| July 4, 2009 |
There are three very good reasons why you should learn basic cookery: practical, gastronomical and personal reasons. On the practical side, its'a stubborn economic fact that preparing your own food is cheaper than buying it ready-made. Gastronomically, it's a fact that old-fashioned home cooking is tastier and more varied. As for the personal side, it's a fact that cooking is fun, especially good cooking.
James A. Beard
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Cooking Tip of the Month: How to cream shortening and sugar |
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Cream shortening and sugar with an electric mixer, as directed by the recipe, until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
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Curdled and frothy batter has been worked too long, and will produce a coarse-grained cake.
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Nestlé
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