Substitutions and Equivalents

FOOD ITEM QUANTITY SUBSTITUTION OR EQUIVALENT
Whole apples 1 pound 3 cup peeled/sliced
Dried Beans 1 pound 6 cups cooked
Bouillon 1 bouillon cube 1 teaspoon Instant bouillon
Butter 1/4 pound stick 1/2 cup or 8 tablespons
Cabbage 1 pound raw 4 cups shredded
Ketchup or chili sauce 1 cup 8-ounces tomato sauce plus
1/2 cup sugar & 2 tbs vinegar
Baking-Cooking Chocolate 1 square 1 ounce
1 tablespoons, melted
4 tablespoons, grated
Nutmeats 1/4 pound 1 cup
Cron meal 1 pound, uncooked
1 cup, uncooked
3 cups
4 cups, cooked
Heavy cream 1 cup 2 cups, whipped
All-purpose flour 1 pound
1 ounce
4 cups
4 tablespoons
Garlic 1 medium clove fresh 1/2 teaspoon minced
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
Herbs 1 tablespoon
fresh chopped
1 teaspoon dried
Lemon 1 whole lemon 3 tablespoons juice
2 teaspoons zest
Orange 1 whole orange 5 tablespoons juice
3 tablespoons zest
Macaroni or noodles 1 pound dry 9 cups cooked
Spaghetti 1 pound dry 10 cups cooked
Lean ground meat 1 pound
1/4 pound patty
2 cups
1/2 cup
Whole milk 1 cup


1/2 cup evaporated
+ 1/2 cup water OR
1 cup skim milk
+ 2 teaspoons butter
Skim milk 1 cup reconstituted


1 cup water +
3 - 4 tablespoons
non-fat milk solids
Mushrooms 1 pound fresh 6 to 8 ounces canned
Mustard 1 teaspoon dry 1 tablespoon prepared
Rice 1 pound uncooked 2 1/2 cups uncooked
8 cups cooked
Seedless raisins 1 cup 6 ounces
Brown sugar 1 pound 2 1/4 cups packed
Powdered sugar 1 pound 5 cups sifted
Granulated sugar 1 pound 2 1/4 cups

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