Cybersoup Soup Cooking and Ingredient Substitutions
Sometimes when you're preparing your Cybersoup or cooking related foods, you may discover that you don't quite have the right ingredients. Here are some subtitutions that you can use, if that's the case.
Beef Broth (1 cup) - 1 Beef bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup boiling water
Bread Crumbs (1 cup) - 3/4 cup cracker crumbs
Buttermilk or Sour Milk (1 cup) - 1 cup fresh milk PLUS 1 Tbls. lemon juice OR vinegar OR ALSO 1 cup yogurt
Capers (1 Tbls.) - 1 Tbls. chopped green olives
Celery, fresh (1/2 cup) - 1 Tbls. Celery flakes
Chervil (1 tsp.) - 1 tsp. dried Parsley flakes PLUS 1/8 tsp. rubbed, dried sage
Chicken Broth (1 cup) - 1 Chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup boiling water
Cornstarch, for thickening (1 Tbls.) - 2 Tbls. flour OR 4 tsp. Quick-cooking tapioca OR 2 egg yolks
Cream (1 cup) - 1/2 cup butter PLUS 3/4 cup milk
Dry Mustard (1 tsp.) - 1 Tbls. Prepared Mustard
Egg (1 whole) - 2 yolks PLUS 1 Tbls. water (for cookies) OR just 2 yolks (for custards)
Fresh Herbs, Minced (1 Tbls.) - 1 tsp. dried herbs
Garlic Powder (1/8 tsp.) - 1 average Garlic clove
Ginger Root (1 tsp.) - 3/4 tsp. ground ginger
Honey (1 cup) 3/4 cup Sugar and 1/4 cup Liquid
Italian Seasoning (1 tsp.) - 1/4 tsp EACH of: oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary PLUS a dash of cayenne
Juice of 1 Fresh Lemon - 3-4 Tbls. Lemon Juice
Juice of 1 Orange, fresh - 6-8 Tbls. Orange juice
Ketchup or Chili Sauce (1 cup) - 1 cup tomato sauce PLUS 1/2 cup sugar AND 2 Tbls. vinegar
Leeks, sliced (1/2 cup) - 1/2 cup sliced shallots or green onions
Milk, Whole (1 cup) - 1/2 cup evaporated milk PLUS 1/2 cup water
Onion (1 medium) - 2 Tbls. Onion flakes
Oregano (1 tsp.) - 1 tsp. marjoram
Pepper, fresh (1/4 cup) - 1 Tbls. sweet Pepper flakes
Poultry Seasoning ( 1 tsp.) - 1/4 tsp. ground thyme PLUS 3/4 tsp. ground sage
Sour Cream (1 cup) - 1/3 cup butter AND 2/3 cup milk; OR 1 cup plain Yogurt
Tapioca (2 tsp.) - 1 Tbls. flour
Tomato Juice (1 cup) - 1/2 cup tomato sauce PLUS 1/2 cup water
Tomatoes, canned (1 cup) - 1 1/3 cups cut-up, fresh tomatoes, simmered 10 minutes
Beef Broth (1 cup) - 1 Beef bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup boiling water
Bread Crumbs (1 cup) - 3/4 cup cracker crumbs
Buttermilk or Sour Milk (1 cup) - 1 cup fresh milk PLUS 1 Tbls. lemon juice OR vinegar OR ALSO 1 cup yogurt
Capers (1 Tbls.) - 1 Tbls. chopped green olives
Celery, fresh (1/2 cup) - 1 Tbls. Celery flakes
Chervil (1 tsp.) - 1 tsp. dried Parsley flakes PLUS 1/8 tsp. rubbed, dried sage
Chicken Broth (1 cup) - 1 Chicken bouillon cube dissolved in 1 cup boiling water
Cornstarch, for thickening (1 Tbls.) - 2 Tbls. flour OR 4 tsp. Quick-cooking tapioca OR 2 egg yolks
Cream (1 cup) - 1/2 cup butter PLUS 3/4 cup milk
Dry Mustard (1 tsp.) - 1 Tbls. Prepared Mustard
Egg (1 whole) - 2 yolks PLUS 1 Tbls. water (for cookies) OR just 2 yolks (for custards)
Fresh Herbs, Minced (1 Tbls.) - 1 tsp. dried herbs
Garlic Powder (1/8 tsp.) - 1 average Garlic clove
Ginger Root (1 tsp.) - 3/4 tsp. ground ginger
Honey (1 cup) 3/4 cup Sugar and 1/4 cup Liquid
Italian Seasoning (1 tsp.) - 1/4 tsp EACH of: oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary PLUS a dash of cayenne
Juice of 1 Fresh Lemon - 3-4 Tbls. Lemon Juice
Juice of 1 Orange, fresh - 6-8 Tbls. Orange juice
Ketchup or Chili Sauce (1 cup) - 1 cup tomato sauce PLUS 1/2 cup sugar AND 2 Tbls. vinegar
Leeks, sliced (1/2 cup) - 1/2 cup sliced shallots or green onions
Milk, Whole (1 cup) - 1/2 cup evaporated milk PLUS 1/2 cup water
Onion (1 medium) - 2 Tbls. Onion flakes
Oregano (1 tsp.) - 1 tsp. marjoram
Pepper, fresh (1/4 cup) - 1 Tbls. sweet Pepper flakes
Poultry Seasoning ( 1 tsp.) - 1/4 tsp. ground thyme PLUS 3/4 tsp. ground sage
Sour Cream (1 cup) - 1/3 cup butter AND 2/3 cup milk; OR 1 cup plain Yogurt
Tapioca (2 tsp.) - 1 Tbls. flour
Tomato Juice (1 cup) - 1/2 cup tomato sauce PLUS 1/2 cup water
Tomatoes, canned (1 cup) - 1 1/3 cups cut-up, fresh tomatoes, simmered 10 minutes
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