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Legal Tender cases
Legal Tender cases lawsuits brought to the U.S. Supreme Court involving the constitutionality of the Legal Tender Act of 1862, which was passed to meet currency needs during the Civil War. The act had authorized the issue of $150 million in "United States notes" (see greenback ) without any re... Read more
annual
annual plant that germinates from seed, blossoms, produces seed, and dies within one year. Annuals propagate themselves by seed only, unlike many biennials and perennials. They are thus especially suited to environments that have a short growing season. Cultivated annuals are usually considered to ... Read more
canker
canker small sore on the inside of the mouth. A canker appears as a shallow, whitish ulcer surrounded by a thin, red area. It is tender, sometimes painful, and may occur singly or as one of a group of sores. Cankers develop on the inner surfaces of the lips or cheeks, on the gums, under the tongue,... Read more
erythema
erythema , more or less diffuse redness of the skin due to concentration of an abnormally large amount of blood within the small vessels of the skin (hyperemia), as in burns. Erythema nodosum is often associated with systemic diseases such as tuberculosis and rheumatic fever. Tender, bright red, sli... Read more
hominy
hominy [Algonquian], hulled corn with the germ removed and served either ground or whole. The pioneers in North America prepared it by soaking the kernels in weak wood lye until the hulls floated to the top. Hominy is boiled until tender and served as a vegetable. Hominy grits (hominy ground into s... Read more
prostatitis
prostatitis , inflammation of the prostate gland . Acute prostatitis is usually a result of infection in the urinary tract or infection carried by the blood; in many cases the infection spreads from the urethra and is contracted through sexual transmission. Symptoms include fever, low back pain, an... Read more
Ancren Riwle
Ancren Riwle or Ancrene Wisse [Mid. Eng.,=anchoresses' rule], English tract written c.1200 by an anonymous English churchman for the instruction of three young ladies about to become religious recluses. The work, important as a sample of early Middle English prose, is a charming mixture of real... Read more
basil
basil , any plant of the genus Ocimum, tender herbs or small shrubs of the family Labiatae ( mint family), mostly of Old World warm regions and cultivated for the aromatic leaves. The basil of Keats's "Isabella" (and of Boccaccio's story) is the common or sweet basil ( O. basilicum ), once co... Read more
bursitis
bursitis , acute or chronic inflammation of a bursa , or fluid sac, located close to a joint. In response to irritation or injury the bursa may become inflamed, causing pain, restricting motion, and producing more fluid than can be absorbed readily. An attack of bursitis usually causes great pain a... Read more
Gerard David
Gerard David , c.1460-1523, Flemish painter, b. Oudewater, Holland. By 1484 he had established himself in Bruges, where he remained until his death. Dependent on the art of earlier Flemish painters, such as Jan van Eyck and Robert Campin, his work displays a uniform tenderness and grace. Among his n... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "tenderize"

Papaya
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...a juice. Other products can be created from the milky latex of the papaya including a base for chewing gum and an extract containing the enzyme papain. Papain is used to tenderize tough meats by pre-digesting some of their proteins.
Grilling
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...garage on Sunday afternoons. Barbecue is an indirect slow-cooking process that uses long periods of exposure to low heat to tenderize tough cuts like brisket and chuck steak. It is generally agreed that the correct barbecue temperatures are from 180 °...
Lamb Stew
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...flavor and toughness with the age and activity level of the sheep. Such cuts are best prepared with a method that can at once tenderize the meat, preserve its moistness, and mellow its flavor. Stewing fits these needs particularly well. Stewing is most effective...
Marinating and Marinades
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture ...pineapple briefly soaked in light vegetable oil, rum, and brown sugar) improves greatly. More practically, marinades tenderize the tougher fibers of inexpensive cuts of meat. Acid causes the denaturation of the long proteins in meat, rendering the...

Dictionary entries related to "tenderize"

tenderize
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ten·der·ize / ˈtendəˌrīz / • v. make (meat) more tender by beating or slow cooking.
tenderizer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition tenderizer Usually refers to the enzyme papain (extracted from the pawpaw ), when used to tenderize meat. Similar enzymes occur in pineapple and figs . Weak acids such as vinegar and lemon juice also tenderize meat.
Carica
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences ...Several species have edible fruits, notably C. papaya (papaya), now very widely cultivated, whose leaves and unripe fruit contain a proteolytic enzyme , used to tenderize meat. There are 22 species, found in the American tropics.
papain
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...rate of reaction is slow at room temperature, increasing to maximum activity at 80 °C and rapidly inactivated at higher temperatures; hence, papain continues to tenderize the meat during the early stages of cooking.
bromelains
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...They are available as by‐products from commercial pineapple production, usually from the stems, and are used to tenderize meat, to treat sausage casings, and to chill‐proof beer (see haze ). Similar enzymes are found in figs ( ficin...
pineapple
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition ...one of the bromeliad family. The fruit contains the proteolytic enzyme bromelain, which has been used (like papain ) to tenderize meat. A 100‐g portion is a rich source of vitamin C; a source of copper; provides 0.8 g of dietary...
cube
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...length. • v. [ tr. ] 1. Math. raise (a number or value) to its cube. 2. cut (food) into small cubes. 3. tenderize (meat) by scoring a pattern of small squares into its surface: [as adj. ] ( cubed ) cubed steaks.

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Georgia HBCU Researches how to tenderize goat meat: changing "chewy" texture of the meat could position it as the nation's next health fad, researchers say.(techtalk)(historically black colleges and universities, Fort Valley State University )
Magazine article from: Diverse Issues in Higher Education; 12/27/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...found a way to make it easier to chew. FVSU's ability to tenderize low-fat goat meat for an American palate is part of ongoing...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Borrowing from techniques used to tenderize beef, pork and lamb, Kannan's research team announced...
Halliburton subsidiary offers explosive new way to tenderize your meat
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 10/11/1999; 494 words ; ...soon to your supermarket meat counter: a dynamite new way to tenderize cube steaks, pot roasts and brisket. Hydrodyne, a Puerto...will shave days, perhaps months off the time it takes to tenderize meat. Hydrodyne's staff occasionally tests meat after it...
Tea and papaya tenderize meat safely
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/12/2003; ; 560 words ; THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Q: How can I tenderize meat without using commercial meat tenderizers that contain MSG or salt? A: Papaya contains papain, an enzyme used chiefly in...
Coffee marinade helps tenderize steak
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 4/16/2008; ; 428 words ; ...almost creamy notes to steak. If you want more heat, increase the crushed red pepper. The acid in the coffee also helps tenderize the meat. Coffee Marinated Sirloin Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours (20 minutes active) 1 1/2 cups cold coffee 1/4 teaspoon...
Ka-boom! A shockingly unconventional meat tenderizer.(explosions used to tenderize meat)
Magazine article from: Science News; 6/6/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...laugh--or at least snicker--when John B. Long starts regaling them with details of his latest venture: explosions to tenderize beef, lamb, or chicken. The usual reaction is that it's overkill. Morse B. Solomon confesses to having reacted with...
Soaking in flavor; A bath in a zesty marinade can add some zip to food - and it might tenderize it a little too.(TASTE)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 6/7/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...least 30 minutes, longer for fuller flavor." Second, although many people probably would say that they marinate meat to tenderize it, and they might throw in the note that it adds flavor as a secondary benefit, in truth most marinades - commercial or...
Tenderize: the Coast Guard seeks to replace its fleet of aging buoy tenders.(Inland Buoy Tenders)(United States. Coast Guard to repair its aging vessels)
Magazine article from: Workboat; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; The U.S. Coast Guard has taken the first steps to replace its aging fleet of inland buoy and river tenders, which maintain and repair aids to navigation along the inland waterways, coastal waters and on the Great Lakes. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Congress appropriated $5 million in the fiscal year 2009
Tenderize the tactics
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 5/27/2003; 639 words ; When city health inspectors dropped in on Doc Holliday's restaurant during peak hours last fall, they reportedly moved in like a SWAT team, disrupting service and ordering patrons to leave so they could conduct a head count. "They basically blast down your doors," said Peter Keares, owner of
Shock waves shorten poultry deboning time, tenderize poultry and red meat.
Newspaper article from: Emerging Food R&D Report; 4/1/1999; 700+ words ; The Hydrodyne process is a novel technology that scientists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Department of Food Science and Technology, Blacksburg, VA 24061) have optimized to shorten the deboning time for broiler breasts. Along with USDA/ARS scientists, they're also
DON'T LOOK FOR NHL DEAL TO TENDERIZE TOUGH-GUY TETARENKO
Newspaper article from: The Columbian; 1/11/1998; ; 696 words ; JASON VONDERS The Columbian 01-11-1998 A kinder, gentler Joey Tetarenko? Don’t count on it. Signing an NHL contract doesn’t take any of the edge off hockey players, especially rough cuts such as Tetarenko, the Portland Winter Hawks’ 19-year-old defenseman who signed with the Florida