Can You Freeze Butter?
Can you freeze butter. Yes, you can freeze butter. Find out the proper way to freeze butter right here, right now.
Planning for the Day Before Thanksgiving
Make Thanksgiving day run smoothly by preparing much of the meal on the day before Thanksgiving and then storing it properly.
Is it Necessary to Preheat an Oven?
Question:
Is it necessary to preheat an oven?
Answer:
Yes, actually it is a necessary step to preheat an
oven.
It takes about 20 minutes for an oven
to reach full temperature. That’s a small
amount of time to ensure that your foods are
properly baked and your recipes turn out
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Club Soda vs Seltzer vs Sparkling Water
Club soda vs seltzer vs sparkling water - find out what makes these three clear waters unique.
What is Shellac?
Question:
When speaking of
food, what is shellac?
Most
people know of shellac on wood, but do not know
that it is also used on food since it is disguised
on food labels as “confectioners
glaze”, “candy glaze”,
“lac resin”, “wax” or
“shellac wax”.
Answer:
Shellac is actually
the sticky secretion from East Asian lac
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Are Pumpkin Seeds Safe to Eat?
Question:
Are Pumpkin Seeds Safe to Eat?
Answer:
Yes!
Go ahead and dig out the seeds when you
are cutting open a jack-o-lantern. You can then
safely roast any type of pumpkin seeds according
to the instructions below. I know we said last
week that you should not eat a jack-o-lantern
pumpkin, but the […]
Moist Pumpkin Cake
Moist delicious cake with smooth cream cheese frosting to match! That’s what you get with this pumpkin cake recipe. It’s the ideal cake to make for the entire month of October, but the possibility of a craving for this cake could exist at any time of the year.
Following is the recipe for both […]
Can you Eat Halloween Pumpkins?
Question:
Can you eat Halloween pumpkins?
Are Halloween pumpkins edible?
Can you eat a jack-o-lantern?
Answer:
No, don’t eat your Halloween pumpkin!
There are several reasons why you shouldn’t eat a jack-o-lantern, but there are other varieties of pumpkins that can be eaten.
Pumpkins that are bred for carving were made to […]
Fall Nuts
Something about the turning of the season and the changing colors of the leaves, especially if they are now turning brown and shriveling up, makes us want to enjoy a large handful of roasted nuts. Add some flavorings also associated with the fall season to the nuts and they become a special treat. […]
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
Pumpkin pie spice can be expensive to purchase, especially since you basically only reach for it a few months out of each year (or maybe even just once for a Thanksgiving pumpkin pie). Although spices have a long shelf life, they do loose flavor over time.
So, if you have a […]
