Stripping is a necessary step in refinishing an object made of wood. If you want to restain or paint a table, piece of furniture or another wooden object, removing the stain with a chemical stripper is necessary. Strippers are highly caustic and can burn the skin on your hands. As such, it's always important to wear the appropriate gloves for the task.
curd. n. 1. The part of milk that coagulates when the milk sours or is treated with enzymes. Curd is used to make cheese. 2. A lump of curd: cheese curds. 3. A coagulated liquid that resembles milk curd. intr. & tr.v. curdÂ·ed, curdÂ·ing, curds. To form or cause to form into curd; curdle.
A roux is a mixture of equal parts of oil, butter, or fat renderings and flour. The roux mixture is cooked at least 3 to 5 minutes over low heat to remove the raw flavor of the flour, then the liquid is added which thickens into a gravy. The roux method is least likely to produce lumpy gravy.