“Garlic used as it should be used is the soul, the divine essence, of cookery. The cook who can employ it successfully will be found to possess the delicacy of perception, the accuracy of judgment, and the dexterity of hand which go to the formation of a great artist.”
Mrs. W. G. Waters, The Cook's Decameron (1920)
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Today is:
~ National Bagels and Lox Day
~ St. Apollonia's Day, patron of dentists.
1854 Coffee County, Georgia was founded.
1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
1894 Hershey's Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey's Lancaster Caramel Company.
1901 Fred Harvey died in Leavenworth, Kansas. Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the 'Harvey House,' and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey "kept the West in food and wives."
1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as "the Brazilian bombshell” and also "the lady in the tutti-frutti hat."
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ADZUKI BEAN
adzuki bean, azuki bean (Phaseolus angularis)
The Adzuki bean is a small Asian red bean with a slightly sweet flavor. They can be cooked whole with rice, used in soups, and made into a paste or flour for use in cakes, ice cream, beverages, etc. The are can also be used for bean sprouts. Adzuki beans are especially popular in Japan and Korea.
These small burgundy-colored beans have a snappy white stripe. They are of Japanese origin and are mostly used in cooking to make sweet desserts. They are also a favorite in health food circles and are easier to digest than most other beans.
Adzuki Beans are small, with a vivid red color, solid flavor and texture. Originally from Asia, its name means "little bean" in Japanese. Its red colouring - red being the most important colour in Eastern celebrations - means that it is greatly used in festive or special meals.
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