Food | Amount | Substitution |
Baking Powder | 1 teaspoon | 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar. OR 1/4 teaspoon soda plus 1/2 cup sour milk. |
Butter | 1 cup | 1 cup margarine OR 1 cup (scant) hydrogenated fat plus 1/2 teaspoon salt. OR 7/8 cup vegetable shortening. |
Catsup or chili sauce | | 1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup sugar plus 2 Tablespoons vinegar. |
Chocolate, Unsweetened | 1 square (1 oz) | 3 tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening, butter, or margarine. |
Cornstarch | 1 Tablespoon | 2 Tablespoons flour. |
Cream, heavy | 1 cup (not for whipping) | 3/4 cup sweet milk plus 1/3 cup butter. |
Cream, light | 1 cup | 7/8 cup sweet milk plus 3 tablespoons butter. |
Flour, all-purpose | 2 tablespoons (for thickening) | 1 tablespoon cornstarch or 1 1/3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca. OR 1 Tablespoon arrowroot. |
Flour, cake | 1 cup sifted | 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons (7/8 cup) all-purpose flour, sifted. |
Garlic | 1 clove fresh | 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder. |
Herb, fresh | 1 Tablespoon | 1 teaspoon dried. |
Honey | 1 cup | 1 to 1 1/4 cups sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid. |
Milk, sour | 1 cup | 1 cup sweet milk plus 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice. |
Milk, sweet | 1 cup | 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water OR 1 cup reconstituted nonfat dry milk plus 2 teaspoons butter. |
Mustard, dry | 1 Teaspoon | 1 Tablespoon prepared mustard. |
Honey | 1 cup | 7/8 cup buttermilk plus 2 Tablespoons melted shortening, whipped. |
Syrup, corn | 1 cup | 1 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup liquid. |
Yeast, compressed | 1 cake | 1 package or 2 teaspoons active dry yeast. |