Blancher

One who blanches or whitens. Blanch ester, in Ohio , a post-village of Clinton co., 15 m. S.S.W. of Wilmington. Blanchim'eter, n. [Eng. blanch , and Gr. metron, a measure.] ( Chem .) An instrument used in ascertaining the bleaching-powers of chloride of lime and potash. Blanch'ing, n. The act or art of whitening or making anything white. - ( Coin .) An operation performed by annealing. washing, and cleansing the money. -The proce of covering iron plates with a thin coat of tin is also called blanching. ( Cookery .) The peeling and whitening of almonds, . ( Hort .) The whitening of the stems, stalks, or leaves of plants by tying them together, or by earthing them up, so as to exclude the light. Its object is generally to diminish the intensity of their native properties, and to render them more crisp and agreeable to the palate.