High-Altitude Adjustments
Cooking technique from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 85. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
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Instructions
- If you live more than 3,000 feet above sea level, use this chart to adjust the cake ingredients listed. Try the smaller amounts first, then make any necessary adjustments next time around.
- Liquid: Add for each cup: 3,000 Feet: 1 to 2 tablespoons; 5,000 Feet: 2 to 4 tablespoons; 7,000 Feet: 3 to 4 tablespoons
- Baking powder: Decrease for each teaspoon: 3,000 Feet: 1/8 teaspoon; 5,000 Feet: 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon; 7,000 Feet: 1/4 teaspoon
- Sugar: Decrease for each cup: 3,000 Feet: 0 to 1 tablespoon; 5,000 Feet: 0 to 2 tablespoons; 7,000 Feet: 1 to 3 tablespoons
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image: Image note: AI-generated representative illustration based on this card's ingredients and instructions; not an original Better Homes and Gardens photograph.
Community edition: The recipe was transcribed and formatted for interoperability with Nextcloud Cookbook. Review the historical scan before relying on measurements or instructions.