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An extremely hot chili pepper with a slightly "fruity" flavor, ranging in color from green to bright orange. The habanero is often used in sauces.
Half and Half
A mixture of half cream, half milk. The fat content is between 10 and 12 percent.
Ham Hock
The lower portion of a hog's hind leg, usually used to flavor soups, greens, beans, and stews.
Hard Sauce
A dessert sauce made of butter, lemon extract, sugar, and vanilla
Hartshorn
Also known as ammonium bicarbonate, hartshorn was commonly used before baking powder and baking soda were readily available. It may still be purchased in drugstores, but must be ground before using.
Hash
A dish made up of chopped potatoes, meat, and other vegetables. Hash is often made using leftovers
Headspace
The amount of space to leave at the top of a container to allow for expansion of food when frozen or processed.
Herbes de Provence
A mixture of dried herbs, usually a combination of basil, marjoram, rosemary, sage, summer savory, lavender, thyme, and fennel seed.
Herbs
Savory leaves such as tarragon, sage, basil, parsley, oregano, etc.
Hermit
An old-fashioned chewy cookie made with chopped fruits, nuts, and molasses or brown sugar.
Hominy
Dried white or yellow corn kernels from which the hull and germ have been either chemically or mechanically removed. Hominy is often served as a side dish. When ground, hominy is called grits.
Homogenize
To break up fat globules into small particles, generally referring to milk
Hors d'Oeuvre
Small, bite-size foods usually served before a meal.
Huckleberry
A wild, dark blue berry which resembles the blueberry. Huckleberries have hard seeds in the center and a thicker skin than the blueberry. They are good eaten plain or in pies, muffins, and other baked goods.
Hushpuppy
A small, fried cornmeal dumpling, usually flavored with chopped green onion. Hushpuppies are a traditional accompaniment to fried catfish. The word hushpuppy is thought to have come from the fact that, to keep dogs quiet, civil war-era cooks would toss scraps of fried batter to them with the admoniton, "Hush, puppy!"
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