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Brewer's: Bachelor's Fare

Bread and cheese and kisses. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bachelor's PorchBachelor's Buttons A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

Brewer's: Parmesan'

A cheese made at Parma, in Italy. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ParnassosParmenianists A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

Asian Food Primer: Bengali Food

by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New…

Brewer's: Kitchen

Any relish eaten with dry bread, as cheese, bacon, dried fish, etc. “A hungry heart wad scarce seek better kitchen to a barley scone.” —SirW.Scott: The Pirate, chap. xi. Source:…

Brewer's: Blue Mould

Applied to cheese which has become the bed of a fungus, technically called Aspergillus glaucus. The blue mould of bread, paste, jams, etc., is the fungus called Mucor Mucedo. Source:…

Brewer's: Make-weight

A bit [of meat, cheese, bread, or other article] thrown into the scale to make the weight correct. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894MakeshiftMake-wage A B C…

Brewer's: Quintilians

Disciples of Quintilia, held to be a prophetess. These heretical Christians made the Eucharist of bread and cheese, and allowed women to become priests and bishops. Source: Dictionary of…

Food-Borne Diseases: Listeria

ListeriaFood-Borne DiseasesIntroductionE. coli 0157:H7CamphylobacterSalmonellaShigellaListeriaTrichinosis Doctors and epidemiologists often overlook Listeria, another food-borne bacterium, as a…

The Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon

The Turkey that Lives to See Another Day Thanksgiving is not just for eating turkey, but it's also a time to pardon some of these large birds according to tradition that started with Presidents in…