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KFC- Chicken stock??
I did once...what a greasy, salty mess. Even chilled and skimmed it was still greasy and even going through a china cap there were still elusive little bits of breading. ICK!
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Need help using the muscadine crop
You don’t need a juicer, you need what’s called a chinois, or "china cap" - one of those conical strainers with the tapered wooden pestle. Mine, gotten at a flea market for fifteen bucks, has three removable legs, but...
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Bought chicken backs to make stock...
and blotting up the remaining surface fat with paper towels. Then you can slowly reduce your stock. To get absolutely fat-free stock I slowly pour the warm, not too hot, stock over a big china cap or strainer filled with ice...
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canning cooled marmalade
jams, jellies and marmalades are often packed boiling hot into hot sterilized jars and capped with new jar lids that have been simmering awaiting capping the jar. This is usually sufficient to seal the jars. Some recommend that...
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Chilis, corn and queso fresca
to carmelize (some corn may need surgar). Add fresh thyme and stock (I prefer homemade veggie stock) and simmer until the corn is very overdone. Drain and press solids through a china cap or colandar. Return to the pan, add more...
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Using shredded potatoes in gnocchi
a lighter gnocchi. the advantage of the ricer is that it makes the texture more refined. if you have a china cap, just press the potatoes through that. if not, mashing them is fine- just make sure you get all the lumps out.
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Will this idea for phyllo cups work?
and roasted red peppers are definitely wet. You could saute the veg, then let it drain through a china cap or cheese cloth, fill the cups, cook them “dry” then top them with the cream sauce with a squirt bottle. Good...
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Coffee without the pot?
from. Magic Hat No 9 and Grafton Cheddar or even better Constant Bliss Pyramid or Redhook with Sally Jackson Goat. Whatever you do, just do something that’s low stress. You’ll have enough stress pushing the soup through...
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Grand Sichuan St. Marks: owner speaks
olive-green military uniforms and caps, along with red armbands (“serve the people”). He said the uniforms have been discontinued (see discussion thread, link below) and some of the Mao memorabilia, mostly...
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Tallahassee, where is best Chinese?
of Magnolia) and New Stars (Crawfordville Hwy+ Cap. Cr South Publix shopping center). Oh, and Great Wall (Walmart plaza at Tenn. and Capital Cr) used to be great. I still say that China Super Buffet is real good for a mega place,...
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Non-corn syrup cola with caffeine?
Also keep an eye out for Coke with blue bottle caps. Kosher for Passover
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Best Hot Sauce selection - Vancouver BC
My recommendations of gourment stores for a selection fo hot sauces would be: 1. South China Seas Trading Company Their “wall of fire” should give you the international selection hot sauces you will need. They have a...
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where can i find xinjiang (Uyghur) cai?
my grandmas housekeeper told me of some spot near garfield and garvey i think. ill ask her again and post if i get more info have you found any xinjiang food? the first thing i get when i hit the ground in china is some yang rou...
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Grape juice syrup-Last seen in Hong Kong
at Valley and Del mar and these syrup things were at the front capping at aisle just as you come in. The bottles were sort of square and I believe they were about $4 a pop. Very good with sparkling water, I might add.
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Crystal Hot Sauce - a shortage?
Yes, you are being paranoid. Not to worry. It’s now made in China like everything else.
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