These beans are very productive and provide a useful crop for the freezer. It is important they should not be shredded finely for freezing, or the cooked result will be pulpy and tasteless. Only tender young beans without strings should be frozen. Best varieties for freezing : Carter’s Streamline; Carter;s White Monarch
Growing Runner beans will grow in most soils, but need liberal watering as dry soil will cause them to drop their flowers and the pods will not set. The beans should be (more…)
The small, smooth skinned fruit of the apricot tree, with sweet tasting orange flesh. Select firm, unwrinkled fruit with a deep colour and avoid any with blemishes or a greenish tinge. Apricots are also available dried, either whole, halved or in chunks. They are a good source of beta carotene, potassium and dietery fibre. Look for unsulphured dried apricots and Hunza apricots, which are not treated with sulphur dioxide. (more…)
The common name for rennin, which is an enzyme found in the stomachs of yo31ung animals, where it assists in the digestion of milk. Animal rennet is extracted from the lining of the fourth stomach of slaughtered calves, and is commonly used to coagulate milk as part of the cheese manufacturing process. Cheeses made using animal rennet are not considered suitable for vegetarians. However, many vegetarians to eat these, and labelling is not always clear. Cheese suitable for strict vegetarians can be made using microbial rennet. See also genetically engineered rennet.
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The liquorice-flavored, aromatic seeds of the Mediterranean anise plant. It should be purchased in small quantities and stored in a sealed container in a cool, dry place.
Preparation: the seeds may be used whole or crushed to help release their flavour.
Uses: aniseed may be used as a spice in cakes and biscuits or sprinkled onto salads or cooked vegetables. It may also be stepped in boiling water to make a tea, which is said to be beneficial to digestion.
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This term may refer to any dietary fats obtained from an animal source. Some vegetarian (though no vegan) foods, such as milk and cheese, contain animal fats. However where the term is used in food labeling it will normally refer to fats such as suet and lard. Since these are obtained from animals after slaughter they are not considered suitable for a vegetarian diet. Animal fats contain mainly saturated fats (see polyunsaturated fats)
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Amchoor – (also called mango powder) - An Indian spice made by drying and grinding peeled slices of tart, unripe mango into a fine powder. It has a sour taste.
Uses: amchoor can be used to give a sour flavor to savory pastries, stir fried vegetables and drinks.
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Ingredients
1 1/2 cups red wine claret or burgundy
3 slices of lemon
3 cloves
1/2 cup white sugar
5cm (2in) piece cinnamon bark
6 medium, firm pears
Method
Place wine, lemon, cloves, cinnamon and sugar in a saucepan. When boilling, add peeled pears and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove pears to a bowl and continue to boil the wine for 10 hot wine over pears and allow to stand until warm, turn fruit often. Serve with ice-cream.
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