Preservation Methods Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: brining: the food is packed in a container and covered with a solution of salt (brine) until used, sugar: syrup in a concentrated form acts as a preservatives and food products can be preserved either in dry sugar or syrup which is made by dissolving the sugar in water, dry salting: food is first mixed with salt to remove a large amount of its moisture and then dried, smoking: this process of preserving is usually used with fish and meat. the material is first salted and exposed to smoke produced by slow-burning sawdust or shavings, pickling: is applicable to foods that do not have much taste. vinegar and condiments serve as preserving materials and give delicious flavor and odor to the food, canning: is a method of heating the food and sealing it in an air-tight container, fermented pickling: fermentation to develop for a few weeks. the following spices are used in this method- vinegar, pepper, cinnamon, clove, allspice, nutmeg, celery seed, caraway, coriander, turmeric and bay leaves, drying: is the first known methods of preserving foods. the principle involved is the reduction of the water content in a food to such a degree as to prevent it from spoiling, salting: this method is one of the first known and practice here. it is used both with animal and vegetable foods. the salt draws out the water content of the food and enters the tissues, thus making the food firmer and preventing decay. , freezing: is the simplest way to preserve food and the most natural although not the cheapest.