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Shortening is any fat that is a solid at room temperature and is used to make crumbly pastry and other food products. The idea of shortening dates back to at least the 18th century, well before the invention of modern, shelf-stable vegetable shortening. [1] In the earlier centuries, lard was the primary ingredient used to shorten dough. [2]
Some consist of a packet of dry soup stock. These do not contain water, and are prepared by adding water and then heating the product for a short time, or by adding hot water directly to the dry soup mix. Instant soup can also be produced in a dry powder form, [1] such as Unilever's Cup-a-Soup. Instant soup in a powder form
Condensed soup (invented in 1897 by John T. Dorrance, a chemist with the Campbell Soup Company [10] [11]) allows soup to be packaged into a smaller can and sold at a lower price than other canned soups. The soup is usually doubled in volume by adding a "can full" of water or milk, about 10 US fluid ounces (300 ml).
“Baking powder reacts twice: first when mixed with a liquid and again when heated. This double rise will make your baked goods fluffier and softer," Gore says. Baking powder isn't limited to ...
According to General Mills, Bisquick was invented in 1930 after one of their top sales executives met an innovative train dining car chef, [1] on a business trip. After the sales executive complimented the chef on his deliciously fresh biscuits, the dining car chef shared that he used a pre-mixed biscuit batter he created consisting of lard, flour, baking powder and salt.
In this case, no chemical reaction occurs, instead the heat of solution is generated. Commercial heat sources for self-heating food packaging use an exothermic (heat releasing) reaction, for which there are several common formulations. These include: Quicklime aka calcium oxide, and water.
To use baking soda when baking powder is called for: For each 1 teaspoon baking powder, use 1/4 teaspoon baking soda + 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar. If you don't have cream of tartar, you can use ...
Spry Vegetable Shortening is still widely available in Cyprus as a Stork brand, where it is manufactured by Upfield Hellas (previously Ambrosia Oils for Unilever). [ 5 ] The related product, Spry Cooking Oil, was marketed in the UK throughout the 1970s [ failed verification ] with the slogan "Spry Crisp and Dry".