> >Brown Sugar will never be hard if you keep it in the freezer. When I get a >fresh box of brown sugar, I measure it into 1 Cup increments >and put each cup >into a zip lock bag. The last bag is less than a cup and marked, >"unmeasured". Once its frozen it will harden but when its thawed >, which only takes >minutes, its soft again. If you need less than 1 cup, put the >remainder in the >"unmeasured" bag and freeze again for the next use. > >Roasting Chicken Halves or quarters: put chicken or other foul on a bed of >sliced oranges or other citrus during baking. It will impart no flavor but >it will keep the chicken from drying out. Great for half Cornish Hens with >which you want to make a great sauce. > >Unstuffed Turkeys: To keep the bird, stuff the cavity with chunks of >oranges or other citrus. No flavor will be imparted but it will >keep the turkey >moist. Remove the filling before serving. > >When measuring spices from a container that is too small for a measuring >spoon, pour it into the measuring spoon with a small paper plate >under it. Once >measured, the little plate bends nicely into a funnel for the return of the >overflow to the original bottle. > >Keep iced tea, iced coffee or lemonade from watering down when ice cubes are >used. Make some of the beverage in advance and make ice cubes of them. >Then when you're serving, use the cubes you've made of the beverage. > >To peel garlic easily, put it in the microwave for about 10 - 15 seconds. >They're pretty hot when you remove them. > >Year long pesto sauce: Make pesto to your own recipe then put it in small >zip lock bags in 1 cup increments. Flatten the bag so its pretty thin, >pressing out the air and freeze the bags. When you want just >small amounts, open >a bag, break off what you need and reseal the bag. > >Caution: While it is tempting to warm chocolate and other frosting in a >plastic bag, then cut off the tip of the bottom to use it as a >decorating bag, >its a BAD idea. It is strongly suspected of being >carcinogenic. The plastic >bag companies have asked that you don't put soft plastic bags into the >microwave unless the bag is specifically sold as being a cooking bag. > >Extra Lemon Juice. When squeezing lemons for juice, put the uncut lemon in >the microwave for a short while. You'll get far more >juice. Freeze what you >don't use. > >
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