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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Soft/stiff peaks

0 What does it mean: beat egg whites until soft/stiff peaks are formed? I suppose stiff peaks are when you beat egg whites so much that you form a 01i00snow02i00 and if you turn the bowl, 01i00the snow02i00 won't fall. What is soft peak then? 02br
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0 Imagine a mountain chain with several snow-capped peaks. That would be the beaten eggs, the surfuce won't be even, will it? Stiff here means exactly what you described.

  • 0 Imagine a mountain chain with several snow-capped peaks.
  • That would be the beaten eggs, the surfuce won't be even, will it?
  • Stiff here means exactly what you described.
  • And the peaks are soft since if you touch them with the finger, it would be soft, tather than a liquid touch.
  • I hope that the explanation is clear.
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0 Imagine a mountain chain with several snow-capped peaks. That would be the beaten eggs, the surfuce won't be even, will it? Stiff here means exactly what you described. And the peaks are soft since if you touch them with the finger, it would be soft, tather than a liquid touch. I hope that the explanation is clear. And that was only my guess. 02br
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0 Soft peaks is an earlier stage than stiff peaks. You are making a meringue. You stop to test it by using a spoon to lift up a little mountain. If the top of the mountain is rounded, or bends over, that is the soft peak stage. If you can get a point to stand straight up, that is the stiff peak stage. 0-
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0 And the problem is solved, thanks Khoff, and Nima, of course 0-
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0Gee, that thread title was certainly intriguing. Imagine my disappointment to find that it was just another culinary discussion. 0-
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0 Unfortunately life is full of disappointments, Mr M. 0-
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0 Hi Mr M., 02br
00Don't these threads make your mouth water? They do that to me, especially the desert-related ones! If you are also a greedy, you can confesse here, I won't tell a soul! 05002br
00Have a good time, 010id17
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0 I think people are sick and tired of these recipes:) 02br
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0 Ha ha. I am not. I've learned a lot myself, and that was of an area that a foreigner can't explore easily without the help of the natives. Actually it encouraged me to think about translating something that has been long in my back burner. I'm fascinated by the power of herbs and vegetables as alternative medication. I've collected some resources on the web, and I wanna translate them to Persi
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0 I'm looking forward to your threads:)) 0-
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0 Thanks Antonia, it is very sweet of you. 0-

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