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Gasket
Pliable material between cover and container sealing surface designed to maintain a hermetic seal.
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Garnish
To add decorative or savory touches to food. A garnish is some sort of food accompanying another dish and complementing the flavour and appearance of that dish; a garnish can be as simple as a sprig of parsley or as elaborate as a ragout blended with sauce and poured into a pastry shell. In origin,…
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Garbage
Food waste. Five hundred years ago, it was not uncommon for a housewife to serve her family a supper of garbage, a meal they would devour with relish. The family relished such a meal because back then the word garbage did not mean trash or rubbish but instead referred to what we now call organ…
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Gantt chart
A chart showing an outline plan with given duration time for each step or process. A scheduling tool essentially comprised of a bar chart with time on the horizontal axis and the resource to be scheduled on the vertical axis.
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Fungicide
An agent that controls or kills fungi. Any chemical compound that is toxic to fungi. A toxic substance causing destruction or inhibition of growth of fungi. An agent that kills fungi and their spores. A chemical agent that destroys or inhibits the growth of fungus. Can be drug or herbal in nature.
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Fumigation
Destruction of pests by exposure to fumes of gases. The process of killing insects in an area with gas or smoke. Sterilization of an object or area by exposure to gas fumes. The use of gases or vapors to bring about disinfestation of clothing, buildings, etc. Sulfur dioxide, formaldehyde, and chlorine are common fumigating agents.…
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Fudge
A soft creamy candy consisting of milk, sugar, butter and flavorings. The candy now known as fudge was invented by accident in the late nineteenth century when a toffee recipe went awry and the main ingredient—sugar—recrystallized into a semi-soft mass. The new candy received its name from students in New England women’s colleges who turned…
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Fry
To cook uncovered in fat by cooking in a pan or by immersing food in hot fat and cooking. The process of cooking food slowly in hot, simmering fat, either with a quantity sufficient to cover the food one-third to one-half of the way up, or in deep fat, which means the food is completely…
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Fruit crops
Apples, peaches, pears, strawberries, etc., and vegetables including cucumbers, eggplant, melons, peppers, pumpkin, squash and tomatoes.
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Frozen foods
Foods that are preserved by quick freezing and held at 0°F or below until ready for use. The initial trials of freezing food were conducted by Lord Bacon, who experimented with preserving food items in snow.
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