#1 pint to cups plus

Sour cream: 1 cup sour cream = 1 cup plain yogurt (in unheated recipe).

Prosciutto: Use ham, preferably Westphalian or a country ham, such as Smithfield.

Pepper, ground red: 1/8 teaspoon red pepper = 4 drops hot-pepper sauce.

Pancetta: Use sliced smoked bacon simmered in water for 3 minutes, then rinsed and drained.

#1 pint to cups plus

Milk: 1 cup whole milk = 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water.Flour (self-rising): 1 cup self-rising flour = 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 1/4 teaspoon baking powder and a pinch of salt.Flour (cake): 1 cup cake flour = 1 cup minus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour.Fish sauce: 1 tablespoon fish sauce = 2 teaspoons soy sauce plus 1 teaspoon anchovy paste.Cornstarch (for thickening): 1 tablespoon cornstarch = 2 tablespoons flour or 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca.Chocolate: 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate = 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus 1 tablespoon butter, margarine, or oil.

Buttermilk: 1 cup buttermilk = 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice plus enough milk to equal 1 cup.Broth: 1 cup chicken or beef broth = 1 bouillon cube or 1 envelope or 1 teaspoon instant bouillon plus 1 cup boiling water.Baking powder: 1 teaspoon baking powder = 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.Yeast: 1 package active dry = 2 1/2 teaspoons.Vanilla wafers: 30 cookies = 1 cup crumbs.Sugar: 1 pound confectioners' = 3 3/4 cups 1 pound granulated = 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 cups 1 pound light or dark brown = 2 1/4 cups packed.Strawberries: 1 pound = about 3 1/4 cups whole or 2 1/2 cups sliced.Split peas: 1 cup raw = about 2 1/2 cups cooked.Spaghetti: 8 ounces uncooked = about 4 cups cooked.Saltine crackers: 28 squares = about 1 cup crumbs.Rice: 1 cup uncooked regular = about 3 cups cooked 1 cup uncooked instant = about 2 cups cooked.Potatoes: 1 pound all-purpose = about 3 medium or 3 cups sliced or 2 cups mashed.Popcorn: 1/4 cup unpopped = about 4 cups popped.Pineapple: 1 large = about 4 cups cubed.Peppers: 1 large bell = about 1 cup chopped.Pears: 1 pound = about 3 medium or 2 1/4 cups sliced.Peaches: 1 pound = about 3 medium or 2 1/2 cups sliced.Orange: 1 medium = 1/3 to 1/2 cup juice and 2 tablespoons grated peel.Oats: 1 cup raw old-fashioned or quick-cooking = about 2 cups cooked.Noodles: 8 ounces uncooked medium = about 4 cups cooked.Milk, evaporated: 5-ounce can = 2/3 cup.Milk, condensed: 14-ounce can = 11/4 cups.Macaroni, elbow: 1 cup uncooked = about 2 cups cooked.Lentils: 1 cup uncooked = about 2 1/2 cups cooked.Lemon: 1 medium = about 3 tablespoons juice and 1 tablespoon grated peel.Kasha: 1 cup uncooked = about 3 cups cooked.Hominy grits: 1 cup uncooked = about 4 1/2 cups cooked.Graham crackers: 7 whole crackers = 1 cup crumbs.Gingersnaps: 15 cookies = about 1 cup crumbs.Gelatin: 1 envelope unflavored = 2 1/2 teaspoons.Flour: 1 pound all-purpose = about 3 1/2 cups.Farina: 1 cup regular or instant uncooked = 6 to 61/2 cups cooked.Egg yolk: 1 large = about 11/2 tablespoons.Egg white: 1 large = about 2 tablespoons.Cream cheese: 8-ounce package = 1 cup 3-ounce package = 6 tablespoons.Cream: 1 cup heavy or whipping = 2 cups whipped.Couscous: 1 cup raw = about 2 1/2 cups cooked.Cornmeal: 1 cup raw = about 4 cups cooked.Cocoa: 8-ounce can unsweetened = 2 cups.Chocolate chips: 6-ounce package = 1 cup.Chocolate: 1 ounce unsweetened or semisweet = 1 square.Chicken: 2 1/2- to 3-pound fryer = 2 1/2 cups diced cooked meat.Cherries: 1 pound = about 2 cups pitted.Celery: 1 medium-size bunch = about 4 cups chopped.Cabbage: 1 pound = 4 to 5 cups coarsely sliced.Butter or margarine: 1 stick = 8 tablespoons or 4 ounces.Bulgur: 1 cup uncooked = 3 to 3 1/2 cups cooked.Bread crumbs: 1/2 cup fresh = 1 slice bread with crust.Bread: 1 pound loaf = 16 regular or 28 thin slices.Beans: 1 cup dry = 2 to 2 1/2 cups cooked.Barley: 1 cup raw quick-cooking = about 3 cups cooked.Bananas: 1 pound = 3 medium or 11/3 cups mashed.Apples: 1 pound = 3 medium or 3 cups sliced.