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Learn How To Buy Seafood
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
The best way to break down the mistakes that are done when buying seafood is to look at each type of seafood and the characteristics it should have when you purchase it. You should buy ...
You Can Use Soda And Cream Of Tartar As Leavening Agents
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
SODA AND CREAM OF TARTAR.--Some housewives are inclined to use soda and cream of tartar for leavening purposes; but there is really no advantage in doing this when baking powder can be obtained, for some ...
What You Need To Make Hot Bread
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
Closely related to yeast breads, or those in which yeast is used as the leavening agent, are breads known as HOT BREADS, or QUICK BREADS. As these names indicate, such breads are prepared in a ...
A Little History Of Coffee
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
Who would have thought that a berry that was discovered by a herd of goats would be the single most important ingredient in the world's most popular drink? Legend has it that back in 850AD, ...
What Are Utensils Made Out Of
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
ALUMINUM.--Because of the properties of aluminum, this metal is used extensively for cooking utensils. It is more costly than most of the materials employed for this purpose, but while the first cost of aluminum pans ...
Water And Mineral Matter
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
Although, as has just been stated, food may be considered as anything that the human engine can make over into tissue or use in living and working, not all foods are equally desirable any more ...
Varieties Of Mixtures For Bread
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
BATTERS AND DOUGHS.--The mixtures from which hot breads are produced are of different consistencies, and familiarity with them is necessary if good results in the making of such breads are desired. This difference in the ...
Using Utensils For Cooking
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
While success in cooking, as has been pointed out, depends to a considerable extent on the selection of materials and the proper cooking methods, as well as on an understanding of the stove and fuel ...
The First Step In Bread Making
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
The first step in bread making, and without doubt the most important one, is the making of the dough. It consists in moistening the flour by means of a liquid of some kind in order ...
The Composition Of Cereals
By Jack Smith · 15 years ago
The composition of all cereals is similar, yet each one has its distinguishing feature. While all the five food substances--water, mineral matter, protein, fat, and carbohydrate--are to be found in cereals, they occur in different ...