Carrots cooked by microwaves were judged less tender in both
the core and external flesh area than those cooked by conventional
boiling. Broccoli cooked by microwaves was less tender in the
external layer but softer in the central flesh than that cooked conventionally.
Cooking methods made essentially no difference in...
In your knitting project, you’ll learn a very old skill that people have been doing for nearly 1,800 years. As you progress through the different phases, you’ll use many kinds of yarn and designs.
In the 4-H knitting project, you can learn to:
• Knit articles for yourself and others...
The Beginning Level of food preservation is for members of any age who are just starting the project. You might spend up to 3 years in this level as you learn the basic procedures and try the different methods.
Crocheting is one of the oldest needlework arts. To crochet means to form yarn or thread into a fabric using a hook. Its name comes from the French word croche, meaning “hook.”
The crochet hook was one of many tools first used to make delicate lace. As time went on,...
Members who have complete the Beginning and Expanding levels of the 4-H Food Preservation project are ready for the Advanced Level. There are numerous activities for you to explore.
A guide for 4-H food preservation club leaders that includes tips on organizing content for club meetings, teaching techniques, food preservation experiments and standards for evaluating preserved food products, and a short history of food preservation.
Welcome to the beginning 4-H outdoor cooking project—S’mores and More! If you haven’t yet experienced the joys of cooking outdoors, here’s your opportunity to roast marshmallows, make your own S’mores, and so much more!
This compilation of theses and dissertations (a part of the OSU Bibliographic Series) for the period 1970-1977 reflects this university's emphasis on research and graduate study. It may be viewed as an indicator of the contributions made to the state of Oregon through graduate study and research at Oregon State...
4-H advancement programs consist of a series of steps that provide a framework for progressive learning within a specific project area. Advancement programs encourage 4-H members to learn at their own speed based on their interests and abilities. Advancement programs are self-paced and age- and skill-level appropriate. Advancement programs also...
The objectives were to investigate the ability of a two-factor
central composite rotatable design (CCRD), using cooking temperature
(CT) and endpoint temperature (ET) as independent variables, to
predict selected chemical, physical and sensory meat quality
characteristics considered important by the industry, researcher and
consumer alike. Response surface analysis (RSA) was...
Senecio jacobaea (tansy ragwort) is a common weed in the
Pacific Northwest that contains toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids
(PAs). Jacobine, the major PA in Senecio jacobaea, was incubated
with rat liver microsomes and metabolites were isolated by high
performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and identified by mass
spectrometric analysis. Metabolites included a...