Junior Cert Home Ec Questions and Answers Rated A+

Junior Cert Home Ec Questions and Answers Rated A+ One advantage of frying Food cooks quicker One disadvantage of frying Some foods are cooked in their own saturated fat which is left on the food. Too much saturated fat can be detrimental to health List 4 types of raising agents that can be used in home baking. Yeast, air, bread soda, baking soda Explain the term garnish A garnish is an edible decoration used on food to make it look more attractive/colorful/appealing. Explain the term in season Foods that are available at certain times of the year and are cheaper, fresher and have a better flavour when they are in that certain time. Name a classification of sauce and an example of it. (1) Egg based sauce — custard Name a classification of sauce and an example of one. (2) Fruit sauces — apple sauces Give two effects of cooking on meat. Some Vit.B is destroyed, fat melts Outline the advantages of home baking. (Expand in exam) Better flavour, no artificial preservatives, ingredients can be controlled and special diets Explain how yeast works. Yeast produces CO2 in the dough, heat from the oven causes this to rise and it forms a crust. Explain how air, as a raising agent, works. The heat of the oven causes the air to expand and this rises the dough. Explain the term, fortified foods These are foods that have extra vitamins and minerals added to them during processing to replace ones that might have been missing or lost. Explain the term, purée This is a sieved/liquidized mixture of food Four foods that are a good source of HBV protein are: Meat, fish, eggs and yoghurt. Name two methods of cake making and an example of a cake made using each method. Whisking: sponge cake, All in one: chocolate cake. What two foods are a good source of Vitamin C? Oranges and lemons What two foods are a good source of calcium? Milk and cheese. Name a deficiency of fibre Constipation Name a deficiency of Vitamin C Scurvy Name a deficiency of iron Anaemia Name a deficiency of Vitamin A Night blindness Name two bacteria that may be found in foods which