While steaming is the most common method used to cook momos, there are other ways to cook them.  You can pan fry or deep fry them, or boil and serve them in a soup called mothuk. Fill your steamer pot with enough water to boil for several minutes.  Set it over high heat.  There is too much water in the pot if your steamer basket becomes submerged under the water once you set it in the pot.  If you’ve used your steamer basket to keep your momos moist while shaping them, then you should be ready to go.  If not, make sure to lightly grease your steamer basket with vegetable oil before setting your momos inside.  This will keep them from sticking. Set the steamer basket over the boiling water and cover.  Allow the momos to steam until they are done.  The time it takes for them to cook will vary depending on the size of your momos.  If you rolled your dough into balls by hand, your momos will likely be smaller than if you created your flat circles using a glass cup. For the smaller momos, let them steam for 5-6 minutes.  For the larger momos, let them steam for closer to 10 minutes.  Check the larger momos around 6 minutes to ensure they still need to cook for longer. Momos that are fully cooked will look transparent and will not feel sticky. Remove them from the steamer pan and sprinkle with the remaining scallions. Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat.  Lightly coat the bottom of the pan with vegetable oil.  Carefully place each momo in the pan so that they do not touch each other or the sides of the pan.  Fry each until golden brown on both sides. You can use a deep pan to fry your momos, but they cook best in a deep fryer.  Fill your pan or deep fryer with a generous amount of oil, and allow it to get hot.  Check to see if the oil is hot enough by dropping a piece of dough into the oil.  If it bubbles, you can now add your momos to the oil to cook. Allow the momos to fry for a few minutes on each side.  Take them out of the oil when they’re done and set them on a paper towel to let the excess oil drain off. Momos are best served immediately and with a spicy sauce.  The sauce can either be poured over the momo, or served on the side for dunking.

Summary: Decide how you’d like to cook your momos. Steam your momos. Pan fry your momos. Deep fry your momos. Serve your momos while they’re still hot.


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The trick to dressing in period style is to understand the trends and fads of that era. So if you're dressing as the Great Gatsby, knowing a bit about the Roaring '20s is helpful. That means wearing a pinstripe suit, shoes with spats and maybe even a decorative cane or low-brimmed hat with a band. When you think of history, what comes to mind? Great conquerors, presidents, royalty, celebrities? These are some examples of people to portray whom others will recognize immediately: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, a Roman gladiator, Joan of Arc, Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, William Wallace (Braveheart), Amelia Earhart, Florence Nightingale, a Viking, Albert Einstein or Pocahontas. If you choose to be Benjamin Franklin, you might find some colonial-style dress in a costume store, but what about a pair of spectacles or stockings? Sometimes, you might have to look elsewhere for these kinds of items, whether it's your grandmother's attic or a thrift store.

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Heat and tumbling in the dryer will contribute to fading. Buy a rack and hang your clothes to dry inside. Lay wool items out flat on a towel to dry them. Your clothes will usually smell fresh and retain more color than they would with constant drying cycles. Overdrying will beat up the clothes and fade them prematurely. Direct sunlight will start to bleach the fabric almost immediately. The closer you are to the equator, the stronger this effect will be.
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