Baking powder. A raising agent used to make a baked mixture light. Baking powder consists of bicarbonate of soda (US: baking soda) and cream of tartar mixed with flour or starch.
Baking powder, consisting of bicarbonate of soda (US: baking soda) and cream of tartar mixed with flour or starch.
Baker's yeast. Fresh yeast. A strain of yeast which is particularly suited to bread-making. It is available in a crumbly solid cake. Must be fresh to work effectively.
Baker's yeast. Fresh yeast. A strain of yeast which is particularly suited to bread-making. It is available in a crumbly solid cake. Must be fresh to work effectively.
A liaison of water and arrowroot mixed into a thin paste. Arrowroot is the starch in the form of a fine white powder which is extracted from the rhizomes of several tropical plants, including maranta. It is used to thicken sauces and soups and has a reputation for digestibility which has resulted in its use in the preparation of gruels and foods for convalescents. It loses its thickening powers if it is overcooked. Historically it was used for treatment of arrow wounds.
Leerfish. A fish common in the mediterranean. It is large and silver and grey, plump and oily with firm flesh and deeply forked tail. It is best grilled or bakedand should be particularly fresh. Oily fish do not keep well. It seems to have no English name, but is close in appearance to the Pompano.
Pompano. A small, plump, oily marine fish with a yellow to greenish-blue back. It has a deeply forked tail. It is fished in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and off the south east of North America. With its firm flesh it is suitable for many types of preparation, stands up well to baking and is frequently cooked en papillote.
