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Heavy Cake refers to the Cayman Islands' dense sweet dessert made with "breadkind". Breadkind which are starchy vegetables such as cassava, papaya, and yams.
Heavy Cake is one of the most popular and traditiona desserts from the Cayman Islands. It is a dense, sweet, brown sugary confection, called Pone or pudding in other Caribbean countries. Heavy cakes are made from grated raw cassava, papaya, cornmeal, yam and other starchy products.
The three (3) islands Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac lie in the Caribbean Sea about 200 miles (320 kilometers) northwest of Jamaica. The capital, George Town, was named after King George III of England.
Hechsher refers to the special marking found on the packages of products that have been certified as Kosher.
OU is an example of a Hechsher - Circle U stands for Orthodox Union and Pareve means the product does not contain milk or meat.
For a comprehensive list of Kosher/Hechsher symbols visit the link below. Kosher foods are certified Kosher when any of the symbols are found in the package and foods are identified Kosher with these symbols.
http://www.jewishcooking.org/kosher-symbols.html
Heering or Heering Cherry Liqueur refers to the
traditional Danish cherry liqueur that is similar to original German brandy, known as Kirsch. Heering Cherry Liqueur has a characteristic deep fruity aroma and a strong flavor of cherries. It is usually made from the sour morello cherry which gives the liqueur a specific bitter aftertaste. Usually served in a small glass as an apéritif, it can also be mixed with coffee and other alcoholic drinks. It is often used to make traditional Danish desserts such as Risalamande - a rice pudding with cherries. It can also be found in various chocolate products.
Heering is also known as Kirsebælikør/Kirsebaelikor.
Heering Cherry Liqueur or Heering refers to the
traditional Danish cherry liqueur that is similar to original German brandy, known as Kirsch. Heering Cherry Liqueur has a characteristic deep fruity aroma and a strong flavor of cherries. It is usually made from the sour morello cherry which gives the liqueur a specific bitter aftertaste. Usually served in a small glass as an apéritif, it can also be mixed with coffee and other alcoholic drinks. It is often used to make traditional Danish desserts such as Risalamande - a rice pudding with cherries. It can also be found in various chocolate products.
Heering Cherry Liqueur is also known as Kirsebælikør/Kirsebaelikor.
Heidelbeeren is a German word for blueberries
Heifer refers to a young female cow that has not had a calf yet.