While sorting through Grandma’s recipe box you found a baking recipe that instructs you to “scald” the milk. That sounds like extra work, but this is baking after all, so you drag a pan to the ...

Why do some instructions call for scalded milk? What is the purpose? Thanks in advance! Pat W., Harrisonburg, Va. Very good question, and one I had to think about. Older recipes said to scald milk to ...

If you've been digging through stacks of old family cookbooks, you're likely to come across a recipe that calls for scalded milk. The process of scalding milk calls for the milk to be brought to a ...

Today's column is all about science, the stuff that is happening while we cut, cook, measure and stir. Have you ever wondered why, when you wrap food to store in aluminum foil, it sometimes looks as ...

Sometimes new ways push aside the old ways. That doesn’t mean the old ways have lost value, at least with improving home-baked bread. If you collect antique cookbooks, they always called for scalded ...

Dear Heloise: Why do some instructions call for scalded milk? What is the purpose? Thanks in advance! - Pat W., Harrisonburg, Va. Dear Pat: A very good question, and one I had to think about. Older ...

Dear Heloise: Why do some instructions call for scalded milk? What is the purpose? Thanks in advance! - Pat W., Harrisonburg, Va. Very good question, and one I had to think about. Older recipes said ...