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SOFT-BALL [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chocolate and Confectionery
OBS

Sugar syrup that has reached a temperature of 234-239°F. (113-115°C.) and that forms a soft-ball between the fingertips when immersed in cold water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Confiserie et chocolaterie
OBS

[...] (109/116°C.) : quand on prélève avec une cuiller un peu de sirop, qui a nettement épaissi, et qu'on le plonge dans un bol d'eau froide, il forme une boule molle; si l'on souffle sur l'écumoire trempée dans le sirop, les bulles se détachent et s'envolent.

Spanish

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