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baking
Process of cooking by dry heat, especially in an oven. Baked products include bread, cookies, pies, and pastries. Ingredients used in baking include flour, water, leavening agents (baker's yeast, baking soda, baking powder), shortening (fats, butter, oils), eggs, milk, and sugars. These are mixed together to create dough or batter, which is then transferred to a metal pan or sheet and heated. Leavening agents produce gas that becomes trapped in the dough, causing it to rise. Shortening makes doughs more easily workable and the final product tenderer. Egg whites are used to produce a light, airy texture, and yolks contribute color, flavor, and texture. Milk is used for flavoring, and sugars to sweeten and to aid fermentation.


canning
Method of preserving food from spoilage by storing it in containers that are hermetically sealed and then sterilized by heat. The process was invented in 1809 by Nicolas Appert (c.1750-1841) of France, who used glass bottles. In the 19th cent. tin-coated iron cans with soldered tops, bottoms, and seams were used, but in the early 20th cent. these were replaced by tin-plated steel containers with interlocking seams and polymer seals. In the later 20th cent. seamless aluminum cans (punched out from a single sheet) capped with a steel or aluminum lid became common, particularly in the beverage industry. In modern canning, food is passed under hot water or steam, transferred to a sterile container, sealed inside, and subjected to heat sufficient to kill any remaining microorganisms. The process preserves most nutrients but often affects consistency and taste.


Lansing
City (pop., 1996 est.: 126,000), capital of Michigan. Located on the Grand River at its junction with the Red Cedar River, it was a recently settled site when the state capital was moved there from Detroit in 1847. Originally called Michigan, it adopted the name Lansing in 1848. It became a center of auto manufacturing in the late 19th cent. Now a major automobile production center, it is the site of the first U.S. agricultural college, Michigan State Univ. (now in E. Lansing).


Nanjing
City (pop., 1993 est.: 2,490,000), capital of Jiangsu province, E central China. Located on the S bank of the Chang (Yangtze) River, northwest of Shanghai, the site has been inhabited for thousands of years. The present city was founded in 1368 by the Ming dynasty, which had its capital there 1368-1421. It was taken by the British in the Opium Wars of 1842 and was largely destroyed by Taiping rebels in 1853-64. It was opened as a treaty port in 1899 and was the Kuomintang capital 1928-37, then was taken by the Japanese. It was the site of the Nanjing Massacre, in the Sino-Japanese War. Occupied by Communist forces in 1949, it became the provincial capital in 1952. It is a port city and a major industrial and communications center with a university and several colleges. Nearby monuments include ...

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