Clearing consommes and jellies with beaten egg white. Brown, hard dried flower buds of an aromatic Southeast Asian evergreen. Cloves are useful in both whole and ground forms. Ground cloves are used in the preparation of many cakes and soups. Whole cloves add great flavor to mulled wines and ciders, and the spice of choice for baking ham.
Cloves also have natural preservative qualities in pickling solutions and oils.
Small oven proof, earthenware, porcelain or metal dish, used for baking individual egg dishes, mousses or souffles. The Dutch processed cocoa has a slightly stronger flavor and richer color than regular cocoa because it is treated with a mild alkali, such as baking soda, to neutralizes its acidity. Both regular and Dutch process cocoa have far less fat and fewer calories than baking and eating chocolate because the cocoa butter has been removed. Small oven proof, earthenware, porcelain or metal dish, used for baking individual egg dishes, mousses or souffles. Cooking process whereby food is slowly simmered in water.