cooking terms

5. To heat something until it turns into a liquid.
6. To mix the food hard and fast with a spoon or beater. Beating takes out the lumps.
8. To cut or chop food into very small pieces. Cut it as small as you can.
9. To cut or tear food into long thin pieces.
11. To mix shortening into flour. You can cut-in the shortening with two knives or with a fork.
13. To mix ingredients together.
15. To cook food on top of the stove at a low temperature. Do not let the food boil.
17. To cook in an oven. Cakes, pies and cookies are baked.
18. To pour liquid over the food while it cooks.
19. To keep food in the refrigerator until it gets cold.
20. To take the seeds out of fruit. Cherries and peaches have pits.
21. To fry food in a little hot fat until the food turns brown.

1. To cut food into very small squares.
2. To shake flour through a sifter. Sifting makes the flour soft and fine.
3. To add salt, pepper, or other spices.
4. To beat butter or something until it is soft. Sometimes you cream butter with sugar.
6. To cook food right next to the heat in a broiler.
7. To cook food in a little fat in a frying pan.
10. To pour off any water or juice from the food.
12. To spread something over the food.
13. Cut food into squares.
14. To mix two or more ingredients together.
16. To spread dough thin with a rolling pin.
18. To cook something until it bubbles fast and keeps bubbling.
19. To cut food into small pieces.