When you open a cookbook, do you know what to do when you read the phrase "cream the butter?" How about "stir to combine?" I like to think that the vast majority of you out there know what to do when you come across those terms. It appears that in 1949, the Home Economics Department at the University of Kansas didn't believe that young, newly married housewives knew what to do with those terms. In order to combat cooking ignorance (and ensure that the freshly returned GIs got a balanced, home cooked dinner) they produced a short film called Cooking Terms and What They Mean.
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To mix food materials in a circular motion*
When you open a cookbook, do you know what to do when you read the phrase "cream the butter?" How about "stir to combine?" I like to think that the vast majority of you out there know what to do when you come across those terms. It appears that in 1949, the Home Economics Department at the University of Kansas didn't believe that young, newly married housewives knew what to do with those terms. In order to combat cooking ignorance (and ensure that the freshly returned GIs got a balanced, home cooked dinner) they produced a short film called Cooking Terms and What They Mean.
Continue reading To mix food materials in a circular motion*
May is National BBQ Month and National Hamburger Month
Cupcakes, not for dessert (unless beef is your idea of a treat)
Because eating French Fries in the car is so tough
