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Founded in 1941, Barron's Educational Series is a leading publisher of test preparation manuals and school directories. Among the most widely recognized of Barron's many titles in these areas are its SAT and ACT test prep books, its Regents Exams books, and its Profiles of American Colleges. In ...
Cooked potatoes that are pureed with egg yolks and butter, then formed into small shapes or piped as a garnish and baked until golden brown. The term à la duchesse refers to dishes garnished with duchess potatoes.
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Created at New Orleans's Brennan's Restaurant in the 1950s, this dessert consists of lengthwise-sliced bananas quickly sautéed in a mixture of rum, brown sugar and banana liqueur and served with vanilla ice cream. It was named for Richard Foster, a regular Brennan's customer.
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Created by Austrian pastry chef Josef Dobos, this rich torte is made by stacking 9 extra-thin layers of Génoise (or sponge cake) spread with chocolate buttercream. The top is covered with a hard caramel glaze.
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Created in 1942 by Texan Neil Fletcher for the State Fair, a corn dog is a frankfurter or other sausage dipped in a heavy cornbread batter and fried or baked. Corn dogs are often served on a stick for easy eating. See also hot dog; pigs in blankets.
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Crème Pâtissière flavored with praline powder and used to fill various French pastries.
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Culinarily, a buffet is a meal where guests serve themselves from a variety of dishes set out on a table or sideboard.
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Culinarily, civet is a well-seasoned stew of furred game — usually rabbit — flavored with onions, mushrooms and red wine.
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Culinarily, this word refers to any dish with a hodgepodge of ingredients, such as a stew, ragoûT or hash.
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Currently, the only state that's farming antelopes for human consumption is Texas, where black buck and nilgai antelope are allowed to roam on huge preserves. Antelope meat is similar to that of deer, but leaner. As with other large game, antelope is sometimes sold in markets as venison. See also game animals.
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Dating back to colonial America, betties are baked puddings made of layers of sugared and spiced fruit and buttered bread crumbs. Though many fruits can be used, the most popular is Apple Brown Betty, made with sliced apples and brown sugar.
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