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Worth One's Salt: From Fleur de Sel to Kosher, Which Salt is Best?
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This 2005 article describes the results of a set of tests to evaluate the taste of salt alone and in foods. Tests were conducted with salts from the "four common varieties: iodized table salt, kosher salt, sea salt, and fleur de sel (a type of s ...
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http://www.slate.com/id/2117243/ |
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Mustard Museum
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Website for this Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, museum that "features an extensive collection of prepared mustards -- over 4,800 jars, bottles, and tubes from all 50 states and more than 60 countries." Includes mustard recipes (such as lime musta ...
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http://www.mustardweb.com/ |
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All About Peppercorns
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Descriptions of black, white, green, and pink peppercorns and their uses in the kitchen. Includes a recipe for skillet-steamed Swiss chard. From a food writer who has written a newspaper column on herbs and spices.
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http://www.apinchof.com/pepper1060.html |
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Pepper
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Describes the history and uses of black pepper and white pepper spices. Includes a recipe for honey-peppered turnips. From the newsletter of a food cooperative.
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http://www.moscowfood.coop/archive/pepper.html |
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Tracking the King of Spices
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Description of the growing locations of Indonesian black pepper with photos of the (often 20-foot-tall) pepper vines. Includes fast facts about black pepper. From the buyer's journal of a major spice company.
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http://www.mccormick.com/content.cfm?ID=10947 |
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Everyday Mysteries: Why Does Pepper Make You Sneeze?
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Short answer: "Because the chemical piperine, an irritant, gets into the nose." This article explains the science behind pepper (the spice) and sneezing. Also includes pepper facts, related Web sites, and suggested reading. From the Library ...
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http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/pepper.html |
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The World's Healthiest Foods: Black Pepper
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Information about this spice, including health benefits, description, history, how to select and store, safety tips, and a nutritional profile. Also includes links to recipes and a bibliography. From the George Mateljan Foundation.
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http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=74 |
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The Vinegar Institute
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Extensive information about vinegar, including history, statistics, household and laundry tips, recipes, up to date news as well as vinegar's health and medicinal benefits. The section on specialty vinegars ("Today's Vinegar") includes an e ...
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http://www.versatilevinegar.org/ |
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Vinegar Connoisseurs International: Your Grand Central Station for Vinegar Information
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Find vinegar recipes, reviews, trivia, tips on vinegar making, directions on how to make vinegar paper, comments on vinegar and health, and more. From "an international consultant to vinegar makers."
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http://www.vinegarman.com/ |
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Saltworks Salt Resource and Education Center
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Information about the history and uses of salt. Discusses the chemical properties of pure sodium chloride (NaCl), the uses of salts for human health (such as salt baths), the purposes of salt in foods, a reference guide to gourmet sea salts, and more ...
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http://www.saltworks.us/salt_info/salt_info.asp |
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