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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:20 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Flavor Alchemy</title><subtitle>Journal</subtitle><id>http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-07-14T17:10:19Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Ugly tomatoes taste better</title><category term="flavor science"/><id>http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/ugly-tomatoes-taste-better.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/ugly-tomatoes-taste-better.html"/><author><name>Papin</name></author><published>2012-07-09T20:50:41Z</published><updated>2012-07-09T20:50:41Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Wet cardboard and a tomato should not taste the same, but few of us have been fortunate enough to experience the difference. A team of scientists have discovered how the gene <span class="caps">SIGLK2, </span>turned off in most varieties by breeders, could help bring back flavor.  Good news is: you can spot when it is on.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Why measure with cups and spoons</title><category term="history"/><category term="measurement"/><id>http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/why-measure-with-cups-and-spoons.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/why-measure-with-cups-and-spoons.html"/><author><name>Papin</name></author><published>2010-09-26T18:15:03Z</published><updated>2010-09-26T18:15:03Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Why do American recipes use cups and spoons to measure dry ingredients?  The answer is not Fannie Farmer.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Caramelizing sugar with an oven</title><id>http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/caramelizing-sugar-with-an-oven.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/caramelizing-sugar-with-an-oven.html"/><author><name>Papin</name></author><published>2010-09-15T04:35:29Z</published><updated>2010-09-15T04:35:29Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Use an oven for a foolproof way to caramelize sugar.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Q&amp;A site</title><category term="news"/><id>http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/qa-site.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/qa-site.html"/><author><name>Papin</name></author><published>2010-07-17T19:54:24Z</published><updated>2010-07-17T19:54:24Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>A new, usable question and answer site on food and cooking is now in beta testing.</p>
]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The brix of sweet fruit</title><category term="flavor science"/><id>http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/the-brix-of-sweet-fruit.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.flavoralchemy.com/journal/the-brix-of-sweet-fruit.html"/><author><name>Papin</name></author><published>2010-01-23T14:47:50Z</published><updated>2010-01-23T14:47:50Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>The Brix signs showing up at supermarkets should help us select tastier fruits, but one needs to interpret the numbers.</p>
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