Quiz answers

1. (c) Coffee table is a style of entertaining. Yeast-breads, pound cake, fancies and other small cakes and cookies totalling seven different items are normally offered and eaten in three courses, all with coffee.

2. The duck is scalded and glazed, then hung for at least 12 hours until the skin has become tight and dry. The hook consists of three hooks, shackled with a single ring.

3. Thought by many people to be a custom worth reviving, guests were simply received by the bride's mother. The bride and groom met guests as they entered the main reception room.

4. Known as "ammoniated" or "ammoniacal", these cheeses will have a strong smell and flavour of ammonia. In good condition, they may be described as having a mushroomy flavour.

5. The tomato omelette is prepared as a plain omelette, with hot tomato concassé placed in an incision down the centre. The ham omelette is prepared by adding diced meat to the beaten egg before cooking.

6. The word "volaille" is written to indicate chicken only. This term is most often used for describing reformed chicken dishes. Whole chickens may be classified by size and age.

7. (a) In honour of the Montgolfier brothers, inventors of the world's first balloon, in 1783. The paper envelope puffs up, like a balloon, when cooked.

8. Ma Cuisine is a simpler, more personal book, considerably easier to understand. Le Guide Culinaire is complex, with substantial cross-referencing and thousands of variations.

9. Providing a distinctive taste for a variety of Italian dishes, these are capers. Capote is larger, nonpareil smaller, finer and more expensive.

10. This term stands for Errors & Omissions Excepted. It means that if the additions on the document are incorrect, or items have been omitted, you are still liable for the full amount.

11. Poor quality, or greasy, stock and dirty equipment are some reasons for cloudiness. Good consommé will clear when the egg white and meat coagulate and rise to the top of the liquid.

12. Widely used for crushing garlic, ginger and toasted sesame seeds, the Oriental item is serrated.

13. This often sought-after flavour is due to the volcanic topsoil in which the trees grow. Other tastes may include chocolate, spiciness and, from the coban bean, a hint of fruit.

14. (c) Avocados are one of the highest calorie fruits available, mainly due to their very high fat content of 22.2%. They also have a high protein content for fruit, at 4.2%.