Tarragon  Leaves and flowering top of herb plant.  Flavor similar to
licorice or anise.  Used fresh or dried to flavor vinegar; used in small
amounts to flavor pickles, prepared mustard, and sauces, aspices,
chicken, egg and meat dishes.

Tenderize  Marinate, pound, use commercial tenderizer on meat.

Thyme  Leaf of herb plant of mint family.  Used fresh or dried for its
warm, armonatic flavor as seasoning in clam chowder and juice, in
tossed salads, in dressing for fruit salads, and other dishes.

Tilsit  Cheese, origin East Prussia, Germany.  Yellowish outside, white
to yellow inside.  Use for eating, sometimes cooking.

Toast  To brown by direct heat.  Usually bread or bread products
browned in oven or electric toaster.

Tomalley  Fatty, soft, "liver" of lobster, greenish gray in color when
raw, turning bright green when cooked.  Used to thicken sauces for
lobster.  Cannot be boiled after tomalley is added or sauce will curdle.

Torte  A rich cake, usually in layers, topped with fruit and whipped
cream.  It usually is rich in eggs and may contain crumbs, nuts, and
fruits.

Toss  To mix with a light, quick motion without crushing or tearing the
ingredients.

Trim  To cut away excess fat, dangling ends of meat, before or after
cooking.  Also applied to vegetables.

Truss  Method of preparing dressed chicken or other fowl for roasting
pan.  Tie wings and legs of bird to body by skewers and string so bird
holds shape during roasting.

Turmeric  Aromatic root of plant of ginger family.  Has clean, fresh
odor and distinctive flavor.  Not like ginger except in origan.  Sold whole
and ground.  Used in curry powder, prepared mustard, mustard pickle,
and other pickle and relish mixtures.  May be used to replace saffron as
coloring agent.  Attractive when used lightly in creamed egg dishes.




 
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