substitutions-where are they

[gordondl]

Is there a forum that informs users/members of substitutions for ingredients?
For example, what is the standard substitution for brown sugar?
Please help!

[duonyte]

Hi, chef, this type of question is better asked in the Cooking Q&A forum.

There are substitutions in a number of places. Cooking Q&A has a sticky with substitutions near the top of the forum, http://www.food.com/bb/viewforum.zsp?f=2&sid=f1074357cac4bcf9f98d6c9f79cdf483

The Kitchen Info forum has also collected various tips, including subsitutions here, http://www.food.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=374223

The Great Britain and Aussie forums have substitution lists for ingredients from other countries.

For baking ingredients, I often go to this site, http://baking911.com/learn/substitutes

Here is info about brown sugar
1 cup light brown sugar, packed = 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed = 1 cup granulated white sugar; or,
1 cup granulated sugar + 1/4 cup light molasses

1 cup dark brown sugar, packed = 1 cup light brown sugar, packed = 1 cup granulated white sugar; or,
1 cup granulated sugar plus 1/2 cup light molasses or 1/4 cup dark molasses