As has already been established, the choice of orange liqueur can have a significant impact on the character of brownies and the Sidecar. So, will varying the liqueur in a margarita make a difference?
Orange Liqueur versus the Margarita
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ReaLemon versus a real lemon
Orange Liqueur versus the Sidecar
While waiting for brownies to bake and cool, we decided to do a bonus science to help determine the difference between the orange liqueurs.
Vermouthiness
Vermouth. A fortified & aromatized wine that didn’t enter our kitchen (err… Primary Testing Facility) until we became interested in classic cocktails. But, now that it has entered through our doors, which variety is worthy of coveted space in the box-of-cooling? We shall taste test several, “For Great Science!” of course.
Orange Liqueur versus the Brownies
Orange liqueurs are reported to have differing properties, but tend to be similar enough to only require a single bottle per collection. The collection at the Secondary Testing Facility recently had its bottle of Grand Marnier supplemented with a bottle of Cointreau, adding comparative liqueurs to our potential fields of study. For our first foray into the realm of citrusy alcohol science, we consider a simple question: which produces a better brownie, Grand Marnier or Cointreau?
Qualitative assessment of chicken breasts
For some reason, we ended up with a large number of chicken breasts in the house over the weekend. Not to waste the opportunity, we did additional science to them.
Egg-speriments
’tis the season of hard cooked eggs in the shell, and there seems to be a variety of cooking methods! Now, if the main recognized purpose is festive food coloring, the insides don’t matter too much. However, if anyone other than the resident pet is going to eat them, perhaps there is a “best” method?
Pi-day pie crust
To celebrate Pi-day, today’s experiment is regarding pie. There are many investigations we can do with pie, but for today we chose to examine the value of making crust from scratch, versus buying a pre-made pie crust.
Doing Science To Stuff 