Essays on Quart

Abstract

Color and texture are important attributes related to vegetable quality. The objective of this study was to determine the changes in quality characteristics, caused by cooking time, and pH (alkali and acid addition) in some vegetables. Four different vegetables — carrots, spinach, red cabbage and cauliflower — were analyzed for changes in color and texture associated to time of boiling, the effect of alkali (baking soda), and the effect of acid (vinegar and cream of tartar). Samples of each vegetable were prepared and treated for five minutes. Color change was measured visually and using the L*a*b* technique. Color and ...

Abstract

Color and texture are important attributes related to vegetable quality. The objective of this study was to determine the changes in quality characteristics, caused by cooking time, and pH (alkali and acid addition) in some vegetables. Four different vegetables — carrots, spinach, red cabbage and cauliflower — were analyzed for changes in color and texture associated to time of boiling, the effect of alkali (baking soda), and the effect of acid (vinegar and cream of tartar). Samples of each vegetable were prepared and treated for five minutes. Color change was measured visually and using the L*a*b* technique. Color and ...

According to Blake (1), when a person makes their own ice-cream they combine fresh, rich ingredients with add-ins and flavorings of their choice, for a mouth-watering experience. The ingredients needed are: a half a cup of milk-any type, one tablespoon of sugar, a lot of ice, rock salt and a quarter teaspoon of chocolate syrup or vanilla extract and rock salt. There are many methods of preparing ice cream, this include; the freezer bag method, the Pot-freezer method, the Freezer method, the Coffee can method and the Ball method (Foxnews 1). Freezer bag method is suitable for making individual portions of ice cream which ...

Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Woman?

1.0 Introduction Sojourner Truth was a prolific African American speaker on abolition and women’s rights in the mid 19th century. She was also a Pentecostal preacher and traveled extensively throughout the Midwest and the northeast speaking and singing her message. She is renowned for her famous speech “Ain’t I woman” that she delivered in 1851 at a women’s right convention in Akron, Ohio. This short and powerful speech is the subject of this paper. The paper will analyze the speech taking into account the historical background of Truth and its bearing on the speech. Suffice to say, the ...