Pantry Secrets

The kitchen tricks Grandma Betty kept in her head, not on the recipe cards: what to use when you run out, how to make food go further, and what to do with every leftover.

When the buttermilk ran out, Betty didn't run to the store. When there was one pound of hamburger for six people, nobody went hungry. Here is how.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• 30 swaps that work: out of eggs, butter, buttermilk, brown sugar, baking powder, cream and more, and exactly what to use instead

• 20 ways to make food go further

• 15 leftovers and what Betty made with them, with the recipe numbers from your box

• How long it keeps: 22 kitchen staples, where to store them and for how long

• Kitchen math: cups and spoons, sticks of butter, pounds to cups and can sizes

16 pages made to read on your phone in the kitchen. Instant PDF download.