Royal icing, commonly used in cookie decorating, can be made stiff enough to hold its shape in intricate designs, but it will also eventually dry hard enough to be used as a *structural element* in elaborate cookie creations.
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The first known published cupcake recipe appeared in a cookbook in 1828, but it didn't call them "cupcakes." They were simply called "cup cakes."
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Filipino cooking often uses a technique called "giniling," which means to grind or mince, frequently used for meats in dishes like adobo and kare-kare.
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