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  2. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    In the standard system the conversion is that 1 gallon = 231 cubic inches and 1 inch = 2.54 cm, which makes a gallon = 3785.411784 millilitres exactly. For nutritional labeling on food packages in the US, the teaspoon is defined as exactly 5 ml, [22] giving 1 gallon = 3840 ml exactly. This chart uses the former.

  3. Dactyly - Wikipedia

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    Pentadactyly (from Greek πέντε pénte "five") is the condition of having five digits on each limb. It is traditionally believed that all living tetrapods are descended from an ancestor with a pentadactyl limb, although many species have now lost or transformed some or all of their digits by the process of evolution.

  4. List of culinary knife cuts - Wikipedia

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    There are a number of regular knife cuts that are used in many recipes, each producing a standardized cut piece of food. The two basic shapes are the strip and the cube. The two basic shapes are the strip and the cube.

  5. List of food preparation utensils - Wikipedia

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    For removing hot food from a liquid or skimming foam off when making broths A wide shallow wire-mesh basket with a long handle Spoon rest: dublé: To lay spoons and other cooking utensils, to prevent cooking fluids from getting onto countertops Sugar thermometer: Candy thermometer: Measuring the temperature, or stage, of sugar Tamis: Drum sieve

  6. List of cooking techniques - Wikipedia

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    See also References Further reading External links A acidulate To use an acid (such as that found in citrus juice, vinegar, or wine) to prevent browning, alter flavour, or make an item safe for canning. al dente To cook food (typically pasta) to the point where it is tender but not mushy. amandine A culinary term indicating a garnish of almonds. A dish served amandine is usually cooked with ...

  7. Epithets in Homer - Wikipedia

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    A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" Dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles.Epithets are used because of the constraints of the dactylic hexameter (i.e., it is convenient to have a stockpile of metrically fitting phrases to add to a name) and because of the oral transmission of the poems; they are mnemonic aids to the singer and the audience alike.

  8. Dactylic tetrameter - Wikipedia

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    Dactylic tetrameter is a metre in poetry. [1] It refers to a line consisting of four dactylic feet. "Tetrameter" simply means four poetic feet. Each foot has a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, the opposite of an anapest, sometimes called antidactylus to reflect this fact.

  9. Cookbook - Wikipedia

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    Cooking with the Chinese Flavor (1956) and subsequent books by Lin Tsuifeng ("Mrs. Lin Yutang") Mrs Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery (1961) by Mrs Balbir Singh; The Artists' & Writers' Cookbook (1961) with recipes from 150 famous writers and artists [40] Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) by Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle and Julia Child