KNOW YOUR RAISINSSeededraisins are the large variety from which seeds have been removed. The sweetness released when they were slit open makes them sticky.Seedlessraisins are the small variety, both dark and light ... dried from seedless grapes. Cut them to get the full sweetness and flavor.Plumpseedless raisins by washing and spreading them out in a flat pan. Cover. Heat slowly in mod. oven (350°) until they puff up and wrinkles come out.
Seededraisins are the large variety from which seeds have been removed. The sweetness released when they were slit open makes them sticky.Seedlessraisins are the small variety, both dark and light ... dried from seedless grapes. Cut them to get the full sweetness and flavor.Plumpseedless raisins by washing and spreading them out in a flat pan. Cover. Heat slowly in mod. oven (350°) until they puff up and wrinkles come out.
DATES PREPARING COCONUTCut updates and other sticky fruits with wet scissors. Dip scissors in water occasionally.Snip throughlong shreds of coconut with scissors to shorten them. The shorter shreds blend into doughs more evenly.To tintshredded coconut: Soak it in milk or water (¼ cup for ½ cup coconut) with a few drops of food coloring added. Drain, dry on absorbent paper.
Cut updates and other sticky fruits with wet scissors. Dip scissors in water occasionally.Snip throughlong shreds of coconut with scissors to shorten them. The shorter shreds blend into doughs more evenly.To tintshredded coconut: Soak it in milk or water (¼ cup for ½ cup coconut) with a few drops of food coloring added. Drain, dry on absorbent paper.
Cut updates and other sticky fruits with wet scissors. Dip scissors in water occasionally.
Snip throughlong shreds of coconut with scissors to shorten them. The shorter shreds blend into doughs more evenly.
To tintshredded coconut: Soak it in milk or water (¼ cup for ½ cup coconut) with a few drops of food coloring added. Drain, dry on absorbent paper.
To cut citronor candied orange or lemon peel, firstslice it thinly—then cut slices into ½″ or ¼″ squares.
(Almond)
(Pecan)
(Peanut)
(Walnut)
(Measuring cup with whole nuts)
(Measuring cup with broken nuts)
(Measuring cup with cut-up nuts)
(Measuring cup with coarsely chopped nuts)
(Measuring cup with finely chopped nuts)