Raisins

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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Raisins: Encyclopedia - A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun is a 1959 play written by Lorraine Hansberry. It is the story of the Younger family, based on Hansberry's own experiences growing up in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood. A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway. The title comes from a poem by Langston Hughes. The play concerns the working-class Younger family, who dream of leaving behind the delapidated tenement apartment where they have lived for decades. Son Walter, a chauffeur, dreams of makin ...

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Raisins: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Raisins

Raisins

To dream of eating raisins, implies that discouragements will darken your hopes when they seem about to be realized.

Source: 10 000 Dream Interpretations, by Gustavus Hindman Miller

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Raisins: Encyclopedia - Vinegar

Vinegar (from Old French vinaigre, meaning "sour wine") is a sour-tasting liquid made from the oxidation of ethanol in wine, cider, beer, fermented fruit juice, or nearly any other liquid containing alcohol. It can also be made by certain bacteria operating on sugar-water solutions directly, without intermediary conversion to ethanol (see acetic acid). Vinegar - Production. Vinegar production may be started by the addition of mother of vinegar to wine or cider. Vinegar is a dilute form of acetic acid ...

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Vinegar - Non-culinary uses

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Raisins: Encyclopedia - Grape

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Raisins: Encyclopedia - Bara Brith

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

Raisins: Encyclopedia - Will Vinton

Will Vinton (born 1948) is a director and producer of animated films. He was born in Portland, Oregon. Vinton used clay to create characters for animating frame-by-frame. He trademarked the technique as "Claymation". He established Will Vinton Studios in Portland to capitalize on this technology, which primarily produced commercials. Their first big hit was the California Raisins who sang I Heard It Through the Grapevine they went on to star in their own specials for television, Meet the Raisins (CBS Prime- ...

Raisins: Encyclopedia - Bread and butter pudding

Bread and butter pudding is a traditional dessert popular in British cuisine. It is essentially a baked form of French toast. It is made by layering slices of buttered bread scattered with raisins in an oven dish into which an egg and milk mixture (sometimes with vanilla or other spices added) is poured. It is then baked in an oven and served. Some people may serve it with custard, but often the ...

Raisins: Encyclopedia - Zante currant

A Zante currant is a variety of small, sweet, seedless grape named for the Ionian island Zakynthos. It is usually used for making raisins and, occasionally, wine. When dried, they are often referred to as dried currants and are used in cooking, especially baking. Zante currants are very small and intensely flavoured. They are not usually eaten 'raw' but they are the major ingredient in currant slice and currant cake. They are not rela ...

Raisins: Encyclopedia - Vineyard

A vineyard (vignoble in French, vigna or vigneto in Italian, vinha in Portuguese, viña or viñedo in Spanish, Weinberg in German) is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table grapes. Vineyard - History. According to the Old Testament (Genesis 9:20), Noah planted a vineyard on Mt. Ararat. When Moses led the Hebrews to Canaan, they are said to have regretted leaving the wines of Egypt (Numbers 20:5). In their new home, however, t ...

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Raisins: Encyclopedia - Carrot pudding

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 ...

Raisins: Encyclopedia - Welsh cake

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 ...

Raisins: Encyclopedia - Waldorf salad

A Waldorf salad is a salad consisting of apple, nuts (especially walnuts), celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing. It was first created in 1896 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York by Oscar Tschirky who was the maître d'hôtel. It is traditionally served on lettuce. Dried fruit is often added--usually chopped dates or raisins. Waldorf salad - Cultural references. "Waldorf Salad" is the title of a 1979 episode of Fawlty Towers which concerns a bad-tempered American guest's ...

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Raisins: Encyclopedia - Bagel

The bagel (or sometimes beigel) is a bread product traditionally made of yeasted wheat dough in the form of a roughly hand-sized ring which is boiled in water and then baked. The result is a dense, chewy, doughy interior with a browned and sometimes crisp exterior. The dough may also be flavored to produce many varieties: salt, onion, garlic, egg, pumpernickel, rye, sourdough, whole wheat, multigrain, cinnamon-raisin, cheese, caraway, blueberry, and muesli among others. Bagels may be topped with seeds such as poppy or s ...

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Raisins: Encyclopedia II - A Raisin in the Sun - Other versions

In 1961, A Raisin in the Sun was adapted into a feature film starring its first-run Broadway cast of Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Roy Glenn and Claudia McNeil. In 1973, the play was turned into an acclaimed musical, Raisin. In the late 1980s, it was adapted into a made for TV movie starring Danny Glover and Esther Rolle. ...

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