SUGAR

I have been thinking about sugar – plain white sugar, table sugar, sucrose.  It’s constantly in the news these days and it is portrayed as a POISON, an evil, a toxic substance. Some people are almost advocating that it should be an illegal substance.  I become completely angered at such foolish talk.  I believe that [...]

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Ever get confused with all the terms for cheese?  Cheese is actually divided into recognized classifications and following I will try to do an overview of these categories. Cheese is a food made by separating milk solids from whey by curdling or coagulation. This is done by adding bacteria or the enzyme, rennet, into the  [...]

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This is the season for ice cream – warm, humid, summer weather. Ice cream needs no explanation or introduction. Everyone knows what ice cream is. Basically it is a smooth, frozen mixture of milk, cream, sugar, flavorings and sometimes eggs. It is usually served as a dessert. Artificial sweeteners, flavorings and colorings may be used. [...]

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Keeping foods fresh longer by wrapping them in a thin film of plastic wrap before storing them in the refrigerator or freezer has now become a way of life, a part of modern day food preparation and storage.  Unheard of just fifty years ago, plastic wrap forms a tight seal around food, sealing to itself [...]

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  When we talk about milk and cream it can become confusing.  So I have reviewed the most common terms for our use.  Pasteurized milk is milk that has been heated to 161 degrees F (72 degrees C) and held at the temperature for 15 seconds to kill disease causing organisms and then quickly chilled. [...]

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  Food packaging is simply taken for granted by most of us.  However it arose out of necessity and evolved over centuries of hard work. It may be the cardboard box that our cereal is in, the glass jar of pickles, the paper sack holding our popcorn or the plastic bag with our macaroni or [...]

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                                                                                                                                                             I have been thinking about the transportation of our food from its source or origination to our retail site – grocery store, restaurant, etc.  The amount of work, time, technology and cost involved is amazing.  Food often is transported many miles from the location where it is produced to the location where [...]

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