Ingredient Desired |
Substitution if you don’t have it |
Arrowroot, 1 tsp |
Cornstarch, ¾ tsp or 1.1/2 tsp flour |
Bread Crumbs, 1 c |
Cracker Crumbs ¾ to 1 c |
Butter, 1c |
Vegetable oil, scant less than 1 c |
Buttermilk, 1c |
Vinegar or lemon juice, 1 tbsp + warm milk to = 1 c, let stand for 5 minutes |
Baking Powder, 1 tsp |
Baking soda ¼ tsp + cream of tartar ½ tsp |
Broth, 1 c |
Buillion cube, 1 (pr 1 tsp granules) + 1 c hot water |
Cake Flour, 1 c |
All-purpose flour, 1 c – 1 tbsp |
Chocolate, Semisweet, 1 c |
Unsweetened coca, ½ c + 1/3 c sugar + 6 tbsp butter or margarine |
Cornstarch, 1 tsp |
Flour 2 tsp |
Corn Syrup, light, 1 c |
Granulated sugar, 1 1/4c + ¼ c water |
Corn Syrup, dark, 1 c |
Brown sugar, 1 ¼ c + 1 ¼ c water or ¾ c light corn syrup + ¼ cup molasses |
Cream, half and half, 1 c |
Butter, 1 ½ tbsp + enough whole milk to = 1 c or ½ c light cream + ½ c whole milk |
Cream, sour 1 c |
Yogurt, 1 c or 1 tbsp lemon juice + enough evaporated or plain milk to make 1 c |
Flour, for thickening, 2 tbsp |
Cornstarch 1 tbsp |
Flour, All-Purpose, 1 c |
Cake flour, 1 c + 1 tbsp |
Flour, Cake 1 c |
All-purpose flour, 1 c – 1 tbsp |
Gingerroot, grated, 1 tsp |
Ginger, ¾ tsp, dry, ground |
Herbs, fresh 1 tbsp |
Herbs, dried, ½ – ¾ tsp |
Honey, 1 c |
Sugar 1 ¼ c + ¼ c water |
Lemon Juice, 1 tbsp |
Vinegar, ½ tbsp |
Milk, Whole, 1 c |
Skin milk, 1 c + 2 tbsp butter |
Milk, sour (buttermilk), 1 c |
Vinegar or lemon juice, 1 tbsp + warm milk to = 1 c, let stand for 5 minutes |
Mustard, prepared, 1 tbsp |
Mustard dry, 1 tsp |
Molasses, 1 c |
Honey, ½ c or 1 ¼ c brown sugar melted |
Oil, cooking, vegetable, 1 c |
Butter or margarine, ½ lb |
Pine nuts, 1 tbsp |
Slivered almonts, 1 tbsp |
Poultry seasoning, 1 tsp |
Sage ½ tsp, thyme ¼ tsp, plus a pinch of marjoram, rosemary, nutmeg and pepper |
Pumpkin Pie Spice, 1 tsp |
Cinnamon, ½ tsp, ground ginger, ¼ tsp, plus a pinch of allspice and nutmeg |
Sugar, light brown, 1 c |
Granulated sugar, ½ c + ½ c dark brown sugar |
Sugar, dark brown, 1 c |
Granulated sugar, 1 c + 1 tbsp molasses or dark corn syrup |
Sugar, granulated, 1 c |
Confectioners’ sugar, 1 ¾ c or 1 c honey and 1 tsp baking soda |
Tomato juice, 1 c |
Tomato sauce, ½ c + ½ c water |
Tomato paste, 2 tbsp |
Tomato sauce, ¼ c reduced by heating to half |
Vanilla bean, 1 bean |
Pure vanilla Extract, 1 tsp |
Vinegar, 1 tbsp |
Lemon juice, 2 tbsp |
Wine, 1 c |
Apple juice/cider, or chicken or beef broth, 1 c |
Yogurt, 1 c |
Milk, 1 c + 1 tbsp lemon juice, let stand 5 min |