Substitutes
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 1:07am

Preparation

1 Ketchup Substitute: For 1 cup ketchup substitute 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/2 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons vinegar (and a pinch of ground cloves if you have them). 2 Chili Sauce Substitute: For 1 cup chili sauce substitute 1 cup tomato sauce, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, dash of ground cloves and dash of allspice and a dash of cayenne pepper. 3 Tomato Juice Substitute: For 1 cup tomato juice substitute 1/2 cup tomato sauce and 1/2 cup water. 4 Tomato Soup Substitute: For 1 10-3/4 ounce can tomato soup, substitute 1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/4 cup water. 5 Rum Substitute: For 1/4 cup rum, substitute 1 tablespoon rum extract plus enough liquid to make 1/4 cup, or substitute vanilla extract or Kentucky Bourbon. 6 Marshmallow Substitute: For 1 cup miniature marshmallows, substitute 10 large marshmallows. 7 Dry Mustard Substitute: For 1 teaspoon dry mustard, substitute 1 tablespoon prepared mustard. 8 Onion fresh/dry equivalent: For 2 tablespoons fresh onion, chopped, substitute 1 tablespoon instant minced onion. 9 Garlic fresh/dry equivalents: For 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced, substitute 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (do not use garlic salt). 10 Dry Herbs Substitutions: To replace 1 tablespoon finely cut fresh herbs with dry, substitute 1 teaspoon dried herbs. 11 Cornstarch Substitution: For 1 tablespoon cornstarch (for thickening), substitute 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour. 12 Substitute for chocolate: For 1 square (1 ounce unsweetened chocolate), substitute 3 tablespoons cocoa and 1 tablespoon fat (vegetable or coconut oil, etc). 13 Substitute for 1 egg: 1 tablespoon corn or potato starch, 1 tablespoon pectin, 1/2 teaspoon oil, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 2 tablespoons liquid - use applesauce or mashed banana for the liquid portion. 14 Vanilla extract substitute: Use an equal portion of dark rum (such as Myer's) or as a second choice, Kentucky Bourbon. 15 Baking powder substitute: For 1 teaspoon (single acting) baking powder, combine well 2 tablespoon cream of tartar, 1 tablespoon baking soda, 1 tablespoon cornstarch and measure out 1 teaspoon. Store remainder in airtight bag. Bakewell cream may be substituted for cream of tartar. 16 Adapted from: Cook It Quick! University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service 17 Submitted by: CM