American cookery terms

RacyRed

Hiya HOLsale,

Are Pinto beans the same as aduki beans or red kidney beans or something altogether different?

I need to start making my own refried beans.

Thanks

thriftmonster

Hi HOLsale

What are soda crackers? Are they like water biscuits or cream crackers?

Also when a recipe talks about chicken "dressing" does it mean what we call stuffing? I keep think ing of salad dressing but that can't be right

Cheers

Wendrie

Dressing is stuffing.

Soda crackers are a bit like cream crackers but I've not found an exact sub.

Pinto beans are sold here - as pinto beans, in health food shops, Tescos etc. They are pink and black beans. tinned do make nicer refried beans, but we often cook up a huge packet and then run them through the mincer and freeze 'em. They come out very nice

thriftlady_2

On the subject of crackers,what are Saltines?

Swan_2

Wendrie wrote:

Pinto beans are sold here - as pinto beans, in health food shops, Tescos etc. They are pink and black beans. tinned do make nicer refried beans, but we often cook up a huge packet and then run them through the mincer and freeze 'em. They come out very nice

mmmmm pintos ... also try them in chilli inplace of red kidneys, much nicer (imho) & you don't have to mess around with the 10 minute fast boil thing

thriftlady wrote:

On the subject of crackers,what are Saltines?

I'd like to know that one too. I have a hazy recollection as a very young child of getting little salty squares that were broken off a larger perforated rectangle of 'biscuit'. I was told they were Saltines, but they came from a little grocer in a tiny village in Scotland & it seems so unlikely. maybe I imagined it :rolleyes:

halloweenqueen_2

is tomato paste, tomato puree or something different please?

taurusgb

I am now the proud owner of a USA cup measure so that I can make some of the lovely USA recipes I've got...BUT someone at work today told me that USA teaspoon and tablespoon sizes are different from ours, so does anyone know what the difference is or can I buy a set of USA measuring spoons......and in a USA recipe, does a small t stand for teasponn and a capital T for tablespoon or am I guessing wrongly?

squeaky

Hi

We have a thread about the various american [STRIKE]oddities[/STRIKE] conversions so I'll add your question onto it.

I don't think this has been mentioned on there yet.

Good luck

jenniferpa

US teaspoon (t) = 5 ml, tablespoon (T) = 15 ml

Jennifer

bonnie_2

if a reciepe says a quart of fluid what is this the same as here. just got the more with less cookbook and want to try some recipies.