What are ways that minerals are used in everyday life?
MINT CREAM- 2 c Cream 1 pk After eight mints 2 Squares baking semi-sweet -CAKE-- chocolate 4 lg Eggs 7/8 c Sugar 8 oz Almonds; grounded 1/2 c (scant) flour 3 tb Coca 1 ts Baking powder -CREAM FILLING AND ICING- 1 c Cream Mint cream from above Cream Cake with Mint Taste (Kake med Myntesmak) THE DAY BEFORE (Mint Cream): Put 2 cups (5dl) cream in a saucepan and heat over mediumAdd 1 package of After Eight mints (reserve 8 for decorating) and 2 semi-sweet chocolate squares and stir until meltedCool the mixture and store in fridge overnight (this makes the mint flavour stronger than if you use the mint cream the same day)CAKE: Line the bottom of a 10 (26cm) springform pan with paper and butter itWhip the eggs and sugar really really well - as if making a sponge cakeThis could take about 5-8 minutes on highCombine the rest of the ingredients and FOLD by hand into the egg/sugar mixturePour into the prepared springform panBake at 375 F (200 C) for about 30 minutes or until done (toothpick comes out clean)Cool on a rackWhen prepared to fill and ice, slice in half with a long knifeCREAM FILLING and ICING: Whip the mint creamWhip the plain creamFold the two together mixing wellFill the cake with the cream filling (~1/3) and use the remaining 2/3 to ice the top and sides of the cake (or figure out the proportions by sight)Cut the 8 reserved after Eight mints in half diagonally and place cut side down on the top of the cake as decoration (i.ethey stand up high from the cake).
Asbestos- This mineral can be strung into thin, strong fibers that are flexible, heat resistant, and chemically inert, thus making asbestos minerals suitable for use in fireproof fabrics, yarn, cloth, paper, paint filler, gaskets, roofing composition, reinforcing agent in rubber and plastics, brake linings, tiles, electrical and heat insulation, cement, and chemical filtersGraphite- Used in pencils and as lubricants for machineryHalite- This mineral is used for food seasoning and food preservation and making acids, chlorine, ceramic glazes, metallurgy, curing of hides, mineral waters, soap manufacture, home water softener, highway deicing, photography, herbicides, fire extinguishing, nuclear reactors, mouthwash, medicinal purposes, in scientific equipment for optical partsSilver- Uses include photography, chemistry, jewelry, electronics, as currency, alloys, chemical reaction vessels, water distillation, a catalyst in manufacture of ethylene, mirrors, electric conductors, batteries, plating, table cutlery, dental, medical, and scientific equipment, electrical contacts, bearing metal, magnet windings and solderQuartz- As crystals, quartz is used as gems, with numerous varietiesIt is also used to make sandpaper and other abrasives, soap, and ceramics, pressure gauges, oscillators, heat-ray lamps, prisms, and spectrographic lenses, glass, paints, and it is also used in high-tech items such as radios, TVs, clocks, watches and computers
we like parchment paper use it all the time, not just for cakes for baking salmon and roasting veggies too
Waxed paper also worksCut it to fit the panNice trick and yes saves money.
