The average man will shave approximately 20,000 times over the course of
his life, spending the equivalent of 139 full days doing it. He will
shave off 27 feet of hair, from a total of 30,000 whiskers on his face.
And he will probably be doing something wrong. So he’ll suffer nicks and
cuts, ingrown hairs, and rashes; his five-o’clock shadow will arrive
before lunch, his neck will be irritated and red, and he’ll get razor
burn. Instead of reaping the benefits of a daily grooming regimen, he’ll
only suffer. Needlessly.The Art of Shaving will solve his problems (as well as the
related problems of anybody whose cheek gets burned by his razor
stubble). He’ll choose the correct brush and razor and blade; he’ll take
more time lathering up properly and less time tending to bloody shirt
collars. He’ll feel better and look better. And he’ll adjust his
perception of this morning ritual, bringing art and passion to a daily
routine.This was a fun little book. I gave it to my husband and he liked it. It
has lots of information and it is useful. It is just a cool little side
gift for a guy. A lot of guys want to know how to get a better shave and
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comfortable dry shave, or use this electric shaver with foam for a
refreshing wet shave.Our most advanced shave, with two-way flexing heads for a surprisingly
comfortable dry shave, or use this electric shaver with foam for a
refreshing wet shave.
Get through your morning routine quickly with more shaving minutes and powerful shaving performance with this Philips shaver.Our most advanced shave, with two-way flexing heads for a surprisingly
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These subsidiaries of market the #1 selling
line of electric shavers worldwide, in which the Philishave brand name (dropped
in 2006 in favour of the Philips brand name) was one of the world's most
recognized brands (except in the USA where the top-selling Philips Norelco
brand is used). The Philips DAP web site covers nearly every model
of their products available somewhere around the world. The web
site offers product availability for each country. The Philips Norelco
web site covers Philips DAP men's grooming products marketed under the Philips
Norelco name in the USA and includes FAQ and customer support pages for American
consumers.This pioneering small appliance company still markets electric shavers for
the Australian and New Zealand markets. Sunbeam Australia is a division
of good Holdings Limited and is not affiliated with Jarden Consumer Solutions,
the Jarden Corporation unit which makes and markets Sunbeam appliances for
most of the world.
Jams and jellies are spreads typically made from fruit, sugar, and
pectin. Jelly is made with the juice of the fruit; jam uses the meat of
the fruit as well. Some vegetable jellies are also produced.
It is difficult to pinpoint when people first made a fruit spread.
Ancient civilizations were known to set a variety of foods in the sun to
dry in order to preserve them for later use. One of the first recorded
mentions of jam making dates to the Crusades whose soldiers brought the
process back from their journeys in the Middle East.
Preserving
foods was a home-based operation until the nineteenth century. Even
today, millions of people make fruit preserves in their own kitchens.
Whether in the home kitchen or in a modern food processing plants, the
procedure is essentially the same. Fruits are chopped and cooked with
sugar and pectin until a gel is formed. The jam or jelly is then packed
into sterilized jars.
Spoilage prevention is a major concern for
both the home and the commercial jam producer. An important innovation
in food preservation occurred in 1810. Nicolas Appert, a French
confectioner, determined that by filling jars to the brim with food so
that all air is expressed out and then placing the jars in boiling water
would prevent spoilage.
In the early 1800s in the United States,
the country was experiencing a surge westward. Of the many legendary
characters to emerge during this period was John Chapman, better known
as Johnny Appleseed. A nursery-man from western Pennsylvania, Chapman
walked through the Midwest planting apple orchards. His purpose was to
provide crops for the coming pioneers.
One of those pioneers was
Jerome Smucker of Ohio who used Chapman's apples to open a cider mill in
1897. Within a few years, he was also making apple butter. Smucker
blended the apple butter in a copper kettle over a wood stove. He and
his wife ladled the apple butter into stoneware crocks. She then sold it
to other housewives near their home in Wayne County, Ohio.
Fifty
years earlier in Concord, Massachusetts, Ephraim Wales Bull finally
achieved his goal of cultivating the perfect grape. His rich-tasting
Concord grape became enormously popular. In 1869, Dr. Thomas Branwell
Welch used the Concord grape to launch his grape juice company. When, in
1918, Welch's company made its first jam product, Grapelade, the United
States Army bought the entire inventory. The company's trademark
Concord grape jelly debuted in 1923.
After World War II, food
scientists developed the process of aseptic canning: heating the food
and the jar or can separately. For sensitive foods such as fruits, this
allowed for high-temperature flash cooking that preserved taste and
nutritional value.
When sugar prices soared in the early 1970s,
high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) became a popular substitute. Several
major food processing companies, including Archer Daniels Midland,
Amstar CPC International, Cargill, H.J. Heinz, and Anheuser Busch opened
HCFS plants.
Toss the rose petals, lemon juice, and 1 cup sugar
together in a bowl until the petals are evenly coated. Let stand at room
temperature overnight.
Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan over
medium-high heat. Stir in the rose petal mixture and reserved 1 cup of
sugar; stir until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce the heat to
medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high, and
return the mixture to a boil for 5 minutes. Stir in the pectin, and
boil for 1 minute.
Pour the jam into 4 sterilized half-pint jars. Seal with rings and lids, and store in a cool dark place.
8 ounces fresh rose petals, white base trimmed off.2 cups white sugar, divided.juice of 2 lemons.3 cups water.1 (1.75 ounce) package powdered fruit pectin.in another process..
The process itself is simple:
Wash and stem the fruit (and peel it, if applicable).
Place
it in a wide-bottomed pan and crush with a potato masher to a smooth
consistency, leaving some chunks of fruit if you like.
Stir in the sugar and let the mixture sit for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
In
the meantime, mix together the pectin and water in a small saucepan
until the powder is dissolved; bring it to a boil over high heat, and
let it boil for a full minute.
Pour it into the fruit and stir for a couple of minutes.
Pour the jam into your containers, leaving a half-inch of "headspace" at the top.
Cover the containers and let them sit at room temperature for 24 hours.
The
jam should thicken significantly overnight, but the jelling process can
take up to two weeks to complete. If it's too thick, stirring it will
soften it up. If it's still too runny after two weeks, pour it into a
saucepan and bring it to a boil. It will get thicker as it cools, and
you can re-bottle as before.As
the name implies, freezer jam is meant to be stored in the freezer. In
fact, it will keep beautifully in the freezer for up to a year. You can
also keep freezer jam in the refrigerator for up to three weeks. Once
you open a container of jam, you should use it within three weeks as
well. Just remember never to keep freezer jam at room temperature, or it
will spoil.
