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Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1969

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Steam. To cook such foods as lobsters, cauliflower, artichokes, and so on in a utensil that is placed over boiling water. The bottom of the utensil must not touch the boiling water and it must be tightly closed. The foods are cooked by the high temperature of the steam given off by the water.