Ingredient
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Amount Called For
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Substitute
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| Baking Powder |
1 teaspoon |
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¼ tsp baking soda plus ½ tsp cream of tartar |
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| Biscuit Mix |
1 cup |
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1 cup flour plus 1½ teaspoons baking powder and 2 tablespoons shortening |
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| Brown sugar |
1/2 cup |
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2 tablespoons molasses in ½ cup granulated sugar |
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| Butter |
1 cup |
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1 cup margarine OR ⅞ cup solid vegatable shortening plus ½ teaspoon salt OR ⅞ cup corn oil plus a pinch of salt |
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| Catsup/chili sauce |
1 cup |
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1 cup tomato sauce plus ½ cup sugar and 2 tablespoons vinegar |
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| Chocolate |
1 square (1 oz) |
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3 – 4 tablespoons cocoa plus 1 tablespoon butter |
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| Cornstarch |
1 tablespoon |
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2 tablespoons flour |
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| Cream, light |
1 cup |
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⅞ cup milk plus 3 tablespoons butter |
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| Cream, Heavy |
1 cup |
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¾ cup milk plus ⅓ cup butter |
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| Dry Mustard |
1 teaspoon |
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1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard |
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| Flour, self rising |
1 cup |
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1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon baking powder |
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| Flour, sifted cake |
1 cup |
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1 cup sifted all-purpose flour less 2 tablespoons |
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| Flour, all purpose |
1 cup |
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1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour |
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| Dried Herbs |
1 teaspoon |
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1 tablespoon fresh herbs |
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| Lemon |
juice of 1 |
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3 tablespoons bottled lemon juice |
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| Milk, Whole |
1 cup |
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½ cup evaporated milk plus ½ cup water |
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| Milk, Buttermilk |
1 cup |
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1 cup whole milk plus 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice (let stand 5 minutes) |
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| Onion, fresh |
1 small |
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1 tablespoon dehydrated minced onion |
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| Orange |
juice of 1 |
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⅓ – ½ cup orange juice |
