SUBSTITUTIONS (OFF THE DOOR)

By JJCR

Ingredients

• Allspice
• 1 tsp equals 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and 1/8 tsp. ground cloves.
• Butter or margarine
• 1 cup equals 1 cup solid shortening plus 1/2 tsp salt
• Buttermilk or sour milk
• 1 cup equals 1 tbsp. lemon juice or vinegar plus enough fresh whole milk to make 1 cup (stir and let stand 5 minutes)
• Cake Flour
• 1 cup equals 1 cup minus 2 tbsp. flour.
• Chocolate, semisweet
• 1 2/3 oz. equals one oz. unsweetened chocolate plus 4 tsp. sugar.
• Chocolate, unsweetened
• 1 square (1 oz.) equals 3 tbsp. cocoa (regular type, dry plus 1 tbsp. butter, margarine or solid shortening.
• Cornstarch
• 1 tbsp (for thickening) equals 2 tbsp. flour or 4 tsp. quick-cooking tapioca.
• Corn Syrup, light
• 1 cup equals 1 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid.
• Cracker Crumbs
• 3/4 cup equals 1 cup bread crumbs.
• Cream, heavy
• 1 cup equals 3/4 cup milk plus 1/3 cup melted butter or margarine (for cooking only, not whipping)
• Cream, light
• 1 cup equals 7/8 cup milk plus 3 tbsp. melted butter or margarine(for cooking only).
• Cream, sour
• 1 cup equals 3 tbsp. butter plus 7/8 cup buttermilk or yogurt, or for dips, 1 cup equals 1 cup cottage cheese pureed with 1/4 cup yogurt or buttermilk, or 6 oz. cream cheese plus enough milk to make 1 cup.
• Flour, all purpose
• 1 cup equals 1 1/8 cups cake flour
• Flour, self rising
• 1 cup equals 1 cup flour plus 1 1/4 to 2 tsp baking powder and 1/4 tsp. salt.
• Garlic
• 1 clove equals 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
• Gelatin
• 1/4 oz. envelope equals a little less than 1 tbsp.
• Herbs, Fresh
• 1 tbsp. equals 1 tsp. dried herbs.
• Ketchup or chili sauce
• 1 cup equals 1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tbsp vinegar (for use in cooked mixture.
• Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp. equals 1/2 tsp. vinegar
• Milk, whole
• 1 cup equals 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water or 1 cup reconstituted nonfat dry milk plus 2 1/2 tsp. melted butter or margarine.
• Mustard, dry
• 1 tsp. equals 1 tbsp. prepared mustard.
• Soy Sauce
• 1/4 cup equals 3 tbsp. worcestershire plus 1 tbsp. water
• Sugar
• 1 cup equals 1 cup corn syrup, reducing other liquids in recipe by 1/4 cup for each 1 cup corn syrup used ( for cooking and baking only)

Preparation

Step 1

Here are substitutions that can save you trips to the supermarket.