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What is an easy red candy apple recipe?

To make red candy apples, begin by lining a baking sheet with parchment paper and buttering the parchment. Set the sheet to the side.\nCombine 2 cups of sugar, 3/4 cup of water, 1/2 cup of light corn syrup and 1/2 teaspoon of red food coloring in a medium-sized heavy-bottomed saucepan. Over high heat, bring the mixture to a boil, and then reduce the heat to medium-high. Clip a candy thermometer on the side of the pan, and allow the mixture to boil until it reaches hard-crack stage at 300 to 310 degrees Fahrenheit, which generally takes around 20 minutes.\nWhile the mixture cooks, insert wooden..

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What is a bushel of corn?

The weight of a bushel varies among fruits, vegetables and grains. For instance, while a bushel of spinach weighs 20 pounds, a bushel of tomatoes is 53 pounds. A bushel of unshelled lima beans is 30 pounds, but cowpeas run 60 pounds per bushel. Cotton weighs in at 32 pounds a bushel, while flax is 60 pounds. Although a bushel of oats weighs 32 pounds, a bushel of either wheat or soybeans is 60 pounds.

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What is marsala sauce?

The sauce is ideal for adding flavor to a variety of meat and/or vegetable dishes, and it goes particularly well with chicken, pork, asparagus and Brussels sprouts. Chicken Marsala uses a popular variation of the sauce. After browning flour-coated chicken cutlets in a skillet, the cook deglazes the pan with Marsala wine to get all of the rich bits up off of the bottom. Then the cook finishes making the sauce and returns the chicken to the pan to heat through.

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What is Ina Garten's recipe for scalloped potatoes?

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and butter a 10-by-15-inch baking dish. Remove the stalks from two small fennel bulbs, then cut each bulb in half lengthwise. Remove the cores, then slice each coded bulb in thin slices crosswise. This should provide approximately 4 cups of sliced fennel.\nHeat 1 tablespoon unsalted butter and 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet on medium-low heat. Add the sliced fennel and one thinly-sliced yellow onion and saute for 15 minutes or until tender.\nPeel and thinly slice four large russet potatoes. Place them in a large bowl and add 2 cups heavy cream,..

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What are good Pillsbury apple recipes?

Cinnamon roll Dutch apple pie uses 1 can refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing. Pull apart the dough into eight individual rolls. Open the container of icing, and spoon contents into a microwave-safe bowl. Cover the bowl, and chill icing in refrigerator. In a medium bowl, combine 1/4 cup each flour and brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 2 tablespoons cold butter.\nStir in 1/4 cup chopped pecans, and set bowl aside. Put 1 cinnamon roll in the center of an ungreased 9-inch pie plate, and use fingers to pat it down and stretch it wider. Arrange remaining cinnamon rolls around the cent..

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What are some facts about water?

In developing nations, the task of collecting water is given to the women and children who spend an estimated total of 140 million hours a day--while walking an average of 3.7 miles--collecting water. People living in poorer countries regularly drink contaminated water due to unavailable sanitation facility services. The consumption of improperly sanitized water poses serious health risks that result in more than 840,000 people dying from water related diseases each year.\nHumans are able to survive for a month without food but only a week without water. However, consuming as much water as pos..

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What is one part in a mixed drink?

For accuracy in measurement, a single container meant for measuring alcohol can be used, such as a jigger or shot glass. Both measure approximately 1 ½ fluid ounces, so using a jigger or a shot glass to measure 1 part vodka and 2 parts orange juice would be 1 shot (1 ½ ounces) of vodka and 2 shots (3 ounces) of orange juice.

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How do you find out if a pork loin roast is cooked thoroughly?

To roast a boneless or bone-in pork loin roast that weighs between 2 and 5 pounds, preheat the oven to 350 F. Place the meat in a shallow pan, and roast uncovered for about 20 minutes per pound or until the minimum internal temperature is reached. Even when cooked thoroughly, some pork may appear pink in the center.

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What can you mix scotch with?

One of the most popular scotch cocktails is the Tom Collins, which is scotch mixed with a small amount of lemon juice and served over ice. A Rob Roy is essentially a Manhattan that includes scotch whiskey instead of rye, mixed with vermouth, accented with bitters and garnished with a cherry. A rusty nail mixes scotch with Drambui and a few drops of bitters. For a blood and sand cocktail, scotch is mixed with freshly squeezed orange juice, cherry liqueur and sweet vermouth. A brogue cocktail includes scotch, Drambuie, lemon juice, honey and lavender syrup. A whiskey sour has scotch, lemon juice..

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Where do carrots come from?

The genus of the carrot is Daucus, and there are about 30 species. Wild carrots are the predecessors of domesticated carrots. There are different varieties of carrots with different colors, such as purple, yellow and white.The part of the carrot that people eat is actually the root. The carrot seeds are produced in the flower part of this plant.

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