Home Ec Class
Pounds, ounces, tablespoons, and teaspoons are part of the category of weights and this
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 antebellum South Carolina city boasts cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages, and Fort Sumter
Charleston
Nighttime ghost tours draw many tourists to the city.
This term refers to a menu with separately priced items
À La Carte
In the United States, you can order à la carte from most menus. Prix fixe, or all-inclusive meals, from appetizers to dessert, are often found in high-end restaurants.
We learned this important concept regarding preparing food so all of it would be ready at the same time; it also applies to timing work, 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.
We were taught about this graphical representation of food and the number of servings of each group we should have in a day
The Food Pyramid
MyPlate has since replaced the food pyramid.
This 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 to 1963. Al Capone was its most famous prisoner. Whitey Bulger also served 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.
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.
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.
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.
Add this to a roux to make a béchamel sauce
Milk
Both are basic French sauces and made with flour and a fat, usually butter. They have been incorporated into American sauces and are the base of gravies, Alfredo, and cheese sauces.
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 is high on your bucket list, there’s no better place to take a cave tour than the Mammoth Cave in this state
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.
What percentage of the population is left-handed?
10%
While that number might sound low, only 1% of the population is ambidextrous
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.
These equidistant lines never cross; for example, railroad tracks
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.”
Sauté
When sautéing a protein, you turn it once or twice. However, when sautéing vegetables, the technique is similar to stir-frying.
He was the original host of Wheel of Fortune and also hosted Love Connection and Scrabble
Chuck Woolery
Woolery lost his Wheel hosting gig after a salary dispute and was succeeded by Pat Sajak.