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Raisins are dried grapes. Raisins can be eaten raw or used in cooking and baking. Raisins are very sweet due to the high concentration of their sugars, and if they are stored for a long period the sugar crystallises inside the fruit. This makes the fruit gritty, but does not affect the usability. To decrystalise raisins, they can be soaked in liquid (alcohol, fruit juice, or boiling water) for a short period, dissolving the sugar. In the United States, the term 'raisin' refers to any form of dried grape. California raisins – ...

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Bara brith, sometimes known as 'speckled bread', is a fruit bread which originated in Wales. It is traditionally made with raisins, currants and candied peel. Other related archivesWales, bread, currants, raisins

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According to stereotype, spoken Australian English is thought to be highly colloquial, possibly more so than other spoken variants. Whether this idea is grounded in reality or not, a substantial number of publications aimed at giving an overview of Australian English have been published. Many books about Australian vocabulary have been published, beginning with Karl Lentzner's Dictionary of the Slang-English of Australia and of Some Mixed Languages in 1892. Several similar books soon followed, including a relatively modest but authoritative work by E. E. Morris: Austral English: A Dictionar ...

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According to the 1881 Household Cyclopedia, Carrot pudding can be made in the following way. Take 1/4 peck of carrots, boil and mash them well; then add 1/2 pound flour, 1/2 pound currants, 1/2 pound raisins, 1/2 pound suet chopped fine, 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 tablespoonful of cinnamon, 1 teaspoonful of allspice. Boil four hours, and serve hot with sauce flavored with Madeira wine. See also. Pudding ...

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Zakynthos (Ζάκυνθος, also known as Zante), the third largest of the Ionian Islands, covers an area of 410 square kilometers and its coastline is roughly 123 kilometers in length. The island is named after Zacynthus, son of a legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus. The name, like all similar names ending in -nthos, is pre-Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin. Zakynthos - Description. Zakynthos has a varied terrain, with fertile plains in the southeastern part and mountainous terrain with ...

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The Welsh cake (Welsh pl: picau ar y maen) is a traditional Welsh snack, somewhat similar to a scone. The cakes are also known as bakestones within Wales because they are traditionally cooked on a bakestone (Welsh: maen), a cast iron griddle about 1.5cm or more thick which is placed on the fire or cooker. Welsh cakes are made from flour, butter or lard, eggs, sugar, and currants and/or raisins. They are roughly circular, a couple of inches (4–6cm) in d ...

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Welsh food is usually made from local ingredients. 80% of the land surface of Wales is given over to agricultural use. Very little of this is arable land. The vast majority of it is permanent grass or rough grazing. Although both beef and dairy cattle are raised widely, especially in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire, Wales is more well-known for its sheep farming, and thus lamb is t ...

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In cooking, an apple pie or apple tart is a fruit pie (or tart) in which the principal filling ingredient is apples. This pastry is generally used top-and-bottom, making a double-crust pie. An exception is the Tarte Tatin. Apple pie - Ingredients. The best cooking apples (culinary apples, colloquially cookers), such as the Bramley or Granny Smith, are crisp and acidic. The fruit for the pie can be fresh, canned, or reconstituted from dried apples. This affects the final texture, ...

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These small pies, usually between 2 and 3 inches in diameter (5 - 7.5 centimetres), can be made using either sweet shortcrust pastry or puff pastry. The origin of the word 'mincemeat' is often of interest, especially as it does not appear to contain any meat whatsoever. Up to Victorian times, the mince(meat) pie would have actually have been a spiced meat pie with some dried fruit. It has evolved to the point where the only meat in the pie is in the form of suet, an historical throwback. The filling is nowadays made from fruit minceme ...

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The most used vegetable in Lithuanian recipes is the potato, most commonly prepared as peeled and boiled potatoes and sometimes garnished with dill. Potatoes grow well in such northerly climates as Lithuania's. Dill is a rather commonly grown herb for flavoring as a spice. Cucumbers and dill pickles are rather popular. Beets are grown more commonly than other areas of the world and are often used for making borscht. Cabbage is used more commonly than in the Western world as a side vegetable, as a main ingredient in soup, or in making cabbage ...

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This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Some words are listed under other sections, such as "Terms for people". Australian words - A to D. A aggro - aggressive arse – as elsewhere in English, slang for buttocks (sometimes also the anus). In Australia the derivation arsey means someone showing daring, audacity, and/or cheekiness. The North American spelling and pronunciation of ass is rarely used. Comedians Roy and H.G. have also managed to popularise use of the term date to mean ...

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Zakynthos has a varied terrain, with fertile plains in the southeastern part and mountainous terrain with steep cliffs along the coasts on the west. Zakynthos town coordinates are: latitude 37.79139/37°47'29 N, longitude: 20.89528/20'53'43 E. The mild, Mediterranean climate and the plentiful winter rainfall endow the island with dense vegetation. The principal products are olive oil, currants, grapes and citrus fruit. The capital, which has the same name as the prefecture, is the town of Zakynthos; apart from the official name ...

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The monarchy became the ultimate establishment symbol for the Provos to attack. Royal ceremonies offered ample opportunities for satire. During "Princess Day," when an annual ceremonial speech was delivered by the queen. Provo made up a fake speech, in which Queen Juliana declared she'd become an anarchist and was negotiating a transition of power with Provo. Provo member Hans Tuynman invited the Queen to hold an intimate conversation in front of the palace, where he and some other Provos had assembled some comfortable chairs. Although the Queen did not show, ...

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The first printed references to snap-dragons or flap-dragons are in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost (1594): Thou art easier swallowed than a flapdragon. and Henry IV, Part 2 (1598): Because their legs are both of a bigness, and a' plays at quoits well, and eats conger and fennel, and drinks off candles' ends for flap-dragons John Dryden refers to them in his play The Duke of Guise (1683): I'll swear him guilty. I swallow oaths ...

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Four significantly different habitats are common in the aspen parklands: The fescue prairie, the woodlands, the ravines and the wetlands and lakes. The fescue prairie is a meadowland rich in vegetation variety which forms the cover for the development of the richer soils that underlie the parklands. The close association with woodlands and wetlands makes this a choice location for many plants and a preferred range or home site for a wide diversity of wildlife. The richer soil and increased precipitation favours the natural growth of fescue grass. However, varying conditions such as moisture level and grazing pressures allow ...

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The best cooking apples (culinary apples, colloquially cookers), such as the Bramley or Granny Smith, are crisp and acidic. The fruit for the pie can be fresh, canned, or reconstituted from dried apples. This affects the final texture, and the length of cooking time required, but it has no effect on the flavour of the pie. Dried or preserved apples were originally substituted at times when fresh fruit was unavailable. See also:

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This list is not intended to be comprehensive. Words like "mate", "bloke" etc are listed under other sections such as "terms for people". Australian words - A to D. A aggro - aggressive arse – as elsewhere in English, slang for buttocks (sometimes also the anus). In Australia the derivation arsey means someone showing daring, audacity, and/or cheekiness. The North American spelling and pronunciation of ass is rarely used. Comedians Roy and H.G. have also managed to popularise use of the term date to m ...

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Many distinctive Australian words have been driven into extinction or near extinction in recent decades under the homogenising influence of mass media and imported culture, because of changes in fashion, or have fallen into disuse as society changes. Those who like or use these words regret their passing but informal vocabulary is by nature ephemeral. Some examples: block – as in 'do the block', to parade around or be on display, especially in public bodgie - bad or poor quality (adjective) or; a ...

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When foodstuffs are concerned, Australian English tends to be more closely related to the British vocabulary, for example the term biscuit has always been favoured over the American terms cookie and cracker. (However, as had been the case with many terms, cookie is recognised by Australians, and occasionally used, especially among younger generations; this is due to high levels of American film and television programs being seen in Australia and certain fast food franchises of American origin now widespread in Aus ...

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Australian words - Nicknames according to State/Territory of origin. Banana bender – a Queenslander, since Queensland is a major banana-producing region. Also "cane toad", since the state was where the troublesome amphibian species was introduced. Deep North – Queensland. Used by New South Wales people as a derogatory term in the same way the Americans use the phrase Deep South. Cockroach – a New South Wales person. Popularised by the Queensland rugby leag ...

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