Today’s Spotlight is on Marzipan. Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal, sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract. It is often made into sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and small marzipan imitations of...
Today’s Spotlight is on the Hot Toddy. Hot toddy is typically a mixed drink cocktail made with liquor, hot water, spices, sugar or honey, lemon, herbs and served hot. It’s popular during the cold months and especially around Christmas. A hot toddy is also known...
Today’s Spotlight is on Bittersweet Chocolate. Bittersweet chocolate is a type of dark chocolate that contains a high percentage of cocoa solids and less sugar than other types of chocolate. The FDA requires that bittersweet chocolate contain at least 35 percent...
Today’s Spotlight is on Apricots. An apricot is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus. Usually, an apricot is from the species P. armeniaca, but the fruits of the other species in Prunus sect. Armeniaca are also called...
Today’s Spotlight is on English Toffee. English toffee is a hard candy made by cooking sugar and butter until it caramelizes. The mixture is heated until it reaches the hard crack stage, which is 300–310°F (149–154°C). In America, English toffee is usually coated in...
Today’s Spotlight is on Shortbread. Shortbread or shortie is a traditional Scottish biscuit usually made from one-part white sugar, two parts butter, and three to four parts plain wheat flour. Shortbread does not contain any leavening, such as baking powder or baking...
