cooking with wine... substitutes?? any ideas?
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From my files.....
Booze Flavoring In Cooking
This was the September 2003 issue of theAA Grapevine.
Sweet or semisweet red wine - Carbonated cranberry drink.
Dry red wine - ½ cup carbonated cranberry drink, plus 1 Tbsp. lemon juice.
Sweet white wine - White grape juice plus 1 Tbsp. corn syrup.
Brandy - 1/4 cup apple juice plus 1 tsp brandy flavoring, or 1/4 cup apple cider with 1 tbsp peach or apricot syrup.
Rum - 1/4 cup apple juice plus 1 tbsp rum extract, or 1/4 cup pineapple juice or syrup flavored with 1 tbsp almond extract.
Sherry - Orange or pineapple juices with peach sirup.
Amaretto - 1 tbsp light corn syrup plus 1 tbsp almond extract and 1/4 cup clear apple juice.
Kirsch - Syrup or juices from cherries, raspberries, boysenberries, currnats or cider.
This was the September 2003 issue of theAA Grapevine.
Sweet or semisweet red wine - Carbonated cranberry drink.
Dry red wine - ½ cup carbonated cranberry drink, plus 1 Tbsp. lemon juice.
Sweet white wine - White grape juice plus 1 Tbsp. corn syrup.
Brandy - 1/4 cup apple juice plus 1 tsp brandy flavoring, or 1/4 cup apple cider with 1 tbsp peach or apricot syrup.
Rum - 1/4 cup apple juice plus 1 tbsp rum extract, or 1/4 cup pineapple juice or syrup flavored with 1 tbsp almond extract.
Sherry - Orange or pineapple juices with peach sirup.
Amaretto - 1 tbsp light corn syrup plus 1 tbsp almond extract and 1/4 cup clear apple juice.
Kirsch - Syrup or juices from cherries, raspberries, boysenberries, currnats or cider.
Substitutes for Alcohol in Cooking - GourmetSleuth
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For what it's worth
Originally Posted by ghostgirl 
does anyone know a good substitute for when a recipe calls for wine or cooking sherry (yes, i would drink the cooking sherry!)?
If you can't/won't have a bottle of anything in your house however, it's a different story entirely.
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I think it just depends on the recipe, Carol gave some good suggestions for substitutes. Unless boiled for several hours, the alcohol doesn't cook out anyways.
I just modified my menu a bit, there's tons of stuff to cook that doesn't call for alcohol to be used!!
I just modified my menu a bit, there's tons of stuff to cook that doesn't call for alcohol to be used!!
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Not at all true...
Originally Posted by smacked
I think it just depends on the recipe, Carol gave some good suggestions for substitutes. Unless boiled for several hours, the alcohol doesn't cook out anyways.
I just modified my menu a bit, there's tons of stuff to cook that doesn't call for alcohol to be used!!
I just modified my menu a bit, there's tons of stuff to cook that doesn't call for alcohol to be used!!
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Good choice!
Originally Posted by ghostgirl
yeah, i don't even want to chance having the bottle in my house!
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