Handy Measurements
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Measurements
The Recipe Calls for: You'll Need:
1/2 cup butter 1 stick or 1/4 pound
1 ounce butter 2 tablespoons
1 pound butter 4 sticks
1 ounce baking chocolate 1 square or 3-1/2 tablespoons
1 pound brown sugar 2-1/4 cups, packed
1 pound powdered sugar 3-1/2 cups, sifted
1 pound granulated sugar 2 cups
1 pound white flour 4 cups
1 pound whole wheat flour 4-1/2 cups
3 cups cooked rice 1 cup uncooked
2 cups cooked spaghetti 1 cup uncooked, or 4 ounces
2 cups cooked noodles or macaroni 1 cup uncooked, or 4 ounces
1 cup bread crumbs 2 slices of bread
1 cup of cracker crumbs 12 Graham crackers, 20 saltine
crackers, 23 vanilla wafers
2 cups 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 tablespoons lemon juice 1 lemon
8 tablespoons orange juice 1 orange
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 1 lemon
2 teaspoons grated orange peel 1 orange
1 cup egg yolks 14 eggs
1 cup egg whites 10 eggs
1 pound ground meat 2 cups
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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
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Baking Ingredients:
1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
with
1/4 teaspoon
baking soda
1 tablespoon flour (for thickening) 2 egg yolks; 1/2 tablespoon
cornstarch;
or 2 teaspoons quick
cooking tapioca
1 teaspoon 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 package dry yeast 2 teaspoons dry yeast or 1 cake
compressed yeast
1 square unsweetened chocolate 3 tablespoons cocoa with 1 tablespoon
butter
or margarine
1/2 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 large marshmallow 10 miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup honey 5/8 cup sugar plus 1/8 cup water
1 cup canned bouillon 1 cup boiling water plus 1
bouillon
cube
1/2 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
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Seasonings:
1/2 cup catsup for cooking 1/2 cup tomato sauce, 1
tablespoons
vinegar plus
1/4 cup
sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 cup chopped onion 1/3 cup dried onions or flakes
1 teaspoon instant onion 4 tablespoons chopped fresh onion
1 tablespoon fresh parsley 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
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Eggs:
1 egg 2 egg yolks plus 1 tablespoon
water
2 egg whites 1 egg white plus 1 tablespoons
ice
water
1 egg 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
mixed
with 3 tablespoons
cold
water and 2 tablespoons
plus 1
teaspoon boiling
water
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Fruits:
Mandarin oranges Pineapple tidbits
8 ounces canned grapefruit sections 1 medium fresh grapefruit
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Vegetables:
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms 1 4 ounce can mushrooms
10 ounce package frozen peas 8 ounces canned peas
8 ounce can whole tomatoes 8 ounce can stewed tomatoes
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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
1/2 cup pecans, chopped 1/2 cup walnuts or almonds, chopped
1 pound ground pork 1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup cubed ham 1/2 cup chopped luncheon meat
8 ounce can chili beans 8 ounce can kidney beans with 2 teaspoons chili
powder
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