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Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
Measurements
----------------- The Recipe Calls for: Youll Need: ----------------
1/2 cup butter 1 stick or 1/4 pound
1 oz butter 2 tablespoons
1 lb butter 4 sticks
1 oz baking chocolate 1 square or 3-1/2 tablespoons
1 lb brown sugar 2-1/4 cups, packed
1 lb powdered sugar 3-1/2 cups, sifted
1 lb granulated sugar 2 cups
1 lb white flour 4 cups
1 lb whole wheat flour 4-1/2 cups
3 cup cooked rice 1 cup uncooked
2 cup cooked spaghetti 1 cup uncooked, or 4 ounces
2 cup cooked noodles or macaroni 1 cup uncooked, or 4 ounces
1 cup bread crumbs 2 slices of bread
1 cup cracker crumbs 12 Graham crackers, 20 saltine
crackers, 23 vanilla wafers
2 cup grated cheese 1/2 pound
1 cup chopped nuts 1/4 pound
1 cup chopped celery 2 medium stalks
1 cup chopped onion 2 medium onions
1 cup chopped apple 1 medium apple
3 tbl lemon juice 1 lemon
8 tbl orange juice 1 orange
1 tsp grated lemon peel 1 lemon
2 tsp grated orange peel 1 orange
1 cup egg yolks 14 eggs
1 cup egg whites 10 eggs
1 lb ground meat 2 cups
Substitutions
The Recipe Calls For You Can Use This Instead
----------------- Dairy Products: ----------------
1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup shortening plus 1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup whipping cream 1/3 cup butter plus 3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup milk plus 1-1/2 teaspoons vinegar
1 cup whipped cream 1 egg white whipped with 1 sliced
banana (the banana dissolves)
1 cup whole milk 1 cup water, 4 tablespoons nonfat instant milk, and 2
teaspoons melted butter, or 1/2 cup
water and 1/2 cup evaporated
milk
1 cup skim milk 1 cup water and 4 tablespoons nonfat instant milk
1/2 cup honey butter 2 tablespoons butter or margarine with 1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup plain unflavored yogurt
Instructions:
Instructions: 1 Tsp baking powder 1/2 teaspoon
cream of tartar with 1/4
teaspoon
baking soda
1 tbl flour (for thickening) 2
egg yolks; 1/2 tablespoon
cornstarch;
or 2 teaspoons quick
cooking tapioca
1 tsp double-acting 1 -1/2
teaspoons regular baking
powder
baking powder
1 cup cake flour 1 cup regular
flour, sifted twice,
minus 2 tablespoons
1 cup flour, for baking bread
1/2 cup flour plus 1/2
cup cornmeal, bran, or
whole wheat flour
1 pkt dry yeast 2 teaspoons dry
yeast or 1 cake
compressed yeast
1 sqr unsweetened chocolate 3
tablespoons cocoa with 1
tablespoon butter
or margarine
0.5 cup molasses 1/2 cup honey
1 cup tomato juice 1/2 cup
tomato sauce and 1/2 cup
water
1 cup wine 1 cup apple juice
1 cup beer 1 cup water
1 cup orange liqueur 1 cup
orange juice
1 lrg marshmallow 10 miniature
marshmallows
0.5 cup honey 5/8 cup sugar plus
1/8 cup water
1 cup canned bouillon 1 cup
boiling water plus 1
bouillon cube
0.5 cup Graham cracker crumbs 1/2
cup saltine cracker
crumbs
1 can cream of celery soup 1 can
cream of mushroom or
cream of chicken soup
Seasonings:-
0.5 cup catsup for cooking 1/2 cup
tomato sauce, 1
tablespoons vinegar plus
0.25 cup
sugar
1 tsp dry mustard 1 teaspoon
prepared mustard
1 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup
dried onions or flakes
1 tsp instant onion 4
tablespoons chopped fresh
onion
1 tbl fresh parsley 1 tablespoon
parsley flakes
Eggs:-
1 x egg 2 egg yolks plus 1
tablespoon water
2 x egg whites 1 egg white
plus 1 tablespoons ice
water
1 x egg 1 teaspoon unflavored
gelatin mixed with 3
tablespoons
cold
water and 2 tablespoons
plus 1 teaspoon boiling
water
Fruits:-
Mandarin oranges Pineapple
tidbits
8 oz canned grapefruit sections
1 medium fresh grapefruit
Vegetables:-
0.5 lb fresh mushrooms 1 4 ounce
can mushrooms
10 oz package frozen peas 8
ounces canned peas
8 oz can whole tomatoes 8 ounce
can stewed tomatoes
Miscellaneous:-
1 can chow mein noodles 1 can
potato shoestrings; or 3
cups cooked rice
1 cup hominy 1 cup cooked rice
1 cup cooked rice 1 cup cooked
macaroni or noodles
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs 1
cup regular bread crumbs
with 1 teaspoon
pepper; or 3 slices bread
cubed with 1
teaspoon pepper
0.5 cup pecans, chopped 1/2 cup
walnuts or almonds,
chopped
1 lb ground pork 1 pound ground
beef
0.5 cup cubed ham 1/2 cup chopped
luncheon meat
8 oz can chili beans 8 ounce
can kidney beans with 2
teaspoons chili

powder

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