Directions for Cookery, in Its Various Branches
Author: Eliza Lesli
The author has spared no pains in collecting and arranging, perhaps the greatest number of practical and original receipts that have ever appeared in a similar work; flattering herself that she has rendered them so explicit as to be easily understood, and followed, even by inexperienced cooks.
Interesting book: Women at War or Publics and Counterpublics
Spices: Flavor Chemistry and Antioxidant Properties, Vol. 660
Author: Sara J Risch
Provides a general overview of spice chemistry. Discusses the characterization, extraction, and intensity of flavors. Identifies the flavor components and antioxidant properties of specific spices. Includes methods for identifying specific spices in blends and proving authenticity of spices.
Discusses the antioxidant properties of spices with emphasis on potential health benefits of these spices.
"Explores the chemistry of spices to illuminate the significant volatile and nonvolatile compounds that create the distinctive flavor of various spices, and those that are responsible for the preservative effect of many spices. Examines the flavor chemistry of fenugreek, vanilla, onions and various other; describes analytical techniques including aroma extract dilution analysis, chromatography, chemiluminescent nitrogen detection, and mass spectrometry; and considers the antioxidant properties of such components as capsanthin in soybean oil, curcumin in ginger, and lavandin in rosemary. The 19 papers are from an international symposium in New Orleans, March 1996."--SciTech Book News
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Explores the chemistry of spices to illuminate the significant volatile and nonvolatile compounds that create the distinctive flavor of various spices, and those that are responsible for the preservative effect of many spices. Examines the flavor chemistry of fenugreek, vanilla, onions and various other "Allia"; describes analytical techniques including aroma extract dilution analysis, chromatography, chemiluminescent nitrogen detection, and mass spectrometry; and considers the antioxidant properties of such components as capsanthin in soybean oil, curcumin in ginger, and lavandin in rosemary. The 19 papers are from an international symposium in New Orleans, March 1996. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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