[Sca-cooks] Substitutions... how do we know?

[Suey]

Suey wrote Wed 6:44 PM, was I too late:
> Lilinah wrote:
>> Has everyone who wants to made their educated guess on the 
>> substitutions?
> pomegranate juice can be substituted with almost any kind of fruit 
> juice or verjuice such as that from tart apples, oranges, unripe 
> grapes, also that from roasted gourds and quince as well as vinegar. 
> (Note: pomegranates were sent to northern Europe until they were dried 
> in the Middle Ages so it seems a little difficult to find the juice in 
> recipes that are not from the Mediterranean region.)
>
> almonds can be substituted with almost any king of thickener such as 
> breadcrumbs, flour, eggs or egg yolks and also crushed nuts (such as 
> hazel, pine, pistachio, walnuts etc.)
>
> Sorry to be so late but I am a little behind on mails due to all the 
> May activities.
> Suey
>