Question
Is the Janus Rock lighthouse in the book 'The Light Between Oceans' a real place or is it fictional ?
Answer
Janus Rock is fictional; but there are several lighthouses on the South West coast of Australia and the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse is on the South Westerly tip of Australia and is where the Indian and Southern Oceans meet.
Links below to information on Cape Leeuwin lighthouse and to interviews with the author of the book "Light between the oceans" M.L.Stedman
Links
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse
http://www.lighthouse.net.au/lights/WA. Click here
http://www.margaretriver.com/what-to-do/4-lighthouse Click here
Links
M.L.Steedman
http://richardandjudy.whsmith.co.uk/ Click here
http://www.foyles.co.uk/m-l-stedman: Click here
Friday 29 November 2013
Monday 25 November 2013
How are mandarins segmented and pith removed before they are tinned ?
Question
How is the thin membrane on mandarins segments removed before they are tinned ?
Answer
The mandarins are prepared by lye peeling. Segments are peeled using a chemical process. First, the segments are scalded in hot water to loosen the skin; then they are bathed in a lye solution, which digests the membranes. Finally, the segments have several rinses in plain water.
Really interesting links:
Good explanation of the uses of lye in lots of food including mandarins:Click here.
How the mandarin orange canning company explains it:Click here.
How is the thin membrane on mandarins segments removed before they are tinned ?
Answer
The mandarins are prepared by lye peeling. Segments are peeled using a chemical process. First, the segments are scalded in hot water to loosen the skin; then they are bathed in a lye solution, which digests the membranes. Finally, the segments have several rinses in plain water.
Really interesting links:
Good explanation of the uses of lye in lots of food including mandarins:Click here.
How the mandarin orange canning company explains it:Click here.
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