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Cooking Terms - I

Icing - A sweet mixture used to top or coat baked goods. Icing is another word for frosting.
Recipe: Vanilla Icing or Glaze

Indian Pudding - An old-fashioned dessert, Indian pudding is a spicy cornmeal-molasses pudding which may be served with whipped cream, hard sauce, or cream.
Recipe: Baked Indian Pudding - 1894 Style

Infuse - To immerse tea, herbs, or other flavoring ingredients in a hot liquid in order to extract flavor.

Irish Soda Bread - A traditional Irish quick bread, Irish soda bread uses baking soda as its leavener. It's usually made with buttermilk and may include currants or caraway seed. Before baking, a cross is sliced into the top of the loaf. According to legend, the cross is to "scare away the devil."
Recipe: Irish Soda Bread

Italian Parsley - Parsley with flat leaves. Italian parsley has a stronger flavor than that of curly-leaf parsley.

Italian Seasoning - A blend of dried herbs, usually including oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, sage, marjoram, and red pepper.

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