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Grandma Knows Everything Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Elgab89 / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago This is a book that I got from my mom and it is related to a family joke , when my son was young and would contradict us - this is what my mom told him- Grandma knows everything. The book is quite nice and has a lot of old world advice, that I though... More Servings:0	Elgab89
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Ingredients

Egg white: when you make merengue pour the sugar in 2 sequences, this way the merengue will not get soft

Pastry dough: if you want to get a softer and fluffier dough add to it a shredded apple

Endives: if you want to take out the bitterness, keep them 20 min in water mixed with milk

Cheese: if you have a cheese that is too dry, keep it covered in a wet towel ( in white wine - wow, this is expensive! - hope that cheese is worth it) for 1/2 hour in the fridge

Tomato paste: Add it in a stew only at the end, otherwise the meat will become dry

Coffee: add a piece of chocolate in it when making coffee for an outstanding taste

Coffee: good quality coffee has a deep color, similar to the tobacco, if it is too shiny, it means it has been covered in oil, in order to weigh more

Meat: if you want to know if a piece of meat has been previously frozen, check if it has a lot of blood on it, if it doesn't - it is fresh

Meat: dry meat - leave the stakes a few minutes in water, soda bicarbonate and white vinegar - it will tenderize it

Meat: do not put paprika directly on the meat before you BBQ - it will turn bitter, just add it at the end

Meat - Dredge meat through olive oil - it will make it softer Meat - Leave the meat a few minutes in rakia ( shlibovitz) in order to tenderize it - Yeah, I like this one!

Meat - another way to tenderize it is to keep it for 1/2 hour in yogurt or sourmilk

Directions

Lamb - in order to take out the smell (if you don't like it) , keep the meat in hot milk. Let it in for 1 hour.

Chicken - if you want to have a crispy roast, keep braising it with beer (this is what I am talking about! - Grandma really knows everything)

Potatoes - if you want to clean easier the peel from boiled potatoes, put them quickly through cold water

Strawberries - Do not remove the top before washing them, only after, or all the vitamins and a lot of juices will be lost in the water

Onion - you will not cry when cutting the onion, if you light a candle next to it (haha - probably a scented one!)

Salt - if you have dropped to much salt in a stew or soup you can repair it, by adding a few slices of raw potato. You can discard it once the food is ready

Cauliflower - if you want to keep it white , add a little milk when you cook it

Whipped Cream - will harden up if you put a few drops of lemon juice

Milk - do not boil it more than 3 minutes - you will destroy the vitamins in it

Sour milk - you can obtain it by adding a little lemon juice to regular milk and leave it for a day in your refrigerator

Lemons - dip them quickly in boiling water - you will get more juice out of them

Peas - if you want to keep their green color, add a little sugar or soda bicarbonate in the water that you are boiling them in

Olives - will keep longer if you add a slice of lemon in the container

Onion smell - comes out fast from your hands if you wash them with toothpaste

Fish smell - comes out if you wash your hands with leftover coffee grounds

Omlettes - if you want to fill them up, do not fold them while on the stove, let them on the side for 2 min and fold

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Comments

grizzlybear 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Love this would really like to see the book.....great Post

Got my 5

momo_55grandma 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Grandma did know best {Good one} thanks high5

magali777 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Thanks Elga, I will save them to keep handy, they are very usefull tips!

jett2whit 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Excellent advice!

22566 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Knowledgeable Know How.

Printing out and on the inside pantry door.

Thank-you

As Always hope you are having a great day.

Kind Regards

greekgirrrl 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Awesome!

angelica14 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Last week I threw out some parmesan that had gotten really hard. Wish I had seen this then. I bet it would improve cheese to soak it in white wine. What a great idea.
Nd there is nothing more disappointing than opening a jar of "old" olives (I live for salt). So, I will add lemon from now on.
These little bits of wisdom are terrific.

coffeebean53 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Bookmarked to print out and put into my grand-daughter's recipe book. Great post!!!!

lura 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Great information Elga! What a neat book. I appreciate the time it took for you to enter all this information for our use. Thanks so much for your helpful consideration. Best to you and yours :)

bluewaterandsand 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Thank you for this info. Yes, grandmothers are always right.

lanacountry 1 year, 2 months ago said:
I LOVE this ELGA..and YOU!! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^5! :)
Lord's blessings!

mystic_river1 1 year, 2 months ago said:
How sweet you are! Thank you for sharing such a helpful, wise and wonderful treasure.

marky90 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Great Job Elga, Thanks to you and MOM! xo Marky

cholena 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Wow Im saving this one ........

noir 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Thank you...this is terrific! :)

brianna 1 year ago said:
This is priceless. I love it. When I read through it I remembered that my Grandma used to put Bicabonate of soda in her peas. I had forgotten all about that. High 5 for a wonderful post