Fannie Merritt Farmer wrote one of America’s definitive cookbooks, and created standardized North American measurements and recipe formats.
American Food
Fannie Merritt Farmer School Opens
The famous Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery opened in Boston on 23 August 1902. The target students were housewives during the days, and nurses at evenings.
Fannie Merritt Farmer’s Birthday
Fannie Merritt Farmer was born on the 23rd of March 1857 in Boston. She revolutionized the way Americans cook. Weighing ingredients was out, cups were in.
Farmer’s Cheese
Farmer’s Cheese can be thought of as a cottage cheese from which most of the moisture is pressed out of the curd, and which is then typically pressed into a loaf shape.
Fee’s Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters
Fee’s Old Fashioned Aromatic Bitters is meant as a flavouring for drinks, not something to be drunk straight up. The ingredients listed are: “Angostura Bark, Spice flavors, Citrus Oil and Gentian in a solution of water, alcohol and glycerine and caramel color.” A small tinge of cinnamon comes through in the taste. It is one…
Fiddleheads
Fiddleheads © Denzil Green A fiddlehead is the top of a fern when it first pokes through the ground in spring, curled up like the head of a fiddle. They are only available for 3 weeks in May. They are still mostly gathered from the wild, though commercial production is being explored. They taste something…
Filé
Filé is dried, ground Sassafras leaves. It is used as a thickening agent that adds flavour at the same time. Filé is used in Cajun cooking, in particular in making gumbo. That being said, it’s important to note that there are roughly two main types of gumbo: one which uses okra, and the other which…
Flame Grapes
Red Flame Grapes © Denzil Green Flame Grapes are a medium-sized, seedless table grape with a sweet, slightly-tart flavour. There are two varieties: Flame, which is oval, purplish-red and firm; and Red Flame, which is red and round. A prolific producer, the Flame vine was developed by the Fresno breeding programme in California as a…
Flame Raisins
Flame raisins are made from flame grapes, which are seedless reds that mature earlier than Thompson grapes do.They are the amongst the sweetest raisins that you can buy, making them a good snacking choice.
Flint Corn
Flint Corn © Denzil Green Flint Corn is a very hard corn whose kernels can be white, red or blue or orange or brown, all on the same cob of corn. The kernels have a very small endosperm; they are mostly “grain.” Varieties which are predominantly blue are called “Blue Corn.” Flint Corn today is…
Forefather’s Day
Forefather’s Day is celebrated on the 22nd of December in the New England area of America to commemorate when the pilgrims landed on 21 December 1620.
Fox’s U-Bet Chocolate Flavor Syrup
Fox’s U-Bet Chocolate Flavor Syrup has a milk chocolate taste.Its ingredients include water, sugar, cocoa, and corn sweeteners. It is made in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and sold in glass bottles with yellow and red labels. The woman pictured on the label of the chocolate syrup (though not Fox’s other syrup flavours) is reputedly the mother of…
Fried Chow Mein Noodles
Fried Chow Mein Noodles are curly, crisp, brown noodles that come in packages or in tins to keep them crunchy. They are egg noodles that have been cut into short lengths, cooked through boiling in water, then deep fried. This is a North American invention, and is completely foreign to China. They provide a crunchy…
Frozen Custard
Frozen Custard is basically a premium ice cream. Even though it uses more milk and less cream than regular ice cream, because egg yolks are also added, the Frozen Custard ends up smoother and thicker than regular ice cream. The eggs that are used are pasteurized first. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) actually…
Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate
Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate © Denzil Green To make Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate, oranges are juiced in great quantities. Heat and vacuum is used to remove some of the water, concentrating the juice. Different batches of concentrate will have different sugar-acid ratios. The batches will be blended according to the preferences of which company is…
Fry Bread
Fry Bread is a bread made by Native Americans, particularly by American Indians in the south-west. It is sold everywhere as a fast food through the south-west, by natives and non-natives alike. It is a flat-bread anywhere from 4 inches (10 cm) wide to as wide as a frisbee and is made from flour, salt,…
Fudge
Fudge © Denzil Green Fudge is a soft, creamy, smooth candy that can be made at home or purchased commercially. It comes in a variety of flavours, with chocolate being the most popular. The base is sugar, butter, and cream or milk. Some recipes also add corn syrup and additional flavourings. The mixture is cooked…
Garbage Plate
Garbage plate is a dish offered in restaurants in Rochester, upper New York State, on Lake Ontario. It was first made at Nick Tahou Hots restaurant in Rochester. Other restaurants now offer it under various names such as Dumpster Plate, Sloppy Plate, Trash Plate, even “Plat du Refuse.” Contents of the dish will vary by…
Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout Cookies are cookies sold by the American Girl Scouts to raise money for their activities. $700 million worth are sold a year (as of 2010.) The cookies are made commercially for them. There are two authorized makers of the cookies as of 2010: ABC/Interbake and Little Brownie Bakers. Each Girl Scout company must…
Gordal Olives
Gordals are firm, plump olives that are often classed starting at Jumbo size owing to their large size.For use as table olives, they are picked green and brined. They can be prepared after that in many different ways. Though you can buy unpitted ones, they are usually sold pitted, if not also stuffed, because they…
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet Magazine ran for nearly 70 years, and came to define a standard in writing and thinking about food which many argue has yet to be replicated. Based in New York, it featured some of the best writers in the English language from around the world, as well as the very best food photography.
Graham Crackers
Graham crackers (aka Graham wafers) are flat, crisp wafers made from graham flour and sweetened, often with honey. They are considered a sweet biscuit rather than a savoury biscuit or cracker. You can buy the crackers already ground into crumbs. Cooking Tips To make crumbs, whiz in food processor or place between two sheets of…
Graham Flour
Graham flour is a whole wheat flour that is ground just a little more coarsely than usual. The endosperm of the wheat is separated from the rest of the wheat kernel, finely ground, then the bran and germ are added back in, then mixed. Some commercial varieties actually remove a good deal of the wheat…
Graham Kerr
Graham Kerr was the celebrity chef of the 1970s. He became famous for his one show, the “Galloping Gourmet”. There was butter, cream, wine and laughter. His episodes went so fast that no one was ever really able to write the recipes down. One person who was not as fan was Julia Child. She said, “He doesn’t know a thing about cooking.”