The story of the black currant in the U.S. is one of recent triumph, though its journey still continues. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the cultivation of this wild berry was banned in the early twentieth century. A plant disease called white pine blister rust used the currant as a vicious… Read more »
Let It Rest Letting a frozen dessert mixture rest after you’ve combined the ingredients (i.e. base, flavors, liquid, etc.) will help achieve optimal flavor. The ideal timeframe is 24 hours if possible. After you’ve let it rest, blend it for a few minutes to ensure nothing separated and then feed into the frozen dessert machine… Read more »
Paul Child once said to Julia Child, “You are the butter to my bread, you are the breath to my life.” A beautiful quote and sincere statement of love with a lot of truth to it, because bread just isn’t as wonderful unless it’s accompanied by true, creamy, melt-in-your mouth butter. Butter is a quintessential… Read more »
Welcome back to the second installment of What We Are Loving at PreGel Right Now! We are so excited about some of our fall and winter products coming out and hope you are too. This time of year is always filled with nostalgia so planning product launches is always a favorite of the staff. We… Read more »
The season of fall is among us and PreGel AMERICA, the U.S. subsidiary of the largest specialty dessert ingredient manufacturer in the world, is pleased to reveal an inspiring line-up of products for fall and winter. Among PreGel’s inventory of quality ingredients are a new variety of fillings and sauces and a new specialty item…. Read more »
Whether you taste it as a revitalizing toothpaste and mouthwash upon waking or as refreshing gum or candy after a midday lunch, mint, botanically known as Menthe, is an alluring perennial herb that grows in temperate parts of the world. And, according to Greek legend, this tempting characteristic of allure is how the mint herb… Read more »
PreGel AMERICA announced the launch of Industrial Flavors to its versatile product lines. The line presents a variety of bulk flavors to professionals in the food business and adds an eighth line to the company’s many dessert ingredient solutions. The products featured are highly concentrated, powdered flavorings ideal for ice cream pints, private label franchise… Read more »
Gastronomy is constantly evolving thanks to creativity, talented chefs and curiosity, but also technology and science, all of which allow for texture development, new ways of conservation, cooking styles and so forth. Even if traditional cuisine remains anchored in every culture, new trends continue to emerge around the word from Europe to Asia and America… Read more »
It’s not hard to figure out why an introverted flower, which is commonly referred to as a fruit, has been revered by mankind since the beginning of civilized existence. Although July through September is the fresh market season for this succulent crop, there’s never a bad time to discuss the addictive fig. Figure These Facts… Read more »
Once upon a time, during an era not too long ago known as the twentieth century, the blackberry was more synonymous with the delicious, edible fruit than the technological device used for the purpose of electronic communication. Today, the good news for zealous connoisseurs and cooks alike is that the blackberry fruit is still an… Read more »
You would be hard-pressed to find anyone in America who doesn’t know what vanilla is. It’s the best-selling flavor of ice cream with a segment share of 27.8%, according to a recent study by the NPD Group.To put that in perspective, the next best-selling flavor is chocolate with 14.3%, followed by strawberry and chocolate chip,… Read more »
