Substitutes and Fixes

Baking Powder

1 part soda

2 parts cream of tartar

Mix & add same quantity of flour to keep from hardening.  Use same as baking powder.

Grease Removal

If the food you are cooking has to much grease, drop ice cubes into pot.  Grease will quickly adhere to cubes.  Remove them.

Over-salting

If you’ve over-salted soup or vegetables, add cut raw potatoes & discard once cooked and absorbed salt. 

OR add a tsp. of cider vinegar & a tsp. of sugar to absorb salt.

Substitutes for Wine

Soups & Entrees: Beef broth, Tomato juice, Cider vinegar, Liquid from canned mushrooms

Desserts: Apple cider Peach syrup

Rum: Pineapple juice, Syrup, Almond flavoring

Dry-Unsweetened Wine: Water, Ginger ale, White grape juice, Chicken broth, Cider vinegar

Sherry: Orange juice, Pineapple juice

Cheese – Fondue: Chicken broth, Water, Ginger ale

Korsch/Coniac: Syrup or cherry juice, Peach juice