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The juices and fat remaining in a pan after meat has been cooked. The drippings are often used as a base for sauce or gravy.

The process of loosening, reducing, and dissolving the residue remaining in a pan after meat has been sautéed.

A group of sugars produced from sugar cane and categorized by the amount of refining that has occurred to process and purify the sugar.

The chemical name for sugar, a common sweetener made from juices of processed sugar beets and sugar cane or the sap of sugar maple trees.

An unrefined sugar or raw sugar made from the juice of sugar cane. Dark brown in color, Barbados sugar is fine-grained and soft-textured similar to brown sugar, providing a distinctively strong flavor when added to foods.

The actual protecting of wine, grapes, and juice from oxygen. Protection is achieved by using sealed containers, low temperatures, and sulfur dioxide.

The process, when making wine, of pressing the juice out of grape skins.

The measure of sugar content in grape juice and/or wine. The term “oechsle” is used in Germany.

A measuring system for unfermented sugar in grape juice/wine. 1º Baumé = 1% alcohol when whine has fully fermented.

A measuring system for unfermented sugar in grape juice/wine. 1º Baumé = 1% alcohol when whine has fully fermented.

A traditional Cuban beverage consisting of lime juice, beer and ginger ale garnished with a slice of lime.

A lemon liqueur traditionally served cold in Italy that combines the juice of ripe lemons with sugar, water, and 100 proof vodka.

Refers to a food ingredient that separates because of overheating or because an acidic ingredient has been added such as lemon juice to a milk or egg preparation.

A beverage containing alcohol, which is produced from fermented grape juice. White wine is a nonsparkling wine, which may vary in color intensity and can be dry, which is nonsweet, semisweet, or sweet.

A slightly smaller, smooth skinned species of the peach with juice that is mildly spicy and rich in flavor.

Dark mahogany red cherries that provides juice for use in making brandies and liqueurs. Morello cherries, which are very sour tasting, are commonly used to produce preserves, canned cherries, cherries in syrup, or dried cherries.

A colorless liquor, that is distilled from the fermented mash of potatoes, corn and other grains, or fruit.

An alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of fruits and vegetables. Grapes account for the largest segment of wine making.

A beverage made from wine, fruit juices, soda water, and fruit. In addition, liqueurs and/or brandy may also be added to the mixture.

A natural form of cane sugar. The juices are extracted from the sugar cane and only the water is evaporated by using a special process.