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Information About Oysters

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

Oysters, as will be observed, contain only a small quantity of fat, and for this reason their total food value is somewhat lower than that of milk. A pint of milk has a value of ...

THICKENING SOUP.--Although thin, clear soups are preferred by some and are particularly desirable for their stimulating effect, thick soups find much favor when they are used to form a substantial part of a meal. Besides ...

How To Serve Your Soup

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

Soup may be correctly served in several different ways, the method to adopt usually depending on the kind of soup. Thin, clear soups are generally served in bouillon cups, as shown in Fig. 3, which ...

How To Prepare Your Veal

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

In the preparation of veal, an important point to remember is that meat of this kind always requires thorough cooking. It should never be served rare. Because of the long cooking veal needs, together with ...

How To Prepare Cured Pork

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

Under the heading of cured pork may be included many of the cuts of pork, for a large part of a pork carcass can be preserved by curing. However, this term is usually restricted to ...

How To Cut Up A Chicken

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

CUTTING UP A CHICKEN.--When chicken that has been drawn is to be fried, stewed, fricasseed, or cooked in some similar way, it must be cut into suitable pieces. In order to do this properly, it ...

How To Choose Many Different Types Of Poultry

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

The determination of quality, especially freshness, is much the same for other kinds of poultry as it is for chicken. In fact, the same points apply in most cases, but each kind seems to have ...

Different Ways To Cook Your Ham

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

BACON COMBINED WITH OTHER FOODS.--Many other foods may be fried in the same way as eggs and served with bacon. For instance, sliced apples or sliced tomatoes fried in bacon fat until they become tender, ...

Different Ways To Cook Meat

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

FRYING AND SAUTEING.--When meat is fried or sauteed, that is, brought directly in contact with hot fat, it is made doubly indigestible, because of the hardening of the surface tissues and the indigestibility of the ...

Different Ways To Cook A Rabbit

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

PREPARING A RABBIT FOR COOKING.--In order to prepare a rabbit for cooking, it must first be skinned and drawn, after which it may be cut up or left whole, depending on the cookery method that ...

Different Types Of Soups

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

The two general classes of soup already mentioned permit of numerous methods of classification. For instance, soups are sometimes named from the principal ingredient or an imitation of it, as the names potato soup, beef ...

Cooking Mutton And Lamb

By Joseph Silva · 15 years ago

The cookery processes applied in preparing mutton and lamb for the table do not differ materially from those applied in the preparation of other meats. However, directions for cooking mutton and lamb in the most ...

Baking Fish And Haddock

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

BAKED FISH.--Good-sized fish, that is, fish weighing 4 or 5 pounds, are usually baked. When prepared by this method, fish are very satisfactory if they are spread out on a pan, flesh side up, and ...

All About Shell Fish

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

Besides the varieties of fish that have already been considered, the general term fish also includes SHELL FISH. Fish of this kind are different in structure from bony fish, for they are acquatic animals that ...

A Look At Clams And How To Prepare Them

By Joseph Silva · 14 years ago

NATURE AND DIGESTIBILITY OF CLAMS.--Clams are bivalves similar to oysters in both form and composition. Because of the similarity in composition, they are utilized in much the same ways as oysters, being used extensively for ...

Inside Of The Meat We Eat

By Joseph Silva · 15 years ago

CARBOHYDRATE IN MEAT.--In the liver and all muscle fibers of animals is stored a small supply of carbohydrate in a form that is called glycogen, or muscle sugar. However, there is not enough of this ...

Making Braised Beef, Pot Roast Beef, Or Beef Loaf

By Joseph Silva · 15 years ago

BRAIZED BEEF.--An excellent way in which to cook a piece of beef that is cut from the rump or lower round is to braize it. This method consists in placing the meat on a rack ...

The Many Facts About Oak Tree

By Joseph Silva · 15 years ago

The Oak Treed is Considered to be one of the most significant and magnificent plants in the whole world. In all there are over 300 varieties of these majestic afforest giants. Some species of oaks ...

The Different Types Of Trees

By Joseph Silva · 15 years ago

He tradition of Christmas plants in America came from German immigrants who had advanced in Pennsylvania. It is held that the tradition of Christmas leaves ongoing in Germany from as early as 700 A.D and ...

Different Types Of Flower Tattoos Have Different Meaning

By Joseph Silva · 15 years ago

These days, more and more women are getting tattoos. As more women decide to get tattoos, flower designs continue to rise in popularity. The best thing about flower tattoos is the fact that there are ...