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What is Butter Extract?

I am making my mom a Red Velvet Cake from scratch for Mother's Day. It requires butter extract but I don't have that. Are there any substitutions for butter ...

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Is there lard in donuts?

My friend is not allowed to eat pork, yet he loves Shipley's Donuts. I believe they contain lard (or pig fat) - not to discourage him but to save him from a ...

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Refrigerating eggs

I bought eggs home from the store and set the bag on the table. Five hours later, I remembered them (the temperature of our home was 70°F [21°C]). I threw th...

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Is Pepper Digestible?

Where does black pepper go after you swallow it? I was told that it sat in the bottom of your stomach until you died. Is this true?

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What is Dot with Butter?

What exactly is meant by "dot with butter?" OK, it's complicated, so stay alert. For every six square inches of surface area use one tablespoon of butter, cu...

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Getting Brownies Done in the Center

Whenever I bake brownies the middle never seems to cook all the way through; the sides are hard and dry and the middle is still wet and gooey, as in not cook...

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Shelf-life of clarified butter

How long and in what manner should clarified butter be stored? We are not generally hyper-fastidious about clarifying butter and it is possible that a hint o...

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Is a vanilla bean a bean?

Is a vanilla bean actually a bean? In fact, a vanilla bean is a pod - "a dry fruit or seed vessel developed from a single carpel enclosing one or more seeds ...

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Is it safe to reuse spinach?

Is it OK to reheat and use leftover spinach at a later time? My husband and I were informed that this releases poisons. I cook large meals often and then fre...

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