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                 BRITISH TERM                AMERICAN TERM
  
                 single cream                light cream
                 double cream                whipping cream
                 Lyle's Golden Syrup         Light Karo Syrup
                 treacle                     molasses
                 castor sugar                super-fine granulate sugar
                 demerara sugar              brown sugar
                 mixed spice                 substitute pumpkin pie spice
                 dark cooking chocolate      semi-sweet chocolate
                 digestive biscuits          graham crackers
                 plain flour                 all-purpose flour
                 strong flour                bread flour
                 sultanas                    seedless white raisins
                 Morello cherries            pie cherries
                 tomato puree                tomato paste
                 courgettes                  zucchini
                 aubergines                  eggplant
                 haricot beans               navy beans
                 swedes                      turnips
                 gammon                      ham
                 streaky bacon               American bacon
                 bacon                       Canadian bacon or ham
  
  The Kitchen Companion by Polly Clingerman ISBN 0-942320-44-1 pg 13
  
  posted by Diane Lazarus
  
  Reposted by Bobbie Kopf 01/08/96
  
  We've all seen 'em. Recipes from abroad with unfamiliar cooking terms.
  Here's a chart to help get you started.
  
  NOTE: PLEASE add to this and pass it along.
 
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