Tag Archive: Sponge

Paper-wrapped Mini Sponge Cake

Paper-wrapped Mini Sponge Cake One of my favorite things to get from the Chinese bakery is a simple paper-wrapped sponge cake. They are light as air, soft and fluffy, and taste mildly sweet and eggy. These little paper-wrapped sponge cakes are one of those things I’ve wanted to try to make for a long time and …

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How To Grow Natural Sponge & Eat It Too

How To Grow Natural Sponge & Eat It Too The luffa plant is a cucurbit, a group of plants including gourds, pumpkins, and cucumbers. Start your seeds indoors around March. Water the plant during periods of drought, then be patient. They’ll grow prolifically during the long, hot, summer days and slow during cool periods. Their …

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How to Harvest a Luffa Sponge

How to Harvest a Luffa Sponge A loofah is a fibrous plant seed pod. The luffa plant is a cucurbit, a group of plants including gourds, pumpkins, and cucumbers. It grows as a flowering annual vine. The pollinated flowers grow cylindrical green fruits that eventually develop into a seed pod filled with many intertwined cellulose …

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