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In the U.S., distilled white vinegar is typically made from corn. Photo courtesy H. J. Heinz. Man has made vinegar for more than 2,500 years. After wine was discovered—by accident, from fermenting fruit—the oxidizing of wine led to the accidental discovery of vinegar. Vinegar is more than a condiment or a recipe ingredient: It’s…
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With the season’s corn bounty now in stores, here’s a tip to help you enjoy corn on the cob without high-cholesterol, high-calorie butter or hypertension-generating salt. We’re not being sacrilegious. We’re just offering you a delightful alternative: chili-lime corn on the cob. It’s how corn is served south of the border. Simply dip a wedge…
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Goodness gracious, great balls of ice! These ice ball molds from Prepara beg you to unleash your inner ice artist. The individual plastic ice molds create jumbo, three-inch-diameter ice balls for pitchers and punch bowls, letting you add flavors and visuals. Fill the molds with lemonade, iced tea, juice or whatever’s in the pitcher, so…
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July is National Ice Cream Month, and we’re devoting ourselves to one huge celebration. We love chocolate chip ice cream, so we’re fortunate that it’s so easy to find vanilla chip, mint chip and chocolate chocolate chip flavors. But what if you want coffee chocolate chip ice cream? Strawberry chocolate chip? Cherry chocolate chip? Peanut…
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A friend who recently visited Russia brought us back a bottle of vodka. While he chose it as a novelty, it turned out not to be very good Russian vodka. But a vodka bottle with all-cyrillic lettering was gift enough. We decided to fill the Russian bottle with better vodka, and were wondering if we…
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