EQUIVALENT MEASURES

If you don't have one of the ingredients for a recipe, in the list below there may be another ingredient that can be substituted in its place and work as well as the ingredient called for in the recipe.

....1 cup butter = 7/8 cup lard or 7/8 cup cooking oil

....3/4 cup cracker crumbs = 1 cup bread crumbs

....1 cup self-rising flour = 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1 tsp. baking powder & 1/2 tsp. salt

....1 cup cake flour = 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour minus 2 tsp.

....1 teaspoon baking powder = 1/2 tsp. cream of tarter plus 1/4 tsp. soda

....1 Tablespoon cornstarch or 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour = Arrowroot (the substitutions will not make the sauce as clear as arrowroot does)

....1 Tablespoon tapioca = 1 1/2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour

....2 large eggs = 3 small eggs

....1 cup commercial sour cream = 1 Tablespoons lemon juice plus evaporated milk to equal 1 cup or 3 tablespoons butter plus 7/8 cup sour milk

....1 cup fresh milk = 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup or 3-5 Tablespoons nonfat dry milk in 1 cup water

....1 cup honey = 1 1/4 cups sugar and 1/4 cup liquid

....To substitute honey for sugar in baking goods, such as muffins, breads, rolls and scones, add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda to dry ingredients.

....1 cup Molases = 3/4 to 1 cup sugar

....1 square(1oz.) unsweetened chocolate = 3 Tablespoons cocoa plus 1 Tablespoon butter or oleo or 3 Tablespoons carob plus 1 Tablespoon water

....1 Tablespoon Carob = 1 Tablespoon cocoa

....1 clove fresh garlic = 1 teaspoon garlic salt or 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

....1 teaspoon onion powder = 1 tsp minced onion

....1 Tablespoon Fresh Herbs = 1 teaspoon dried herbs or 1/4 teaspoon powdered herbs

....1/4 cup chopped parsley fresh = 1 Tablespoon dehydrated parsley

....1 teaspoon dry mustard = 1 Tablespoon prepared mustard

....1 pound fresh mushrooms = 1-6oz. canned mushrooms


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