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SUBSTITUTING FOOD INGREDIENTS
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for these: substitute these:
1 whole egg for thickening 2 egg yolks. Or 1 tbs dried whole egg plus
or baking 2 tsps water.
1 whole egg in a batter 2 tbs fresh dry snow, just before baking.
1 cup butter or margerine 7/8 cup rendered animal fat with 1/2 tsp
for shortening salt.
1 square (ounce) chocolate 3-1/2 tbs cocoa plus 1/2 tbs fat.
Nut meats Similar amount of browned rolled oats.
1 tsp double acting baking 1-1/2 tsps phosphate baking powder, or 2
powder tsps tartrate baking powder.
Baking soda in breadstuffs Equal amount of the white of hardwood
ashes.
1 cup whole mik 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water
or 4 tbs dry whole milk plus 1 cup
water or 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk plus
2-1/2 tsp table fat and 3/4 cup water
or 1 cup skim milk plus 2 tbs salad
oil.
1 cup skim milk 1/3 cup nonfat dry milk plus 3/4 cup water.
1 tbs flour, for thickening 1/2 tbs cornstarch, potato starch, rice
starch, or arrowroot starch or 1 tbs
granulated tapioca.
1 cup cake flour, for baking 7/8 cup all-purpose flour.
1 cup all purpose flour, for Up to 1/2 cup bran, whole wheat flour, or
baking breads corn meal plus enough flour to fill
cup.
Jelling agent for jelly making 1 level tsp Epsom Salts for each 5 lbs of
fruit.
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