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Nut is a general term for the dry seed or fruit of some plants. While a wide variety of dried seeds and fruits are called nuts, only a certain number of them are considered by biologists to be true nuts. Nuts are an important source of nutrition for both humans and wildlife. All nuts are seeds, but not all seeds are nuts. Nuts are both the seed and the fruit, and cannot be separated. Seeds come from fruit, and can be removed from the fruit, like almonds, cashews and pistachios, which were once inside fruit. A nut in botany is a simple dry fruit with one seed (rarely two) in which the ovary wall becomes very hard (stony or woody) at maturity, and where the seed remains unattached or unfused with the ovary wall. Most nuts come from the pistils with inferior ovaries (see flower) and all are indehiscent (not opening at maturity). True nuts are produced, for example, by some plant families of the order Fagales. A nut in cuisine is a much less restrictive (but vital) category than a nut in botany, as the term is applied (from the viewpoint of the cook, not of the botanist) to many seeds that are not botanically true nuts. Any large, oily kernel found within a shell and used in food may be regarded as a nut. Because nuts generally have a high oil content, they are a highly prized food and energy source. A large number of seeds are edible by humans and used in cooking, eaten raw, sprouted, or roasted as a snack food, or pressed for oil that is used in cookery and cosmetics. Nuts (or seeds generally) are also a significant source of nutrition for wildlife. This is particularly true in temperate climates where animals such as jays and squirrels store acorns and other nuts during the autumn to keep them from starving during the late autumn, all of winter, and early spring.
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1. How To Make Fruit Cocktails
August 20, 2008
Cocktails made of a combination of fruits are often served as the first course of a meal, usually a luncheon or a dinner, to precede the soup course. In warm weather, they are an excellent substitute for heavy cocktails made of lobster or crab, and they may even be used to replace the soup course. The fruits used for this purpose should be the more acid ones, for the acids and flavors are intended to serve as an appetizer, or the same purpose for which the hot and highly seasoned soups are taken. Fruit cocktails should always be served ice cold.
Grapefruit cocktail. -------------------... (read more)
Author: Jack Sands
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2. Are Allergies Making You Fat
July 10, 2008
Was there an instance when you ate something like an ice cream, cake, cheese, or a piece of fruit - and you felt even hungrier? Have you experienced any food urges wherein you can't satisfy such cravings except eating the same food?
If your answer to the questions above is 'yes', then you have food allergies and you're probably fat by now. Food allergy can make you fat, and that is already a proven fact.
Allergic people crave for foods that they're allergic to and this is caused by food sensitivities. Take note of drug addicts that exhibit withdrawal symptoms. The same thing also h... (read more)
Author: Jack Sands
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3. How to Use Soap Nuts
July 03, 2008
A soap that grows on trees and is free of any harmful chemicals and toxic dyes is called a soap nut! Sounds vague, but it is true! Soap nuts are actually the fruit of a tree called Sapindus and have a cleansing property because of the presence of a natural surfactant called Saponin. This Saponin, when it comes in contact with water, cleans the clothes by allowing the water to enter the cloth fabric and remove the dirt. It is eco-friendly and harmless to the environment, as well as having anti microbial properties. Soap nuts can be used for many purposes. They can be used as laundry detergent... (read more)
Author: Matt Johnson
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4. Learn About White Wine
June 26, 2008
Here are a list of facts and tips to help you learn everything you need to know about white wine. Become a white wine expert with this simple tutorial. Color: From clear as water to a straw yellow. Green tinges are not unheard of, especially in youth. With time and oxidation, a golden color is common. Fruit: A wide variety of fruit flavors are represented in white wines. Lychee nut, peaches and tropical fruits are all common. Tannins: Since white wine is made with minimal skin contact, there is almost no tannin associated with the grapes. There is tannin that results from oak aging,... (read more)
Author: Jennier de Jong
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5. Fruit And Nut Baskets Can Be Beautiful Gifts For Your Friends
May 12, 2008
Fruit and nut baskets are widely used by celebrities, event partners, nation wide sports teams, special clients for all occasions. Fruit and nut baskets are perfect examples of edible fruit bouquets. Nuts are used in fruit baskets to make fruit baskets attractive. A fruit and nut basket contains different kinds of fruits and nuts. Nuts are used for decoration. Fruits are cleaned, cut and decorated in the fruit baskets.
There are various kinds of Fruit and nut baskets. These baskets are used for festivals and celebrations such as Christmas, birthdays anniversaries etc. The design of these... (read more)
Author: Muna wa Wanjiru
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6. Going Nuts Over Soap Nuts
April 30, 2008
The world is going green and numerous campaigns are aiming at promoting the use of environmentally friendly and biodegradable materials for our daily needs. A lot is being spoken about soap nuts. Unlike the name suggests, soap nuts are neither soap nor nuts. They are closer to being berries whose shells are useful to us and are sometimes referred to as soap berries.
What are soap nuts?
A soap nut is the common term for fruit of the Sapindus/ Ritha tree which grows well in warm, clement and sultry regions. Soap nuts are widely grown in India, Nepal and other South Asian countries. Sa... (read more)
Author: Matt Johnson
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7. How to Make Soap
February 23, 2008
Soap is a salt of fatty acid and it is formed out of a simple chemical reaction between fatty acids and an alkali. It is only the ingredients that separate a harsh soap from luxury premium soap just as there is a difference between a normal chocolate and a fruit and nut chocolate. With a prudent choice of oils and adding quality perfumes and an elegant color, you soap becomes a lovely piece competing with probably the one that is shown in your favorite soap commercial. Although, soap is a product of simple chemistry there are 4 methods of soap preparation at home namely:
. Cold Process me... (read more)
Author: Robert Bell
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8. Dry Fruits
October 25, 2007
This year DCG Tech LTD. has introduced various new Dry Fruits items with in house packaging and exclusive designer boxes with meenakari art work, all boxes are filled with high quality of dry fruits.
We have also introduced various diwali gift boxes for this diwali in designer cardboard boxes also, more than 50 new designs and packaging available.
We have designer boxes filled with dry fruits starting from 400gms, 600gms, 750gms, 1000gms.1500gms, 2000gms, 2500gms, available customized according to your needs.
Each box contains fine quality dry fruits – cashew nuts, raisins, almo... (read more)
Author: Henry Crow
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9. Caring For Fruit Trees
November 04, 2006
As their name implies, fruit trees are simply trees that bear fruit. This may include apple, cherry, citrus (i.e., orange and lemon), durian, mango, morello cherry, pear, peach, nectarine and plum. In addition some nut bearing trees, such as walnuts, are also considered to be fruit trees. Virtually all trees of flowering plants will produce fruit which, in this case, is used to define trees that produce fruit that can be used as human food.
In order for fruit trees to remain healthy and continue producing quality fruits, they must be pruned for growth control purposes and also to rem... (read more)
Author: Aurel Radulescu
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10. Vegan Cooking Schools
March 13, 2006
The vegan diet encourages a life wherein all forms of animal exploitation are shunned. Vegans usually follow a fresh fruit, vegetable, grain, nut and legume diet. Vegan cuisines typically include tofu, tompeh, seitan, gluten and soy.One can enjoy the experience of vegetarian cooking schools whether one is a vegetarian or simply enjoys the food style. Vegetarian cooking schools give importance to the usage of fresh, whole, organic and raw ingredients. This quality of vegetarian cooking schools attracts home-cooks and enthusiasts who want to learn new vegetarian techniques.Vegetarian Cooking Sch... (read more)
Author: Kevin Stith
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11. Grandmas Fruitcake
December 05, 2005
This is the recipe that my grandmother brought with her when she and her family left Russia in the early 1900"s. As a child around 1920's or so, while living on a farm in Pennsylvania which at that time there were a great amount of people who came from Europe, you needed to be able to do for yourself, she learned from her mother how to make a most delicious white fruit cake, a white fruitcake is a fruitcake that does not have any molasses, molasses which is very bitter, not having the molasses in the fruitcake gives it a lighter color, this gives it the name white fruitcake. This fruitcak... (read more)
Author: Andrew Krause
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12. Fun Thanksgiving Decorations That Make Your Holiday Special
November 08, 2005
Thanksgiving is a time in which we remember the people in our lives that are special to us. This year take the time to decorate your home in honor of this very special holiday.
You can show your friends and family just how much they mean to you this Thanksgiving season. Here are a few decorations that will make this Thanksgiving one that will be remembered for many years to come.
Make your Thanksgiving table a thing of beauty with a table runner with gold, browns, or burnt orange colors. Emboss the table runner with stamps in fruit and nut shapes or use iron-on decals to decorate your... (read more)
Author: Angela Tyler
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