I just made a fresh strawberry pie where I smashed 1 cup of fresh strawberries, added 1 cup of water and brought it to a boil, boiling for 2 minutes. The recipe said to "sieve" the mixture so I used a small mesh strainer. The liquid poured through and kept the smashed berries (and seeds) behind. I also used the back of a spoon to get more liquid out of the berries. Made a beautiful glaze for my pie. YUM!
The word sieve is a noun as well as a verb (sieve, sieves, sieving, sieved); example uses: Noun: The sieve to strain the spaghetti is in that cupboard. Verb: I don't sieve the mashed potatoes, I like them a bit lumpy.
purify, treat, strain, refine, riddle, sift, sieve
Sift the coriander powder using a fine sieve. The fine powder will fall through the holes in the sieve and the seeds will not.
Recommend you pour the mixture through a fine sieve. It will take a while for good honey to drain through the sieve holes, but it should help remove most of the poppy seeds. If the seeds are too small to be caught by the sieve, you probably will need to remove individual seeds with tweezers. (While tedious, it may be your only choice.) However, it will not harm you to eat honey containing poppy seeds.
He invented a percolating coffee pot with a metal sieve to strain away the grounds.
Pour the lemonade through a fine mesh sieve.
Ingredients1 lb Raspberries; 500 g1 lb Currants; 500 g4 lb Sugar, white; 2 kg4 c -Cold waterTo serve, add a few tablespoons to cold or sparkling water Put sugar and water in a large pot, bring to a boil and skim it. Add the raspberries and currants and boil gently about twenty minutes. Strain through a sieve, cool and bottle. Keep in a cool place. MAKES: 1 BOTTLE
Add water to the mixture and stir well. Then strain out all the rice. After that, crystallize the water to take out the sugar... :)
STRAIN - separate solid from liquid to pour food, etc. through something with very small holes in it, for example a SIEVE, in order to separate the solid part from the liquid part. SIFT to remove something that you do not want from a substance by putting it through a SIEVE: E.g.: Put the flour through a sieve to sift out the lumps. SIEVE a tool for separating solids from liquids or larger solids from smaller solids, made of a wire or plastic net attached to a ring.
The epigraph for "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya can be found at the beginning of the book before the first chapter. It is a quote from the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu scripture.
The best method is to strain it through muslin cloth or use a very fine sieve called a chinois.
Mongo seeds are not separated by filtration. They are soaked in water for a few hours to allow the seeds to swell. They are then removed from the water and placed in a container so they can germinate.