To pour liquid evenly over baking batter

When pouring liquid over a baking mixture, eg chocolate sauce pudding batter, pour over the back of a spoon  so that the liquid is spread evenly over the batter.

A tip for good poached eggs

Add a few drops of white vinegar to the water in the saucepan you are using to poach an egg.  The vinegar will stop the egg white from spreading everywhere.

To remove tea or coffee stains

Fresh tea or coffee (non-milky) stains on washable fabrics can be removed with cold water.  Milky tea or coffee stains will need to be sponged with cold water and detergent.  Don’t use hot water on milk stains as you will harden the protein in the milk and set the stain.

Lemon self-saucing pudding

Also known as Lemon Delicious Pudding

When puddings were part of an every-day dinner, this was a staple pudding in student flats when lemons were available.  Sometimes the sauce was solid or at other times it was very runny.  It was always very lemony and everyone enjoyed it no matter how it turned out. …Read more

Why separate the yolks and whites of eggs?

Sometimes you only want the yolks or the whites of eggs for some recipes. For example meringues and similar recipes need egg whites only.  Others such as rich cakes may call for yolks only.  And yet others call for both the yolks and whites but to be added separately. …Read more

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