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Lard remained about as popular as butter in the early 20th century and was widely used as a substitute for butter during World War II. As a readily available by-product of modern pork production, lard had been cheaper than most vegetable oils , and it was common in many people's diet until the Industrial Revolution made vegetable oils more ...
A short dough is one that is crumbly [2] or mealy. The opposite of a short dough is a "long" dough, one that stretches. [2]Vegetable shortening (or butter, or other solid fats) can produce both types of dough; the difference is in technique.
Butter made in this traditional way (from a fermented cream) is known as cultured butter. During fermentation, the cream naturally sours as bacteria convert milk sugars into lactic acid . The fermentation process produces additional aroma compounds, including diacetyl , which makes for a fuller-flavored and more "buttery" tasting product.
Beer is recorded in the written history of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt and is one of the world's oldest prepared beverages. [75]Kykeon was a common beverage of sustenance in ancient Greece, most often consisting mainly of a barley gruel mixture with various additives, sometimes written as having psychoactive properties associated with religious visions.
1760: Egg nog was invented in North Carolina and was a common alcoholic beverage. [77] 1765: The sandwich earns its name from English aristocrat John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who preferred to eat sandwiches so he could play cards without soiling his fingers. [78] 1767: Soda Water was invented in Leeds, England. [79]
The peanut butter we all know and love wasn't introduced to the modern world until nearly 1900. Most people, especially Iowans, tend to believe the famous inventor George Washington Carver can be ...
Made with tandoor-cooked chicken pieces mixed in a tomato gravy with dollops of cream and butter, the dish was ranked 43rd in a list of world’s “best dishes” by TasteAtlas as rated by nearly ...
Cuban bread is a fairly simple white bread, similar to French bread and Italian bread, but has a slightly different baking method and ingredient list (in particular, it generally includes a small amount of fat in the form of lard or vegetable shortening); it is usually made in long, baguette-like loaves.