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Most ingredients start with a number (1 cup flour), so they don't need to be capitalized, but if the ingredient starts with a letter (Salt to taste), it should be capitalized. See Virginia Tech's...
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Most ingredients start with a number (1 cup flour), so they don't need to be capitalized, but if the ingredient starts with a letter (Salt to taste), it should be capitalized. See Virginia Tech's [How to Write a Recipe](https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/FST/FST-155/FST-155-pdf.pdf)