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ice

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

n. Called granité in France and granita in Italy, an ice is a frozen mixture of water, sugar and liquid flavoring such as fruit juice, wine or coffee. The proportion is usually 4 parts liquid to 1 part sugar. During the freezing process, ices are generally stirred frequently to produce a slightly granular final texture. ice v. 1. To chill a food, glass or serving dish in order to get it icy cold and sometimes coated with frost. 2. To spread frosting over the surface of a cake.

ice cream

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

America's favorite dessert is thought to have originated in the mountains of ancient China, with snow probably used as the base. Today's ice cream is made with a combination of milk products (usually cream combined with fresh, condensed or dry milk), a sweetening agent (sugar, honey, corn syrup or artificial sweetener) and sometimes solid additions such as pieces of chocolate, nuts, fruit and so on. According to FDA regulations, ice creams with solid additions must contain a minimum of 8 pe...

ice milk

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see ICE CREAM

ice wine

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

A rich, flavorful DESSERT WINE, which is made by picking grapes that are frozen on the vine, then pressing them before they thaw. Because much of the water in the grapes is frozen, the resulting juice is concentrated-rich in flavor and high in sugar and acid. Ice wines are renowned in Germany, where they're called Eiswein (pronounced ICE-vine).

ice, dry

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see DRY ICE

iceberg lettuce

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see CRISPHEAD LETTUCE

icebox cookie

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see REFRIGERATOR COOKIE

ice-cream makers

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

Generally speaking, there are two basic styles of ice-cream maker-manual and electric. They can be simple or fancy and can cost from $25 to almost $1,000. In addition to ice cream, they can be used to make ice milk, frozen yogurt and frozen drinks. All of them work on the same principle-a canister with a central, vertical paddle (called a dasher) is placed inside a container that holds the freezing agent-either ice and salt, a chemical coolant or an electric refrigeration unit. The inner ca...

ice-cream scoop

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

A utensil used to remove ice cream from a carton or other container while forming the ice cream into a ball or oval shape. Ice-cream scoops come in several styles and sizes. The simplest is a plain metal scoop- or spade-shaped utensil. Next comes one shaped like a half-globe or oval with a spring-action lever in the handle. When squeezed, the lever moves an arc-shaped blade across the scoop's interior and ejects the ice-cream ball. The nonstick-style scoop has antifreeze sealed inside. This...

ichimi

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see TOGARASHI

icing

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see FROSTING

icing sugar

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

The British name for CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR.

Idaho potato

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

The Idaho is considered by many to be the best variety of America's most popular potato for baking, the russet. Though some russets grown elsewhere are commonly called Idaho potatoes, many Idaho government officials are pushing to make the name exclusive to spuds grown in local soil. See also POTATO.

île flottante

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see FLOATING ISLANDS

immersion blender

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

This handheld BLENDER is tall, narrow and has a rotary blade at one end. It has variable speeds, is entirely portable and may be immersed right into a pot of soup (or other mixture) to puree or chop the contents. Many immersion blenders come with a whisk attachment (good for whipping cream), and other accoutrements such as strainers or beakers for mixing individual drinks. Some also come with wall mounts.

impératrice, à l'

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see RIZ À L'IMPÉRATRICE

Imperial

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see WINE BOTTLES

incomplete protein

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see COMPLETE PROTEIN

Indian date

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see TAMARIND

Indian nut

BY: The Food Lover's Companion

see PINE NUT

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