Refreshing Primer

Shocking (cooking)

Shocking is a cooking process wherein the food substance, usually a vegetable or fruit, is plunged into iced water or placed under cold running water to halt the cooking process. This process usually preserves the colour, taste and texture of a fruit or vegetable.

refreshing

Adjective

1. That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
2. Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.

Noun

1. The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
2. That which gives refreshment.

primer

Noun

1. A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.
2. Any of various similar works issued in England for private prayer in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer.

Noun

1. Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive.
2. A person who primes explosives.