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| Ingredients | Replace with... |
| Fresh garlic (1 clove) |
Dehydrated garlic (1/8 to 1/4 tsp.) Garlic powder (1/8 tsp.) |
| Buttermilk (1 cup) | Vinegar or lemon juice (1 tbsp.) diluted in 1 cup of milk. Let stand for 5 minutes |
| Beer (1 cup) | Chicken broth (1 cup) |
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Chicken or beef broth (1 cup) |
Instant broth (1 tsp.) Soy sauce (1 tbsp. per cup of water) |
| Sour cream (1 cup) |
Yogurt (1 cup) Evaporated milk (1 cup) with vinegar added (1 tbsp.) Cottage cheese (1 cup) blended with milk (2 tbsp.) and lemon juice (1 tbsp.) in the mixer |
| Flour (1 tbsp.) |
Cornstarch (1 1/2 tsp.) Fast-cooking tapioca (2 tsp.) Egg yolks (2) |
| Cornstarch (1 tbsp.) |
Flour (2 tbsp.) Fast-cooking tapioca (1 1/3 tbsp.) |
| Ketchup (1/2 cup) | Tomato sauce (½ cup) with sugar (2 tbsp.) and vinegar (1 tbsp.) added |
| Whole milk |
Evaporated milk (1/2 cup) and water (1/2 cup) Reconstituted powdered milk (1 cup), with butter or oil (2 tsp.) added |
| Mayonnaise (1 cup) |
Sour cream (1 cup) Puréed cottage cheese (1 cup) |
| Honey (1 cup) |
Sugar (1 1/4 cups) diluted in water (1/4 cup)
Corn syrup (1 cup) |
| Dry mustard (1 tsp.) | Prepared mustard (1 tbsp.) |
| Egg (1) |
Mayonnaise (3 tbsp.) Banana (1/2) mixed with baking powder (1/2 tsp.) |
| Sugar (1 cup) |
Brown sugar (3/4 cup) with baking soda added (1/3 tsp.) Molasses (1 cup to be boiled until reduced to 3/4 cup) with baking soda added (1/4 tsp.) Corn syrup (1 cup to be boiled until reduced to 2/3 cup) with baking soda added (1/8 tsp.) |
| Tomato sauce (1 cup) | Tomato paste (3/4 cup) diluted in water (1/4 cup) |
| Tabasco (1 tsp.) | Cayenne pepper (3/4 tsp.) diluted in vinegar (1 tsp.) |
| Vinegar (1 tbsp.) | Lemon or lime juice (1 tbsp.) |
| White wine (1 cup) | Apple juice or cider (1 cup) |
| Red wine (1 cup) | Beef broth (1 cup) |