You may find that you have several similar ingredients on your shopping list. You can combine these and specify the measure you wish to use.
Firstly select the ingredient items that you wish to combine. You can order the ingredient items alphabetically by clicking on the item header of the ingredinet list.
Then 'Right click' to open the context menu. On the menu select 'Combine [number] Items'
The window will then display a list of the ingredients that you are going to combine. You can alter the information of the new combined ingredient, and specify the measure of the combined ingredient.
When you are happy with the details you can save the combination by selecting the √ 'save' button at the bottom of the shopping list. If you don't want to save the combination you can select the × 'cancel' button at the bottom of the shopping list.