Substitutions and
Equivalents
Here are substitutions and equivalents, and
conversion charts useful for anyone wishing
to try a foreign cookbook.
- Substitutions and
Equivalents
How many slices makes a
cup of bread crumbs? What if there IS no
Sweetened Condensed Milk or
famous-name-biscuit-mix in the house? Check
here.
- Conversion
Chart
Math
challenged? American? Here you can figure out
how to measure out 250g of butter in American
terms - or, also helpful if you're used to
metric or Imperial measurements and are
puzzling out an American
recipe.
- Liquid
Measures
U.S.,
Imperial, and
Metric
- Oven
Here's a guide to Gas Marks, Fahrenheit and
Centigrade oven
direcions.
- Honey
adjustm
ents
in liquid and temperature needed for
successful baking and cooking with
honey
- Chocolate
I saved
the
best for last.
Substitutions
- BISCUIT MIX = 1 cup flour, 1 1/2
teaspoon baking powder, 1 tablespn
shortening, 1 teaspn salt
- EGGS =
2
whites = 1 yolk
1 egg = 1/4
cup
- SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK - To
make 1 1/2 cups Sweetened Condensed Milk,
mix ! cup + 2 tblsns instant nonfat dry milk
with 1/2 cup warm water and 3/4 cup sugar.
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