luck and love

from hazel