Thursday, July 20, 2017

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tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 19 01:42PM


> * Game 8, Round 2 - Miscellaneous - Cooking Terms
 
> 1. To immerse in rapidly boiling water and allow to cook slightly
> (6 letters).
 
simmer
 
> 2. To sprinkle or coat with flour or other fine substance
> (6 letters).
 
dredge
 
> 3. To douse in some form of potable alcohol and set alight
> (6 letters).
 
flambe
 
> 4. From a French word referring to a surface burnt brown; used
> to describe any oven-baked dish on which a golden brown crust
> of bread crumbs or creamy sauce is formed (6 letters).
 
gratin
 
> 5. To make solid fat into liquid by melting it slowly (6 letters).
 
render
 
> 8. To cut vegetables, fruit, or cheese into thin strips (8 letters).
 
julienne
 
> 10. To heat sugar in a pan in order to turn it brown and give it
> a special taste (10 letters).
 
caramelize
 
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Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 19 09:30AM -0500

In article <AMKdnfu6DNajZfPEnZ2dnUU7-UnNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
> the appropriate cooking term.
 
> 1. To immerse in rapidly boiling water and allow to cook slightly
> (6 letters).
blanch
 
> (6 letters).
 
> 3. To douse in some form of potable alcohol and set alight
> (6 letters).
flambe
 
> 4. From a French word referring to a surface burnt brown; used
> to describe any oven-baked dish on which a golden brown crust
> of bread crumbs or creamy sauce is formed (6 letters).
broule

> 5. To make solid fat into liquid by melting it slowly (6 letters).
render
 
 
> 7. To separate and remove solids from a liquid, thus making it clear
> (7 letters).
 
> 8. To cut vegetables, fruit, or cheese into thin strips (8 letters).
julienne
 
> use as a sauce or gravy (7 letters).
 
> 10. To heat sugar in a pan in order to turn it brown and give it
> a special taste (10 letters).
caramelize
 
 
 
 
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"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Jul 19 03:17PM

Mark Brader wrote:
 
> (6 letters).
 
> 3. To douse in some form of potable alcohol and set alight
> (6 letters).
Flambe
> while cooking (5 letters).
 
> 7. To separate and remove solids from a liquid, thus making it clear
> (7 letters).
Clarify
> 8. To cut vegetables, fruit, or cheese into thin strips (8 letters).
Julienne
> use as a sauce or gravy (7 letters).
 
> 10. To heat sugar in a pan in order to turn it brown and give it
> a special taste (10 letters).
Caramelize
 
 
Peter Smyth
Bruce <bbowler@bigelow.org>: Jul 19 04:58PM

On Wed, 19 Jul 2017 01:12:14 -0500, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> appropriate cooking term.
 
> 1. To immerse in rapidly boiling water and allow to cook slightly
> (6 letters).
 
blanch
 
> 2. To sprinkle or coat with flour or other fine substance
> (6 letters).
 
dredge
 
> 3. To douse in some form of potable alcohol and set alight
> (6 letters).
 
Flambe
 
> 4. From a French word referring to a surface burnt brown; used
> to describe any oven-baked dish on which a golden brown crust of
> bread crumbs or creamy sauce is formed (6 letters).
 
gratin
 
> 5. To make solid fat into liquid by melting it slowly (6 letters).
 
render
 
> 6. To secure poultry with string or skewers to hold its shape
> while cooking (5 letters).
 
Truss
 
> 7. To separate and remove solids from a liquid, thus making it clear
> (7 letters).
 
clarify
 
> 8. To cut vegetables, fruit, or cheese into thin strips (8 letters).
 
Julienne
 
> pan in which food has been fried, sautéed, or roasted and scrape
> surface of pan over high heat,adding flavor to the liquid for use as
> a sauce or gravy (7 letters).
 
deglaze
 
> 10. To heat sugar in a pan in order to turn it brown and give it
> a special taste (10 letters).
 
caramelize
 
 
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Business Scandals
 
nope
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 19 05:05PM -0700

On Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 4:12:19 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> the appropriate cooking term.
 
> 1. To immerse in rapidly boiling water and allow to cook slightly
> (6 letters).
 
Blanch
 
> (6 letters).
 
> 3. To douse in some form of potable alcohol and set alight
> (6 letters).
 
Flambe
 
> 4. From a French word referring to a surface burnt brown; used
> to describe any oven-baked dish on which a golden brown crust
> of bread crumbs or creamy sauce is formed (6 letters).
 
Brulee
 
 
> 7. To separate and remove solids from a liquid, thus making it clear
> (7 letters).
 
> 8. To cut vegetables, fruit, or cheese into thin strips (8 letters).
 
Julienne
 
> use as a sauce or gravy (7 letters).
 
> 10. To heat sugar in a pan in order to turn it brown and give it
> a special taste (10 letters).
 
Caramelise

 
 
> * Game 8, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Business Scandals
 
Pass
 
cheers,
calvin
ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Jul 19 11:26AM -0500

On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:34:50 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com>
wrote:
 
>> >10 What is the second lowest layer of the atmosphere, located above the troposphere?
>> Stratosphere
 
>Aren- can you please confirm that you answered these from your own knowledge only?
 
Well, I did guess on numbers 2 & 6, but all others were known to me.
 
ArenEss
 
Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 19 04:58PM -0700

On Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 2:26:39 AM UTC+10, ArenEss wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:34:50 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com>
 
> >Aren- can you please confirm that you answered these from your own knowledge only?
 
> Well, I did guess on numbers 2 & 6, but all others were known to me.
 
Thanks- well done.
 
cheers,
calvin
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Jul 19 09:19AM -0500

In article <2fe94543-df9e-4d7b-879c-fd9134d4d115@googlegroups.com>, 334152@gmail.com says...
 
> 1 Which US state is known as the "Bluegrass State"?
Kentucky
 
> 4 Since 1996, the Olympic modern pentathlon has been contested over how many days?
> 5 Which of Henry VIII's wives was known as the Flanders Mare?
> 6 Which US supermarket fake news tabloid was founded in 1926 by William Griffin?
National Enquirer?
 
> 7 Pink Eye is an alternative name for which medical condition?
conjunctivitis
 
> 8 How often should one perform a quotidian task?
daily
 
> 9 Which manufacturer has made the i30 model since 2007?
Infiniti
 
> 10 Which river is the natural habitat of pink river dolphins (Inia Geoffrensis)?
Amazon
 
 
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ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Jul 19 11:36AM -0500

On Tue, 18 Jul 2017 18:39:44 -0700 (PDT), Calvin <334152@gmail.com>
wrote:
 
 
>1 Which US state is known as the "Bluegrass State"?
Kentucky
>2 Which human sense relies on an organ called the corti?
Smell
>3 "Operation Barbarossa" was the code name for Nazi Germany's WW2 invasion of which country?
USSR
>4 Since 1996, the Olympic modern pentathlon has been contested over how many days?
1
>5 Which of Henry VIII's wives was known as the Flanders Mare?
Anne of Cleves
>6 Which US supermarket fake news tabloid was founded in 1926 by William Griffin?
The Inquirer
>7 Pink Eye is an alternative name for which medical condition?
Conjunctivitus
>8 How often should one perform a quotidian task?
Daily
>9 Which manufacturer has made the i30 model since 2007?
Infiniti
>10 Which river is the natural habitat of pink river dolphins (Inia Geoffrensis)?
Amazon
 
ArenEss
 
swp <stephen.w.perry@gmail.com>: Jul 19 04:46PM -0700

On Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 9:39:44 PM UTC-4, Calvin wrote:
> 1 Which US state is known as the "Bluegrass State"?
 
kentucky
 
> 2 Which human sense relies on an organ called the corti?
 
smell
 
> 3 "Operation Barbarossa" was the code name for Nazi Germany's WW2 invasion of which country?
 
soviet union
 
> 4 Since 1996, the Olympic modern pentathlon has been contested over how many days?
 
3
 
> 5 Which of Henry VIII's wives was known as the Flanders Mare?
 
anne of cleves
 
> 6 Which US supermarket fake news tabloid was founded in 1926 by William Griffin?
 
national enquirer
 
> 7 Pink Eye is an alternative name for which medical condition?
 
conjunctivitis
 
> 8 How often should one perform a quotidian task?
 
daily
 
> 9 Which manufacturer has made the i30 model since 2007?
 
hyundai
 
> 10 Which river is the natural habitat of pink river dolphins (Inia Geoffrensis)?
 
amazon (saw them many times while there and on the tv show 'river monsters')
 
swp
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