This page is used to give you helpful hints in cooking. There
will be lists of abbreviations, substitutions, and just general tips
in cooking. I hope that there are some things that will help you.
:-) Diane (-:

Weights and Measures

dash 3 teaspoons 4 tablespoons 4 ounces 16 tablespoons 16 ounces 2 cups 2 pints 4 quarts

= less than 1/8 teaspoon = 1 tablespoon = 1/4 cup = 1/2 cup = 1 cup = 1 pound = 1 pint = 1 quart = 1 gallon

Common Abbreviations

C = cup doz. = dozen lb. = pound min. = minute hr. = hour oz. = ounce

pkg. = package pt. = pint qt. = quart sq. = square tbsp. = tablespoon tsp. = teaspoon

Emergency Substitutions

Baking Powder, 1 tsp Buttermilk, 1 cup Chicken Broth, 1 cup Corn Syrup, 1 C Cornstarch, 1 T (for thickening) Egg, 1 Whole Garlic, 1 Clove Honey, 1 cup Mustard, 1 tsp Dry Onion, 1 small Sour Cream, 1 cup Tomato Sauce, 2 cups Unsweetened Chocolate, 1 Sq. (1 oz.) Whipping Cream, 1 cup whipped

1/4 tsp Baking Soda + 1/2 tsp Cream of Tarter 1 T Vinegar or Lemon Juice + Whole Milk to make 1 C - Let stand 5 minutes 1 Bouillon Cube Dissolved 1 Cup of Water 1 cup Granulated Sugar + 1/4 Cup Water 2 T All-Purpose Flour 2 Egg Yolks 1/8 tsp Garlic Powder 1 1/4 Cup Granulated sugar + 1/4 Cup Water 1 T Prepared Mustard 1 tsp Onion Powder 1 Cup Plain Yogurt 3/4 C Tomato Paste + 1 C Water 3 T Cocoa and 1/2 tsp Shortening or 1 T Margarine 2 C Whipped Dessert Topping

August 1999

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