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• Making Homemade Butter - Years ago in grammar school, I remember making butter in little glass jars. Do you know how to do this? I'd love to show this 'trick' to my children. (Rating: 0) Rate it

• Making Homemade Vanilla Extract - Could you please help me find a recipe for homemade vanilla extract? (Rating: 10.00) Rate it

• Pumpkin Marmalade - Do you know a recipe for a pumpkin marmalade? (Rating: 0) Rate it

• Sand Art Brownies - A teacher at our local school received a gift for brownies in a one quart jar. The ingredients were layered to look like sand art, and cocoa was used instead of squares. I'd like to know how I can do this. Can you help?" (Rating: 10.00) Rate it

• Storing Parmesan Cheese - "What is the proper container to store grated parmesan cheese? I have tried glass and plastic, and it always ends up moldy. Should you always store it in the refrigerator? I do." (Rating: 9.00) Rate it

• Stuffing: In the bird? - My family always used to stuff our turkeys before baking. Then my aunt and uncle said it was better to cook the stuffing separately, outside the bird. Now we're having a family debate over the pros and cons of stuffing the turkey. Is there really any difference? (Rating: 5.50) Rate it

• Toasting Coconut - Dear Chef Mom: I am trying to find the instructions for toasting coconut. Can you help me? (Rating: 0) Rate it

• Tomato: Fruit or Vegetable? - "Please settle an argument my sister and I are having: Is a tomato technically a fruit or a vegetable?" (Rating: 0) Rate it

• Transporting Cupcakes - I need to bring cupcakes to my daughter's school party. Last year when I brought them in, they were a mess because they moved around while I was transporting them. Do you have any ideas for how to deliver frosted cupcakes intact? (Rating: 8.50) Rate it

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