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Check out Spices & Seasonings A to Z (Cl – Cu) with its irreplaceable items. In food, cream of tartar is used to help egg whites better tolerate heat and increase their volume. Also, cream of tartar helps prevent sugary syrups from crystallizing and helps cooked vegetables retain their color. An acid like cream of tartar is needed to activate baking soda to make dough rise in baking powders. If you find yourself out of baking powder, you can make homemade baking powder using two parts cream of tartar to one part baking soda. If you smoke, cream of tartar mixed with orange juice has been used as a folk remedy to stop smoking since cream of tartar may replace the potassium depleted by smoking.

Cloves are used to wonderfully flavor pickles, meats, salad dressings, desserts, and quick breads. It is the secret flavor used in ketchup and Worcestershire sauce blends. Both whole cloves and ground cloves give extraordinary aroma to pomander balls as well.

Coriander seeds are a major spice in Indian curry recipes and often used with cumin seeds and ground cumin. Ground coriander has a warm, nutty, spicy, and orange or lemony citrus flavor that can be used as a thickener. It is also used in salsas and guacamole. Store coriander seeds away from sunlight and heat in an airtight container. Though curry is a plant, it may be used to refer to Indian gravy dishes and also to a blend of various spices that may include fenugreek and ground cayenne pepper. The use of fenugreek seeds is common as one of the curry powder ingredients. The curry powder recipe offered at Hope for Health, LLC includes fenugreek. Use curry powder in soups, stews, sauces, and marinades, as well as vegetarian meatloaves and burgers. Many curry powder recipes are served with rice. Use these wonderful flavors in your everyday recipes.

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