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Table of Sustititions
    

ingredient

quantity

substitute

baking powder 1 teaspoon double acting 1½ teaspoon phosphate or tartar

or ¼ teaspoon baking soda

plus ½ cup buttermilk or sour milk

butter 1 cup 1 cup margarine
          or 1 cup hydrogenated fat
          plus ½ tsp.salt

          or 7/8 cup lard plus ½ tsp. salt

chocolate 1 square unsweetened 3 tbs. cocoa plus 1 tbs. shortening
cream 1 cup coffee cream 3 tbs. butter plus ¼ cup milk
1 cup heavy cream 1/3 cup butter plus ¾ cup milk
eggs 1 whole egg 2 egg yolks
flour, for thickening 1 tablespoon ½ tbs. cornstarch

or 2 tsp. quick cooking tapioca

flour 1 cup all purpose 1 cup plus 2 tbs. cake flour
1 cup cake flour 7/8 cup all purpose flour
1 cup self rising 1 cup flour, omit baking powder and salt
herbs 1 tablespoon fresh 1 teaspoon dried
honey 1 cup 1 to 1¼ cups sugar plus ¼ cup liquid
milk 1 cup fresh whole 1 cup reconstituted nonfat dry milk

plus 2 tsp. butter

1 cup whole ½ cup evaporated milk

plus ½ cup water

1 cup sour 1 tbs.lemon juice or vinegar

plus sweet milk to make 1 cup

yeast 1 cake compressed 1 pkg. or 2 tsp. active dry yeast
    
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