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How do you can potatoes with a water bath?

Low-acid foods are at risk of contamination from Clostridium botulinum, a dangerous pathogen that can survive boiling. Only a sustained temperature of 240 degrees Fahrenheit can kill it, and this requires a pressure canner.\nBoil 1/2-inch potato cubes for two minutes, and then drain them. Whole potatoes require 10 minutes of boiling. Pack the hot potatoes loosely into sterilized canning jars, stopping 1 inch from the top. Top up the jars with boiling water, making sure the potatoes are completely immersed. Cover the jars with sterile lids, and screw the rings finger-tight.\nCheck the canner&ap..

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Where can you find chicken salad recipes online?

Health.com provides nine simple, low-calorie chicken salad recipes. Some recipes include curried chicken salad, skinny Caesar salad, grilled chicken and wheat-berry salad, and grilled chicken salad with avocado and mango.\n\nMyRecipes.com provides 15 top-rated chicken salad recipes. Recipes include Waldorf chicken salad, avocado chicken salad, creamy tarragon chicken salad, and chicken salad with grapes and pecans.\n\nBBC's Good Food website also provides chicken salad recipes. The site's recipes include Indian chicken salad, Asian chicken salad, spicy chicken salad with broccoli, cr..

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What is an easy recipe for making your own garam masala?

You can use this mix to make a variety of Indian dishes, such as gobi aloo, a dish with cauliflower and potatoes. To make this dish, heat 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and 1 teaspoon of ginger paste. Cook the ingredients until the garlic is golden brown, approximately one minute.\nPeel and cube 2 medium potatoes, and add these to the oil and spices. Add 1/2 teaspoon each of ground turmeric, paprika and garam masala and 1 teaspoon of ground cumin. Season the mixture with salt to taste. Cover and cook the d..

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What are some ice cream recipes for kids?

The simple recipe above, from FriendsandFarms.com, also includes some variations to make other ice cream flavors such as strawberry, peach and coffee ice creams. Just substitute the vanilla extract with other extract flavors such as almond, butter, rum, orange or a combination of different extracts.\nThere is also a way to make ice cream for kids without an ice cream maker at home. The How Stuff Works website has instructions on making ice cream at home with pint-sized and gallon-sized zip top bags. The recipe for this method calls for the same basic ice cream ingredients as the recipe above, ..

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What is the best way to keep an ice cube from melting?

Putting cold water in the cooler can also slow the melting of ice. If you're using the ice to treat injuries, creating pykrete, which is ice mixed with paper pulp or wood shavings, makes the ice last significantly longer that pure ice alone. Aim for a concentration of approximately 17 percent pulp. Pykrete is also less prone to cracking and instead chips if it is dropped.

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What is a substitute for champagne vinegar?

A bit of sherry mixed with white wine vinegar can also be a champagne vinegar substitution. The rest of the ingredients in the recipe determine whether or not champagne vinegar can be replaced without the dish being ruined.\nChampagne vinegar is pale in color and has a delicate flavor. The champagne vinegars made in France tend to have a flavor that is especially full-bodied.

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What is the difference between Boston cream and Bavarian cream donuts?

Both creams are derived from a thick vanilla custard, though the Bavarian style is lighter because of the extra whipped cream. Because the difference in the filling is slight, many bakeries use the two names interchangeably to describe the filling. The traditional donut toppings are the key difference between the confectioneries, as chocolate glaze is used to imitate the glaze used on a Boston cream pie for Boston cream donuts.

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How much shortening equals 1 tablespoon of butter?

For a recipe that calls for 1/4 cup of butter, 1/4 cup of shortening and 1 1/2 teaspoons of water should be mixed together. For 1/2 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of shortening plus 3 teaspoons of water should be mixed. Shortening with water added is typically a good substitution for margarine or butter, except in recipes for no-bake cookies, fudge or candies with melted butter as an ingredient.

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What is a tiger melon?

The outside of a tigger melon is striped like a tiger, hence, the name tigger melon. Its white flesh is mild and sweet. It can be eaten by itself as a fruit or cooked in meals. Tigger melons are small and fragrant. Most of them weigh less than 1 pound when fully grown.

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Where are the Italian meatballs sold by the Walmart brand Great Value made?

Great Value Italian Style Meatballs are made from beef and pork. They are pre-cooked and sold frozen. To serve, heat the meatballs in a 350 degree Celcius oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or for four to five minutes in a microwave. A serving contains 270 calories and 22 grams of fat. Great Value also sells Homestyle Meatballs.

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