QUESTIONS
Weigh one pound of granulated sugar. How many cupfuls does it measure?
Weigh one pound of powdered sugar. How many cupfuls does it measure?
What is the price per pound of granulated and of powdered sugar?
What is the price of corn sirup per can? How much does a can measure?
Calculate the cost of peanut candy made entirely with granulated sugar and that made with granulated sugar and sirup.
Note the proportion of unshelled to shelled peanuts. How many unshelled peanuts are required for one cupful of shelled peanuts?
Why is an iron rather than a granite pan used for making peanut candy?
What is the advantage of heating the pan?
Why is it necessary to pour the mixture into the pan immediately after adding the peanuts?
Why is a mixture of granulated sugar and corn sirup used in the making of peanut candy rather than corn sirup? (See Corn Sirup.)
From your work in physiology, explain the relation of the digestion, absorption, and assimilation of foods.