How do you‘measure’
up?
By Oluwatoyin Oluwastoyin
Friday,
June 8, 2007
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Measuring spoons
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How much do you know about measuring ingredients? Find out!
Grab
a pencil and paper and take this quiz to find out how much you know about measuring
ingredients.
The questions are written first. Do not be tempted to go
straight to the concluding part of this article because there is no answer there.
Here we go:
1. The most basic rule in cooking is to measure ingredients
accurately. True or False?
2. To measure ingredients correctly, you will need
three types of measuring devices. Can you name them?
3. To measure liquid ingredients,
the measuring cup should be placed at: Pick one (a) toe level (b) waist level
(c) eye level
4. If you do not have a measuring cup or spoon in the size specified,
what do you do? Pick one a) find a new recipe ( b) put in amount of the ingredient
that "looks good" (c) use smaller cups or spoons that together add up
to the amount you need.
5. Most ingredients can be measured using the standard
techniques listed above, but there are some ingredients that require a little
special attention when being measured. True or False?
Despite the warning that
no answer is at the end, some still expect the answers, eeh? Well, if you are
interested in knowing how you ‘measure’ up, you need to keep a date
with APETIT. One of these days, if you are a consistent reader of APETIT, you
will surely get to see the answers, God willing.
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