Cooking Substitutes... When You Can't Get To The Store

I don't know if this happens in your kitchen but it sure does in mine...you find a new recipe...decide to try it...and half way into mixing it up...find out you don't have a vital ingredient! Well, I've compiled a list of possible substitutes for when you're in a pinch. But, then again...if your kitchen is anything like mine...half of the substitutes aren't there either. But maybe a neighbor will have it!

Need:1 t baking powder

Use:...1/4 t baking soda plus 1/2 t cream of tartar

.........1 C all-purpose flour

..........1 C plus 2 T cake flour

.........1 C cake flour

..........1 C minus 2 T all-purpose flour

.........1 T cornstarch (thickener)

..........2 T flour OR 1 T tapioca

.........1 C bread crumbs

..........3/4 C cracker crumbs

.........2 oz Compressed Yeast

..........3 (1/4 oz packets) Dry Yeast

.........3 C Dry Corn Flakes

..........1 C Crushed Corn Flakes

.........3 Medium Bananas

..........1 C Mashed Bananas

.........1 lb. Whole Dates

..........1 1/2 C Pitted and Cut Dates

.........1 C self-rising flour

..........1 1/2 t baking powder and 1/2 t salt in a measuring cup, adding all-purpose flour to equal 1 cup.

Need:1 C honey

Use:...1 to 1 1/4 C sugar plus 1/4 C liquid needed in recipe OR 1 C Molasses OR Corn Syrup

.........1 C granulated sugar

.......1 C packed Brown Sugar OR 1 C Corn Syrup OR Molasses OR 1 C Honey minus 1/4 C liquid needed in recipe

.........1 (2/3 oz) Semisweet Chocolate

.......1 oz. Unsweetened Chocolate plus 4 t Sugar

.........10 Mini Marshmallows

.......1 lg. Marshmallow

Need:1 C Sweet Milk

Use:...1 C Sour Milk OR Buttermilk plus 1/2 t Baking Soda

1 C Sour Milk

.......1 C Sweet Milk plus 1 T Vinegar OR Lemon Juice OR 1 C Yogurt

1 C Buttermilk

.......1 C Sour Milk OR 1 C Yogurt

1 C Light Cream

.......7/8 C Skim Milk plus 3 T Butter

1 C Heavy Cream

.......3/4 C Skim Milk plus 1/3 C Butter

1 C Sour Cream

.......7/8 C Sour Milk plus 3 T Butter

1 C Whole Milk

.......1/2 C Evaporated Milk plus 1/2 C Water OR 1 C Reconstituted Nonfat Dry Milk plus 1 T Butter

Need:1 C Ketchup

Use:1 C Tomato Sauce plus 1/2 C Sugar plus 2 T Vinegar

1 T Prepared Mustard

......1 t Dry Mustard

1 t Italian Spice

......1/4 t of each: Oregano, Basil, Thyme, Rosemary, plus Dash of Cayenne Pepper

1 t Allspice

......1/2 t Cinnamon plus 1/8 t Cloves

1 Clove Garlic

......1/8 t Garlic Powder OR 1/8 t Instant Minced Garlic OR 3/4 t Garlic Salt OR 5 drops of Liquid Garlic

1 t Lemon Juice

......1/2 t Vinegar

1 t dried herbs

......3 T fresh cut herbs

A special thanks to my mom, St. John Ev. Lutheran Church's "Favorite Recipes", Cookbook Publishers, INC, 1993 and Fort Wayne Evangel Women's Ministries' "Recipes Compelled By Love", Jumbo Jack's Cookbooks, 1992 for a majority of these ideas.