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What can I use instead of sour cream?

No Sour Cream

If you suddenly find that you are out of sour cream you can
substitute any of the following in your recipe.

** 1 cup plain yogurt

** 3/4 cup sour milk, buttermilk or low-fat plain
yogurt plus 1/4 cup melted butter

**1 tablespoon lemon juice plus 1 cup evaporated
whole milk

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