Ingredient |
Amount |
Substitute |
| Allspice | 1 tsp. | 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. ground cloves |
| Baking powder | 1 tsp. | 1/3 tsp. baking soda and 5/8 tsp. cream of tartar |
| Bay leaf | 1 whole | 1/4 tsp. crushed |
| Brown sugar | 1 cup | 1 cup sugar plus 1 tsp. molasses |
| Butter | 1 cup | 1 cup margarine 7/8 cup shortening and 1/2 tsp. salt |
| Chives, finely chopped | 2 tsp. | 2 tsp. green onion tops finely chopped |
| Carob | 3 tbs. | 3 tbs. cocoa and 1 tbs. shortening |
| Chocolate chips, semisweet | 1 ounce | 1 Oz sweet cooking chocolate chopped |
| Chocolate, semisweet | 1 2/3 ounce | 1 Oz unsweetened chocolate and 4 tsp. sugar |
| Chocolate, semisweet chips, melted | 6 Oz package | 2 squares unsweetened chocolate, 2 tbs. shortening and 1/2 cup sugar |
| Chocolate, unsweetened | 1 ounce or square | 3 tbs. cocoa and 1 tbs. butter or margarine |
| Cocoa | 1/4 cup or 4 tbs | 1 Oz chocolate (decrease fat in recipe by 1/2 tbs.) |
| Coconut cream | 1 cup | 1 cup whipping cream |
| Coconut milk | 1 cup | 1 cup whole or 2% milk |
| Corn syrup | 1 cup | 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup liquid 1 cup honey |
| Cornstarch (for thickening) | 1 tbs. | 2 tbs. all-purpose flour |
| Cream, heavy | 1 cup | 3/4 cup milk and 1/3 cup butter or margarine (only for use in cooking and baking) |
| Cream, light | 1 cup | 3/4 cup milk and 3 tbs. Butter or margarine (only for use in cooking and baking) or 1 cup evaporated milk |
| Egg | 1 whole | 2 1/2 tbs. sifted dry whole egg powder |
| Egg white | 1 white | 2 tsp. sifted dry egg white powder with 2 tbs. water |
| Flour (for thickening) | 1 tbs. | 1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch, arrowroot starch, potato starch or rice starch 1 tbs. granular tapioca, rice flour, corn flour 1 1/2 tbs. whole wheat flour |
| Flour, all-purpose | 1 cup sifted | 1 cup and 2 tbs. cake flour 1 cup minus 2 tbs. unsifted all-purpose flour 1 cup rice flour |
| Flour, cake | 1 cup sifted | 1 cup minus 2 tbs. all-purpose flour |
| Flour, self-rising | 1 cup | 1 cup minus 2 tsp. all-purpose flour and 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt |
| Flour, whole wheat | Substitute whole wheat flour for 1/4 to 1/2 of white flour called for in recipe | |
| Garlic | 1 clove | 1/8 - 1/4 tsp. garlic powder |
| Herbs, fresh | 1 tbs. | 1 tsp. dried herbs |
| Honey | 1 cup | 1 1/4 cup sugar with 1/4 cup water |
| Italian seasonings | 1 1/2 tsp. | 1/4 tsp. each dried marjoram, oregano plus basil plus 1/8 tsp. sage |
| Ketchup (for cooking) | 1 cup | 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tbs. vinegar |
| Lemon juice | 1 tsp. | 1/2 tsp. vinegar |
| Lemon peel, dried | 1 tsp. | 1-2 tsp. fresh grated lemon peel 1/2 tsp. lemon extract |
| Mayonnaise (for use in salad dressings) | 1 cup | 1 cup sour cream 1 cup cottage cheese pureed in blender |
| Milk, buttermilk or sour milk | 1 cup | 1 cup plain yogurt 1 cup whole milk and 1 tbs. lemon juice |
| Milk, sweetened condensed | 1 can | Heat and stir 1/3 cup and 2 tbs. evaporated milk, 1 cup sugar and 3 tbs. butter until sugar has dissolved. |
| Mustard, dry | 1 tsp. | 1 tbs. prepared mustard |
| Mustard, prepared | 1 tbs. | 1/2 tsp. dry mustard and 2 tsp. Vinegar |
| Saffron | 1 tsp. | 1 tsp. turmeric |
| Shortening, melted | 1 cup | 1 cup cooking oil |
| Shortening, solid | 1 cup | 1 1/8 cup butter or margarine (decrease salt in recipe by 1/2 tsp.) |
| Sour cream | 1 cup | 1 cup yogurt or 3/4 cup milk, 3/4 tsp. lemon juice and 1/2 cup butter |
| Soy sauce | 1 tbs. | 1 tbs. teriyaki Sauce |
| Tomato Sauce | 1 cup | 6 tbs. tomato paste and 1/2 water |
| Yeast, active dry | 1 tbs. | 1 package active dry yeast |
| Yogurt, plain | 1 cup | 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup cottage cheese blended until smooth 1 cup sour cream |