Cooking Secrets
TV cooking show hosts talk about adding a small amount of this to add “brightness” or “freshness” to a dish.
What is acid (lemon or any citrus juice, vinegar, or wine)? On TV, they usually add a little lemon juice, but most any acid will have the same effect. A teaspoon is usually enough to brighten the dish.
From author A. A. Milne to the Disney franchise, this Winnie is one of the most beloved characters in children’s literature.
What is Winnie the Pooh? The bear is also called Pooh Bear.
Home phone numbers are published in this type of phone book by your phone company.
What are white pages? Yellow pages are for commercial listings, and green or blue pages are for government listings.
The threat of this legal action is the purpose for ridiculous warning labels on products, which include dire warnings such as “Do not iron clothing while wearing it.”
What is a lawsuit (or litigation)? Some warning gems include: “This product may contain eggs” on an egg carton, and “This product is not intended for use as a dental drill,” found on DremelMultipro’s rotary tools.
He Wrote to Kill a Mocking Bird.
Who is Harper Lee?
Before you cook meat, let it reach this temperature.
What is Room Temperature?
It’s called “tempering,” which allows the meat to cook quicker on the inside while remaining juicy.
He is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is the pope? Modern popes are elected by a conclave of 120 cardinals?
This type of telephone line allowed multiple households to share a line.
What is party line? You could eavesdrop on party line conversations if you picked up your phone while another party was using the line. AT&T published a comic book on party line etiquette. The last party line was phased out in 1991.
This is when common sense dictates you should replace your mattress
What is when it becomes uncomfortable? One myth says that a mattress doubles its weight every eight years due to dust mites, dust, and perspiration and that is when you should replace it. This is no longer true because most people cover their mattresses with a washable cover
US president JFK is buried in this state.
What is Virginia?
This cooking technique is what you are doing when adding liquid to a pan to release the stuck, brown bits from the bottom.
What is deglazing. Chefs don’t scrub away the bits when they can use them to add flavor to sauces or gravies.
This bear is found in the Arctic Circle.
What is the Polar Bear?
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Before computer and phone technology became the norm, companies kept phone numbers and other contact information in this circular file.
What is Rolodex? You can still order a Rolodex through such places as Amazon and Walmart, but technology has made them mostly obsolete
There are more of these in the fingers than anywhere else in the body, which is why paper cuts hurt so badly
What are Pain Receptors?
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Soak poultry in this simple solution made with water, and sometimes sugar, to guarantee a juicy outcome.
What is brine? You can also add vegetables, whole spices such as cloves and cinnamon sticks, or fresh herbs such as bay leaves, fresh rosemary, and thyme to the brine.
It’s a New Orleans submarine sandwich, otherwise known as a sub or hoagie.
What is a Po Boy?
It can be made with any combination of meat, cheese, and vegetables and can be dressed with a sauce
Before voicemail, if the party you were calling was on the phone, you received this.
What is a busy signal? Today, most phones are set up to go straight to voicemail.
According to the USDA, canned foods can or cannot be eaten after the date stamped on the can.
What is can be eaten? The date must be accompanied by either “sell by,” “use by,” or “best if used by.” If the can says “use by” or “best if used by,” you could experience somev degradation in flavor.
Chesley "Sully" Sullenberge successfully crash landed a commercial airliner in this river.
what is the Hudson River?
Before you start turning a recipe into a dish, you want to have mise en place, which roughly translates into this.
What is Everything Prepperd & Ready?
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This category of fat includes vegetable oils and is liquid at room temperature.
What is polyunsaturated? These fats can be classified as omega-3 or omega-6 fats. Omega-6 fatty acids are found in oils, and omega-3 fatty acids are found in nuts and also in fatty fish, such as salmon.
During the 1970s, this governmental organization with the initials FCC finally allowed customers to purchase their own phones.
What is the Federal Communications Commission? Before 1976, you had to pay a monthly charge to rent your phone from the phone company.
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Most of the witches who were convicted at the Salem witch trials were not burned at the stake but executed in this fashion
What is Hamged (Hung) All but one was hanged; one was pressed to death.
He was the first President to declare War.
Who is James Madison?