1. This ingredient is often used in European countries for making breads and cakes tender, and for improving their keeping qualities. Name the ingredient.

2. Name a common device used in cooking for separating lumps from powdered material or for straining liquids.

3. Stainless steel is an excellent material for making pots and pans because of its durability. However, other metals, such as copper or aluminum, are usually sandwiched into the stainless steel for this reason. Name it.

4. What does it mean to pull meat?

5. The aubergine is a delicate tropical perennial fruit that is widely used in dishes such as moussaka and ratatouille. What word for aubergine do we use in the United States?

Answers:

1. Fresh mashed potatoes.

2. Sieve.

3. Stainless steel is a less efficient conductor of heat than either copper or aluminum, so a core of one of these metals is often sandwiched into stainless steel pots and pans.

4. To cook very slowly near a smoky fire until the meat is tender enough to easily pull apart.

5. Eggplant.

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