244Jack and Jill bathroom Most
often landlocked between
two bedrooms, a Jack and Jill
bathroom allows for private and
separate bedrooms despite
having a shared bathroom. Jack
and Jill designs typically have
locks on both ends, as well as
double sinks. This is, however,
not a guarantee against warring
siblings in the morning.
jambuster Ask anyone in
Manitoba and they will tell you
that a “jambuster” is a powder
doughnut filled with jam. And
then don’t be surprised if they
ask if you have an extra.
mule skinner The term skinner
was slang for someone who
could “skin,” or outsmart, a
stubborn mule. Mule skinners
were professional mule drivers
whose purpose was to keep the
mules moving.
rimmed baking sheet Also called
half-sheet pans, they help keep
loose items like sweet potato fries
or granola contained—not at the
bottom of your oven—when the
timer goes off and you hurriedly
pull them out.Scoville scale Used to measure
the hotness of a chili pepper
or its derivative (i.e., hot
sauce). The scale indicates the
concentration of the chemical
compound capsaicin (the
component that produces the
heat sensation in humans).
Capsaicin is also the scientific
classification of the pepper plant
(a type of fruit), which belongs
to the genus Capsicum. While a
jalapeno pepper can score 2,500
to 5,000 on the Scoville, a Pepper
X, bred by Ed Currie (creator
of the famous Carolina Reaper
chili), is claimed to measure in
at 3.18 million Scoville units!mule skinner spatchcocking
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