Aki's Kitchen - Ingredients: Group I

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Acids

Eggs

Milk

Sugar

Water

Group I

All ingredients used in Aki's Kitchen can be found in any grocery store. In most recipes, ingredients can be substituted, though in others, substitutions are out of the question. When selecting ingredients, always keep in mind freshness, availability and value to ensure good results.

Acids

Common household ingredients used in cooking: lemon juice (citric acid), vinegar, cream of tartar, orange juice, pineapple juice. An acid firms the texture of a complex starch: rice, potato, flour, etc.

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Eggs

Whole Egg:
Egg Yolk:
Egg White:

The egg yolk and the egg white within an egg (large 50 g.m.)
The yellow ball of protein within an egg
The gelatinous clear part within an egg

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Milk

Recipes use skim (liquid not powdered) - 2% milk, unless specified otherwise.

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Sugar

White:
Brown Sugar:
Icing Sugar:

Regular table sugar
White sugar mixed with molasses
Processed white sugar turned into a powder

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Water

Always use fresh cold tap water for human consumption
Never use hot water from the tap to add to foods made for human consumption; hot water may contain trace mineral deposits from plumbing materials
If you need hot water, boil fresh cold water, then use it
Hot tap water is for cleaning purposes only

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