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Cooking With Beer

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Updated May 03, 2012

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Try using beer in your soup and stew recipes.

Karen Winton
Cooking with beer is a fun way to add flavor to many dishes. Try replacing some of the liquid in a stew with beer or replace some of the water in a bread recipe with beer. Here are some tips and recipes for cooking with beer: For more information on beer, take a look at About Beer

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