May 1, 2001 08:06
23 yrs ago
French term

au petit boulé

Non-PRO French to English Other
Description of a recipe for baking a cake:
"Après 3 ou 4 minutes d'ébullition, contrôler la cuisson: elle est au petit boulé quand une cuillère de sirop versée dans un bol d'eau froide forme une boule molle et gluante entre les doigts."

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soft ball stage

When making toffee in English, you boil the mixture of sugar and water until it reaches the "soft ball" stage. The test for this is just the same as the one the text describes.
Reference:

my mother

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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for your help - I think it fits the context well."
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small ball

étape dans la cuisson du sucre
pour confitures, nougats, caramels etc
granddictionnaire
bonne chance
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solid ball stage

when u make certain recipes u test their mixture for solid ball stage by putting a pinch of that mixture between your finger
s to check whether it is sticky or not or by dropping a spoonful of that syrop or mixture in a bowl filled with water to see whether it forms a small ball in that water.
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