On average, it weighs about 3 pounds, with the cerebrum making up most of that weight
Brain
The only bird that provides leather commercially, its skin is pink
an Ostrich
Herodotus said Egyptians used to eat small birds pickled in this strong salt & water solution
brine
Special equipment used to cook these includes coddlers & poachers
eggs
One may be of duty, of credit or of scrimmage
a line
This tendon at the back of the ankle helps you stand on tiptoe
the Achilles tendon
Roman rituals were overseen by an augur, which gave us this word for inducting an official
an Inauguration
Parkin is a cake that's often baked in England for this "explosive" holiday
Guy Fawkes Day (5 November)
Instructions for cooking the brown or white type of this end by telling you, "fluff with a fork"
rice
Change one letter in milk & you're gone from just taking advantage to this word meaning cheat
bilk
It's the medical name for the voice box
the Larynx
From the Latin fluere, meaning "to flow", it means to vary irregularly or to shift back & forth
Fluctuate
A luscious strawberry dessert made with cointreau is named for this Russian royal family
the Romanovs (Romanoff)
This broadest of the fresh noodles is layered with cheeses & meat for a popular dish
lasagne
All of the other reindeer shouted out Rudolph's name with this
glee
Resembling a small horseshoe, the hyoid or lingual bone supports this body part
the tongue
The name of this region of farm country in southern Africa is from Dutch for "field"
veldt
Chocolate lovers know that Tre Scalini on this city's Piazza Navona is famous for its tartufo
Rome
Used to cook custards & chocolate, it consists of a pair of stacked saucepans
a double boiler
A crow, or a castle in chess
a rook
While the knee is considered a hinge joint, the hip is classified as this type
ball-and-socket
Saganaki, a kefalotiri/kefalotyri cheese appetizer from this country, is sometimes flambeed before serving
Greece
It's the special finishing touch that bananas foster & cherries jubilee have in common
flame
As a verb it means to scrape; as a noun, it's a coarse file
rasp