Home Ec Class
Measures
Weights and measures are units that quantify volume, length, weight, etc.
Vertical lines run this way.
up and down or from top to bottom.
The straight legs on the average dinner table are vertical lines.
This historic South Carolina city boasts cobblestone streets, horse-drown carriages and For Sumter.
Charleston
Nighttime ghost tours draw many tourists to the city.
This term refers to a menu with separately priced items.
a la carte
In the United States, you can order a la carte from most menus. Prix fixe, or all-inclusive meals, from appetizers to dessert, are often found in high-end restaurants.
This is the most popular color of rose given on Valentine's Day.
Red
Roses account for 83 percent of all flowers sold on Valentine's Day, and 63 percent of those roses are red.
We moved from watching them in theaters and drive-ins to collecting them on VHS and DVD formats; now kids stream them on the internet.
Movies
They're available on various internet streaming channels such as Prime Video, the Roku Channel, and Netflix.
The Barbie doll was released in this decade.
1950s
The doll was released in 1959 and was the first mass-produced doll. Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts
We were taught about this graphical representation of food and the number of servings of each group we should have in a day.
Food Pyramid
MyPlate has since replaced the food pyramid.
The visual line separates the ocean from the sky.
Horizon
The water doesn't really meet the sky on the horizon; it's an optical illusion. The beach is a great place to see the horizon unobscured.
This former maximum-security prison sits in the middle of San Francisco Bay on a gigantic rock.
Alcatraz
Tours are conducted daily, with ferry service from San Francisco. Alcatraz was first a military prison during the Civil War and operated as a federal prison from 1934-1963. Al Capone was its most famous prisoner. Whitey Bulger also serviced time there.
This term means to beat an ingredient, such as cream, to incorporate air into it.
Whip
You can whip cream with a mixer, or you can use a whisk to accomplish the same result with elbow grease and more time.
This major bodily organ gets its own month in February.
Heart
The American Heart Association has designated February as American Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about heart disease, including prevention and treatment.
They used to stop by for a visit, but now we can also communicate with them on screens and social media.
Increasingly, families communicate today via group text, ensuring everyone gets heard.
Eight squared equals this.
64
A squared number is multiplied by itself. Eight times eight equals 64. The square root of 64 is eight, the number multiplied by itself.
Use your glass measuring cup for measuring this type of ingredient.
Liquid.
Dry ingredients are measured in metal or plastic flat-top measuring cups.
White lines that run across the street at an intersection are known as this.
Crosswalk
The lines indicate pedestrian walkways for crossing the street.
This string of islands off the coast of North Carolina houses the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, with its distinctive, diagonal black-and-white stripes.
The Outer Banks
Orville and Wilbur Wright's historic flight took off from the Outer Banks, and the majestic Wright Brothers Memorial is perched atop Kill Devil Hill.
Food Network celebrity Alton Brown calls this type of cooking in a gas oven "upside-down grilling."
Broiling
You won't get a charcoal flavor, but you'll get the equivalent of a gas-grilled meal.
Fat Tuesday is the high point of this event.
Mardi Gras
Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday in the Christian faith.
This electronic communication device was once used strictly for audio communication between two parties: today, it's a multifunction device.
Phone
Today's smartphones do everything for us but clean the house. They service as clocks, flashlights, calendars, cameras, education centers, and more.
Ben Frankline used a kite and a key to experiment with this.
Electricity
Franklin attached a wire to the top of a silk kite and connected a key to a hemp string, which was attached to a silk string and hung from the kite. Standing in a shed door, he held the silk string. Thankfully, the kite escaped a lightning strike. When he noticed the hemp string standing upright, he moved his hand near the key and felt a spark.
What is the main ingredient in Cheese?
Milk
Usually from cows, goats, sheep or buffalo. It is transformed from liquid into solid curds using a combination of essential ingredients: milk, rennet, starter culture and salt.
This letter is made up of two diagonal lines that cross in the center.
X
The alphabet comprises many letters that are formed solely of straight lines. Other letters are made of curved lines or a combination of straight and curved.
If spelunking or caving is high on your bucket list, there's no better place to take a cave tour than the Mammoth Cave in this state.
Hint: Derby is in this state too.
Kentucky
Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world, with more than 400 miles of mapped passageways.
This is the term for chopping an ingredient into cubes larger than minced cubes.
Dice
The cubes vary in size from 1/8 to 1/4 inch.
Chosen because it includes the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, February is when this annual observance is celebrated.
Black History Month
We started observing Black History Month in 1976. It is the outgrowth of Black History Week, established in 1926.
We were told one of these a day keeps the doctor away; now, its a top computer and smartphone brand.
Apple
Other major tech brands include Microsoft and Samsung.
The standard dinner fork and salad for have this number of tines.
Four
The salad for is shorter than the dinner fork and is placed outside the dinner fork.
We learned this important concept regarding preparing food so all of it would be ready at the same time; it also applies to timing word, projects, and other tasks.
Time management.
Though multitasking became a desirable skill during the rise of the personal computer, researchers have found that, from a time-management point of view, it is better to work on one task at a time.
These central lines never cross; for example, railroad tracks, highway line markings, and window frames.
Parallel lines.
Above- ground electrical wires are another example of parallel lines.
This city is best place in the Northeast to see Gilded Age mansions.
Newport, Rhode Island
The most famous mansion is the Vanderbilt Mansion. You can tour the mansions, but some are open only during the summer.
According to Good Housekeeping, to do this is "to cook food in a small amount of fat in a skillet over relatively high heat, stirring often or occasionally."
Saute
When sauteing a protein, you turn it once or twice. However, when sauteing vegetables, the technique is similar to stir-frying.
If you are born on this numerical day in February, technically your birthday will happen only every four years.
February 29
Leap years occur every four years, and February gains an extra day.
This was once a time to party, club hop, and flock to the hottest new restaurant, but today many use it as a time to unwind and relax from a harried week.
Weekend
Many people use the weekend to prepare for a busy week ahead by cooking entire meals for the coming week.
Jewish High Holy Days
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement.
We were taught that when no fire extinguisher was available, we should put out grease fires with this common ingredient.
Baking soda.
Today, the best way to put out a grease fire is to use a fire blanket because it doesn't create a mess.
Some believe these imaginary straight lines connect sacred places, such as Stonehenge and the Giza Pyramids.
Ley lines
Some believe ley lines are energetic and are associated with magnetic fields.
This national park near Jackson, Wyoming, is named for the highest mountain peak within its borders.
Grand Teton National Park
The highest peak of the Teton Range in Wyoming is Grand Teton. Experienced hikers in peak physical condition can navigate the steep inclines of the 7,000-foot climb to the top and back.
What is it called when pasta or vegetables are cooked until firm, offering slight resistance to the bite.
Al Dente
Al dente is an Italian term meaning "to the tooth," describing pasta or vegetables to be tender but still firm to the bite, with a slight chewiness rather than being soft or mushy.
The people who ride the Mardi Gras floats are required by law to wear these.
Masks
They are required to remain anonymous, a tradition that started hundreds of years ago. They can wear full face masks or masks that shield only the eyes.
Transactions used to be completed using cash and credit or debit cards; this popular cryptocurrency is emerging as an alternative payment option.
Bitcoin
While most transactions still are completed using credit or debit cards, Bitcoin is gaining traction. Vendors such as Microsoft and AT&T are now accepting Bitcoin for payment.
Manatee
"Sea cow" is the nickname for the animals in the order Sirenia, which includes manatees, dugongs, and the now-extinct Steller's sea cows. Manatees are the largest marine herbivores and typically weigh between 800 and 1,200 pounds.