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Give your gingerbread houses an upgrade with these clever decorating ideas. ... All you need to make a next-level gingerbread house are easy-to-find candy and ingredients, and a little inspiration ...
John Landis Mason, inventor of the Mason jar. In 1858, a Vineland, New Jersey tinsmith named John Landis Mason (1832–1902) invented and patented a screw threaded glass jar or bottle that became known as the Mason jar (U.S. Patent No. 22,186.) [1] [2] From 1857, when it was first patented, to the present, Mason jars have had hundreds of variations in shape and cap design. [8]
Pressure canning is the only safe home canning method for meats and low-acid foods. This method uses a pressure canner — similar to, but heavier than, a pressure cooker . A small amount of water is placed in the pressure canner and it is turned to steam, which without pressure would be 212 °F (100 °C), but under pressure is raised to 240 ...
Ginger wine is a fortified wine often made from a fermented blend of ginger, raisins, sugar and yeast, [1] [2] that is often fortified by being blended with brandy. [3] It is one of the main ingredients of the Whisky Mac cocktail. [4] Advert c.1900 for Stone's Ginger wine. The Old King's Head, Kirton, Lincolnshire
John Landis Mason (c. 1832 in Vineland, New Jersey – February 26, 1902) was an American tinsmith and the patentee of the metal screw-on lid for antique fruit jars commonly known as Mason jars. Many such jars were printed with the line "Mason's Patent Nov 30th 1858". [1] He also invented the first screw top salt shaker in 1858.
Fruit brandy (or fruit spirit) [1] is a distilled beverage produced from mash, juice, wine or residues of edible fruits. The term covers a broad class of spirits produced across the world, and typically excludes beverages made from grapes , which are referred to as plain brandy (when made from distillation from wine ) or pomace brandy (when ...
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"Parliament cake" or "Parlies", a very spicy ginger shortbread, were eaten (in the same way as salty snacks with beer), with whisky, rum or brandy, during midday breaks, by the members of the original (pre-1707) Scottish Parliament, in a secret backroom (ben the hoose), [13] at a tavern and shop in Bristo Street in Edinburgh's Potterrow, behind ...