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SUBSTITUTION
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Allspice |
1 teaspoon |
½
teaspoon cinnamon + 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
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Apple
Pie Spice |
1 tsp |
Mix ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground ginger, 1/8 tsp ground allspice
and 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; or 1 tsp cinnamon plus 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; or
1/2 tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg, and 1/8 tsp cardamom; or ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, 1/8 tsp ground
allspice, 1/8 tsp ground cardamom |
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Arrowroot,
As Thickener |
1-1/2 teaspoon |
1
tablespoon flour |
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Basil |
1 teaspoon |
1 tsp Oregano or thyme |
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Baking
Powder |
1 teaspoon |
¼
teaspoon baking soda + 5/8 teaspoon cream of tartar |
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Bay
Leaf |
1 whole |
¼ tsp crushed |
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Bread
Crumbs, Dry |
1/ cup |
1
slice bread |
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Bread
Crumbs, Soft |
½ cup |
1
slice bread |
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Brown
Sugar |
1 cup |
1
cup sugar |
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Butter |
1 cup |
1 cup margarine OR |
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Buttermilk |
1 cup |
1
cup plain yogurt |
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Chocolate,
Unsweetened |
1 ounce |
1 tablespoon cocoa + 1 tablespoon butter or
shortening |
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Cheese |
4 ounces |
1
cup shredded |
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Cinnamon Sugar |
1 cup |
7/8 cup granulated sugar, 2 tbsp ground cinnamon |
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Coconut |
1-1/2 tablespoon fresh, grated |
1 tablespoon dry flaked |
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Cornstarch |
1 tablespoon |
2 tablespoons flour (for thickening) |
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Corn Syrup, Dark |
1 cup |
1 cup light corn syrup; or 3/4 cup light corn syrup plus 1/4 cup molasses; or 1 cup maple-flavored syrup |
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Corn Syrup, Light |
1 cup |
Mix 1 cup granulated sugar with 1/4 cup liquid used in
recipe OR |
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Cracker
Crumbs |
¾ cup |
1
cup dry bread crumbs |
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Cream Cheese |
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Part skim milk ricotta cheese or lowfat cottage cheese beaten
until smooth |
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Crème Fraîche |
1 cup |
½ cup sour cream plus ½ cup heavy cream |
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Cream Of Tartar |
½ teaspoon |
1-1/2 tsp lemon juice or vinegar |
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Cream,
Heavy |
1 cup |
¾
cup milk + 1/3 cup melted butter (will not whip) |
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Cream,
Light |
1 cup |
7/8
cup milk + tablespoon melted butter |
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Cream,
Sour |
1 cup |
7/8
cup buttermilk or plain yogurt + 3
tablespoons melted butter |
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Cream,
Whipping |
1 cup |
2/3
cup well chilled evaporated milk, whipped; or 1 cup nonfat dry milk powder whipped
with 1 cup ice cold water |
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Eggs |
2 large |
3 small eggs |
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Egg |
1 |
2
egg yolks (for custard) |
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Egg |
1 |
2 egg
yolks plus 1 tablespoon water (for cookies). |
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Flour,
All-Purpose |
1 cup |
1-1/8
cup cake flour or 5/8 cup potato flour or 1-1/4 cup rye flour, or 1 cup
cornmeal |
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Flour,
Cake |
1 cup |
1
cup minus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour |
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Flour,
Self Rising |
1 cup |
1
cup all-purpose flour + 1-1/4 teaspoon baking powder + ¼ teaspoon salt |
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Garlic |
1 small clove |
1/8
teaspoon garlic powder or instant minced garlic |
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Herbs,
Dried |
½ to 1 teaspoon |
1
tablespoon fresh herbs, minced & packed |
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Honey |
1 cup |
1-1/4
cup sugar + ½ cup liquid (orange/lemon juice, coffee etc) |
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Horseradish |
1 tablespoon |
2 tbsp bottled |
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Lemon
Juice |
1 teaspoon |
½
teaspoon vinegar |
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Lemon
Juice & Rind |
1 |
3
tablespoons bottled lemon juice and 1 dried grated rind |
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Lemon
Rind, Grated |
1 teaspoon |
½
teaspoon lemon extract |
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Macaroni
Or Pasta |
1 cup uncooked |
2-1/2
cup cooked |
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Milk,
Skim |
1 cup |
1/3
cup instant nonfat dry milk + ¾ cup water |
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Milk,
Sour |
1 cup |
1
cup minus 1 tablespoon milk + 1 tablespoon vinegar or limeon juice. Stir and
let stand 5 minutes |
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Milk,
Whole |
1 cup |
½
cup evaporated milk + ½ cup water; or 1 cup skim milk + 2 teaspoon melted
butter |
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Mushrooms |
1 pound |
6 ounces canned mushrooms |
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Mustard,
Prepared |
1 tablespoon |
1
teaspoon dry or powdered mustard |
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Oil,
Vegetable |
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Olive
Oil |
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Onion,
Chopped |
1 small |
1
tablespoon minced onion; or 1 teaspoon onion powder; or 134 cup frozen
chopped onion |
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Orange |
1 medium |
6-8 tbsp juice |
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Parsley |
¼ cup |
1
tablespoon dried parsley flakes |
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Pumpkin Pie Spice |
1 teaspoon |
½ tsp ground
cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground ginger, 1/8
tsp ground allspice, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; or ½ tsp ground cinnamon, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/8 tsp ground
mace, 1/8 tsp ground ginger, 1/8 tsp ground cloves |
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Raisins |
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Currants, dried cherries, dried cranberries, chopped dates or chopped prunes |
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Rice |
1 cup uncooked |
1 cup uncooked converted rice (3 cups cooked) OR |
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Rum |
1 tbsp dark rum |
2 tbsp rum extract |
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Shortening |
1 cup |
1
cup butter |
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Spaghetti
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8 oz uncooked |
4 cups cooked |
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Sugar, Brown, Dark |
1 cup |
1 cup granulated sugar plus 2 tbsp molasses or dark corn
syrup |
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Sugar,
Granulated |
1 cup |
1
cup firmly packed brown sugar; or 1-3/4 cup confectioners sugar (so not substitute
in baking); or ½ cup honey or 1 cup superfine sugar; or 1-1/2 cup corn syrup;
or 2/3 cup maple syrup (for last 2 reduce liquid in recipe by 25 %) |
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Tapioca |
1 tablespoon |
1-1/2
tablespoon all-purpose flour |
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Tomatoes,
Canned |
1 cup |
½
cup tomato sauce + ½ cup water; or 1-1/3 cup chopped fresh tomatoes, simmered |
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Tomato
Juice |
1 cup |
½
cup tomato sauce + ½ cup water + dash of both salt and sugar; or ¼ cup tomato
paste + ¾ cup water + salt and sugar, to taste |
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Tomato
Ketchup |
½ cup |
½
cup tomato sauce + 2 tablespoon vinegar, and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
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Tomato
Puree |
1 cup |
½
cup tomato sauce + ¼ cup water |
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Tomato
Soup |
1 can (10-3/4 oz) |
1
cup tomato sauce + 1/ cup water |
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Vanilla |
1” bean |
1
teaspoon vanilla extract |
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Wine |
1 cup |
1 cup
apple juice, apple cider, chicken or beef broth |
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Worcestershire Sauce |
1 teaspoon |
1 tsp bottled steak sauce OR1 tbsp soy sauce, 4 drops
tabasco sauce, 1/8 tsp lemon juice, dash sugar |
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Yeast |
1 cake (3/5 oz) |
1
package active dry yeast |
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Yogurt,
Plain |
1 cup |
1
cup buttermilk |