Chapter 26 Review Exercise On Cooking
What temperature is optimum for poaching fruit?
185°F/85°C
Fresh fruit should be stored at _______________ with relatively high levels of humidity.
34°F to 40°F (1°C to 4°C)
How long can chilled apples be safely stored?
6 weeks
What is the technique that is used to stop enzymic browning in fresh cut fruit?
Acidulation
_______________ is the English name for fraises des bois.
Alpine strawberries
Which of the following fruits is stored the same way as pears?
Apples
How or where should underripe melons be stored?
At room temperature
Which fat is often used to sauté fruit?
Bacon fat
Simmering techniques are used to make stewed fruits and ______________.
Compotes
What is the name of a reduced fruit purée, without a gel structure, used as a flavoring?
Compound
Which of the following fruits is a type of berry that has thin skin and tart flavor and grows in grapelike clusters?
Currants
What substance is used to speed up the ripening of certain fruits such as bananas and tomatoes?
Ethylene gas
Which of the following techniques is used to extend the shelf life of fruit?
Freezing
What fruit, when dried, has three names depending on the variety?
Grapes
What advantage is there to using sugar syrup in place of wine for a pouching liquid?
Helps fruit keep their shape
Which of the following fruits is often substituted for lemons in prepared dishes?
Limes
Which of the following fruits are NOT usually turned into preserves?
Lychees
Which of the following fruits is one of the most popular canned fruits available?
Peaches
What fruit substance causes cooked fruits to form a semisolid mass known as a gel?
Pectin
Which of the following fruits ripen on the vine?
Pineapples
What is the name of a ball-shaped ancient fruit from Persia containing small jewel like red seeds wrapped in yellow membrane with a thin red skin?
Pomegranate
Which of the following fruits contain large amounts of pectin?
Quinces
Which fruit would NOT be a good candidate for deep-frying?
Raspberries
Combinations of fruits that are often baked together are strawberry and _______________ for a sweet tart taste.
Rhubarb
Which of the following fruits is NOT a blackberry hybrid?
Salmonberry
Not all oranges are sweet. _______________ is a type of bitter orange.
Seville
Canning fruit does NOT _______________.
Soften fruit
_______________ would NOT be a grade for fresh fruit.
U.S. Standard
When purchasing fruits, the _______________ would NOT be part of the purchasing decision.
Time of delivery
After washing, peeling, coring or pitting, most pomes, stone fruits and ________________ can be baked.
Tropical fruit
