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Cooking: Terms and What They Mean (1949) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

1949 · Film · ★ 3

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Released in 1949, Cooking: Terms and What They Mean is a notable film directed by Arthur H. Wolf, running about 10 minutes.

What it’s about. Margie Blake, a young bride just back from her honeymoon, wants to impress her husband Tim by baking a delicious chocolate cake for his lunch. But she assumes the recipe direction to "cream" the butter means adding dairy cream to the recipe, which ruins the cake. This educational short film explains the meaning of the cooking term "cream" along with other unusual terms such as "fold", "soft ball stage", "knead", "braise", "dredge", "marinate", "scallop", "white sauce", "scald", and "sheet from spoon test". Margie learns that all good cookbooks have a glossary in the back, defining cooking terms for the new cook. Meanwhile, she has time to bake another cake for her husband.

How it landed. With an audience score of 3.0/10, Cooking: Terms and What They Mean has proved divisive with audiences.

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Where can I watch Cooking: Terms and What They Mean (1949)?
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Is Cooking: Terms and What They Mean worth watching?
Cooking: Terms and What They Mean holds an audience score of 3.0 out of 10. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
When was Cooking: Terms and What They Mean released?
Cooking: Terms and What They Mean was released in 1949, with a runtime of about 10 minutes.