Item |
Quantity |
Substitution |
allspice |
1 tsp. |
1/2 tsp. cinnamon plus 1/8 ground cloves |
arrowroot, as thickener |
1 1/2 tsp. |
1 Tbs. flour |
baking powder |
1 tsp. |
1/4 tsp. baking soda plus 5/8 tsp. cream of tartar |
bread crumbs, dry |
1/4 cup |
1 slice bread |
bread crumbs, soft |
1/2 cup |
1 slice bread |
buttermilk |
1 cup |
1 cup plain yogurt |
chocolate, unsweetened |
1 ounce |
3 tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tbs. butter or fat |
cracker crumbs |
3/4 cup |
1 cup bread crumbs |
cream, heavy |
1 cup |
3/4 cup milk plus 1/3 cup melted butter (this will not whip) |
cream, light |
1 cup |
7/8 cup milk plus 3 tbs. melted butter |
cream, sour |
1 cup |
7/8 cup buttermilk or
plain yogurt plus 3 tbs. melted butter |
cream, whipping |
1 cup |
2/3 cup well-chilled evaporated milk, whipped or
1 cup nonfat dry milk powder whipped with 1 cup of water |
egg |
1 whole |
2 yolks |
flour, all-purpose |
1 cup |
1 1/8 cups cake flour or
5/8 cup potato flour or
1 1/4 cups rye or coarsely ground whole grain flour or
1 cup cornmeal |
flour, cake |
1 cup |
1 cup minus 2 Tbs. sifted all-purpose |
flour, self-rising |
1 cup |
1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder plus 1/4 teaspoon salt |
garlic |
1 clove |
1/8 tsp. garlic powder or instant minced garlic |
herbs, dried |
1/2 to 1 tsp. |
1 tbs. fresh, minced and packed |
honey |
1 cup |
1 1/4 cups sugar plus 1/2 cup liquid |
lemon |
1 |
1 to 3 tbst juice or
1 to 1 1/2 tsp grated rind |
lemon juice |
1 tsp |
1/2 tsp vinegar |
lemon rind, grated |
1 tsp |
1/2 tsp lemon extract |
milk, skim |
1 cup |
1/3 cup instant monfat dry milk plus about 3/4 cup water |
milk, whole |
1 cup |
1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water or
1 cup skim milk plus 2 tsp melted butter |
milk, to sour |
1 cup |
add 1 tbsp vinegar ot lemon juice to 1 cup milk minus 1 tbsp.
Stir and let stand 5 minutes. |
molasses |
1 cup |
1 cup honey |
mustard, prepared |
1 tbs |
1 tsp dry or powdered mustard |
onion, chopped |
1 small |
1 tbs instant minced onion or
1 tsp onion powder or
1/4 cup frozen chopped onion |
sugar, granulated |
1 cup |
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar or
1 3/4 cups confectioner's sugar (do not substitude in baking) or
2 cups corn syrup or
1 cup superfine sugar |
tomatoes, canned |
1 cup |
1/2 cup tomato sauce polus 1/2 cup water or
1 1/3 cups chopped fresh tomatoes, simmered |
tomato juice |
1 cup |
1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water plus dash each salt and sugar or
1/4 cup tomato paste plus 3/4 cup water plus salt and sugar |
tomato ketchup |
1/2 cup |
1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 2 tbsp sugar ,
1 tbs vinegar, and 1/8 tsp ground cloves |
tomato puree |
1 cup |
1/2 cup tomato paste plus 1/2 cup water |
tomato soup |
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) |
1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water |
vanilla |
1" bean |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
yeast |
1 cake (3/5 oz.) |
1 package active dried yeast |
yogurt, plain |
1 cup |
1 cup buttermilk |
