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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is another word for simple sugars?

2. Which of the following alcoholic beverages is distilled in barrels?

3. At what heat do browning reactions occur?

4. What continent started to use honey as a sweetener in 1625?

5. What do people use to thicken sauce?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is dough made of?

2. Why should one refrigerate seeds?

3. What is puree?

4. How should one make pasta?

5. Why are sugars so important in cooking?

6. What has a lack of Vitamin B in diets led to in the past?

7. Why do people prize cabbage family spices?

8. What is capsaican?

9. How does the author define seeds?

10. How does one make mayonnaise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does McGee examine food from a scientific perspective? Why is there so little learned about food science in schools?

Essay Topic 2

What are the concerns about the the fish industry in general? How have governments tried to combat these concerns?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Harold McGee such an authority on food? What is McGee's reputation in today's culinary circles?

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