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THE FOOD REFERENCE NEWSLETTER
January 26, 2006 Vol 7 #01 ISSN 1535 5659
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IN THIS ISSUE
> Website News
> 'Food for Thought' by Mark Vogel
> Quotes and Trivia
> Website of the Week
> Food Trivia Quiz
> Readers questions
> Ancient & Classic Recipes
> Did you know?
> Who's Who in the Culinary Arts
> Requested Recipes
> Cooking Tips
> Culinary Calendar selected events
> How To Subscribe to this Newsletter
> How to Stop receiving this Newsletter
> General information and Copyright
WEBSITE NEWS
Well it's a little late, but here is the first issue of 2006. The 7th year for the Food Reference Website and the 'weekly' newsletter. The newsletter hasn't exactly been weekly for a while, as I have been working on some details on the website page by page. A consistent font and font size on all the pages, and some navigation changes that hopefully make it easier to navigate the website. I should be able to stick to the weekly newsletter schedule again and will continue to expand the website.
Please continue to support our advertisers, as they are the ones that make it possible for me to work full time on the website and newsletter.
Now on to the good stuff.
'FOOD FOR THOUGHT' BY MARK VOGEL
Marinades & Rubs
Summer’s coming soon and that means barbequing. Well, actually, barbequing is NOT what millions of Americans do with their charcoal and propane grills in their backyard. That’s grilling. Real barbequing is.................
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QUOTE
"All things require skill but an appetite."
George Herbert, English poet (1593 1633)
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TRIVIA
Mangoes have been cultivated in India for about 5,000 years, and were originally small, fibrous fruits, somewhat like plums, with a taste like turpentine. There are now over 500 varieties grown there.
THIS WEEK'S WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
FOODLEXICON This site gives the visitor food related translations between English, French, German, Danish, Dutch and Spanish for about 24,000 words.
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FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ
1) These fruits grow on spiny evergreen shrubs and trees which are members of the rue family, bearing white or purple flowers. The fruits are classified botanically as a type of berry called a hesperidium, with spongy or leathery skin. They are native to southeast Asia and the East Indies and have been cultivated there for about 4,000 years. Jupiter presented one to Juno as a wedding gift. Muslim armies brought them to Spain in the 6th and 7th centuries, and other varieties were introduced into Europe in the 12th century, and to America in the late 15th century. They are now grown in many areas of the world including North and South America, the Mediterranean region, Australia, and South Africa.
2) What was the mascot of the radio station WKRP on the TV show "WKRP In Cincinnati" which ran from September 1978 to September, 1982?
a) A pig b) A carp c) A turkey d) A goat e) A woodchuck
3) In 1772 Capt. James Cook took this food with him to keep his crew healthy on his 2nd great voyage to explore the Pacific. We now know that its vitamin C content prevented scurvy. What was this food?
4) In 1850, there were an estimated 20 million head of buffalo on the western plains. How many head of longhorn cattle shared the prairie with them?
a) 500,000 b) 1 million c) 5 million
d) 25 million e) 50 million
5) What did the 13th U.S. President (1850 1853) Milliard Fillmore and his wife Abigail do that caused the White House cooks to quit in protest?
6) We all know that oranges have a lot of Vitamin C. Which of the following has more Vitamin C than oranges?
a) Lemons b) Persimmons c) Red Bell Peppers
d) Limes e) Tomatoes
7) The following events all took place in the same year. What year was it?
In January Hershey Chocolate increases the size of the Hershey Bar from 1.05 oz to 1.2 oz, and in December to 1.35 oz.
Water rationing goes into effect in Marin County north of San Francisco.
Iceland breaks diplomatic relations with Britain over cod fishing rights.
Both Washington and Moscow extend their fishing rights to 200 miles offshore.
The FDA bans Red No. 2 Dye, the most commonly used food coloring.
Perrier Water is introduced in the U.S.
New York's "21" Club hires its first waitress to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit.
8) What is the main factor determining the color of egg yolks?
9) What is the most popular berry in the U.S.?
(This is a trick question.)
10) Who was Murat Bernard 'Chic' Young, and what is his connection to the Hawaiian Islands, a British politician, gambling, newspapers and a classic American food?
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ANSWERS TO FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ
1) Citrus Fruits.
2) b) A Carp was WKRP's mascot.
3) Capt. Cook took 25,000 pounds of Sauerkraut with him on the voyage.
4) e) Open range longhorn cattle herds are estimated at 50 million head in 1850.
5) They installed the first cooking stove in the White House. Previous to this, cooking was done in a fireplace. The president had to get an expert from the Patent Office show the cooks how to regulate the heat on the new stove before they would return to work.
6) c) Red Bell Peppers.
Green, sweet bell peppers have 2 times as much vitamin C as oranges; red and yellow bell peppers have 4 times as much.
7) The year was 1976.
8) 5) The type of food a chicken eats largely determines the color of the egg yolk. Yellow orange plant pigments (xanthophylls) found in chicken feed determine the color. Yellow corn mash and alfalfa meal will produce a medium yellow egg yolks. Wheat or barley produce lighter colored yolks. Bright yellow marigold petals can be added to the feed to enhance the color of the yolk. If you feed hens a diet of white cornmeal, the egg yolks would be almost colorless!
9) The Banana. Botanically, the banana is classified as a berry.
10) He was a cartoonist, the connection is the sandwich.
Captain Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands, named them the Sandwich Islands, for British politician, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who invented sandwiches as a quick meal while he gambled at cards. 'Chic' Young was the cartoonist who created the comic strip 'Blondie'. Blondie's husband Dagwood created the 'Dagwood Sandwich.'
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READERS QUESTIONS
QUESTION: Is it a myth about succotash? People say the it's a Native American dish. I thought the Lima beans weren't used by the Native Americans. Origin of limas is South American, I believe.
Perhaps I'm just confused about this issue.
Thanks ever so much, Mary Jo
ANSWER: Lima beans have been cultivated in Peru since about 6,000 B.C. They most likely originated in Peru or Guatemala.
Which means they had about 7,500 years to spread to North America before the arrival of Europeans. Succotash may have been one of the first recipes taught to the Pilgrims by Native Americans. (Cooked in bear grease).
Chef James
TRIVIA
Marie Antoinette wife of Louis XV is said to have worn potato blossoms as a hair decoration.
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ANCIENT & CLASSIC RECIPES
SCRAPPLE
‘Boston Cooking School Cook Book’, Fannie Farmer (1896)
(6 Servings)
1 lb Pork, with bones
2 each Pig's feet
Salt
2/3 cup Cornmeal
2 tbsp Onion, chopped
Freshly ground pepper
Place the pork, pig's feet, and a sprinkle of salt in a large pot and cover with 1 quart of water. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer until the meat falls from the bones, at least 1 1/2 hours. Remove the meat and reserve the broth. Discard the bones and grind the meat in a meat grinder or food processor.
Add cornmeal to the broth, and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes.
Add the ground meat and onion.
Place in the top of a double boiler, and cook over simmering water for an hour. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pack into a small loaf pan that has been rinsed with cold water and chill until set.
To serve, cut into 1/2 inch slices and pan fry until crisp and brown.
QUOTE
"Americans, more than any other culture on earth, are cookbook cooks; we learn to make our meals not from any oral tradition, but from a text. The just wed cook brings to the new household no carefully copied collection of the family's cherished recipes, but a spanking new edition of Fannie Farmer or The Joy of Cooking."
John Thorne, American food writer
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DID YOU KNOW?
Maryland Chicken is basically Southern Fried Chicken served with a cream gravy. It is so well known, that even Escoffier included a recipe for Chicken a la Maryland in his book 'Ma Cuisine.' Recipes vary on whether the chicken should be dipped in batter, just floured, or dipped in egg and bread crumbs. Recipes for the Cream Gravy also vary widely. There is no definitive recipe.
One source states that in Australia, Chicken Maryland refers to a chicken leg with both thigh and drumstick attached.
WHO'S WHO IN THE CULINARY ARTS
Marie, Vicomte de Botherel (1790 1859)
Marie, Vicomte de Botherel may have been the first to try the concept of a dining car. In 1839 in Paris (or it's suburbs), he installed kitchens on buses and stocked the food from special kitchens he had built with the most modern equipment available. His enterprise failed, and he is just a very obscure footnote in history.
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QUOTE
"Anybody can make you enjoy the first bite of a dish, but only a real chef can make you enjoy the last."
Francois Minot
RECIPE REQUESTS FROM READERS
Here are some suggestions for SuperBowl Snacks
Creamy Onion Dip
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Classic Buffalo Wings
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Kick Off Pork Kabobs
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Texas Caviar
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Onion & Cherry Tomato Bruschetta
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Email your recipe requests, food info or history
questions to me at james@foodreference.com
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COOKING TIPS
Potatoes exposed to bright light develop green patches. This green skin contains the toxin 'solanine' which can cause cramps, headache, diarrhea, and fever. The solution is simple. Don't eat the green skin simply remove it the solanine is only present in the green skin and any discoloration underneath it the rest of the potato is completely safe to eat.
CULINARY CALENDAR A FEW SELECTED EVENTS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
1984 Michael Jackson's hair catches fire while filming a Pepsi commercial.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
1807 London's Pall Mall became the first street to be lighted by gaslight.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29
2004 A 60 ton, 56 foot long sperm whale exploded on a busy street in Tainan, Taiwan.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 30
1516 Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria instituted Reinheitsgebot, the German beer purity law, and probably the first consumer protection law.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
1980 Due to record high sugar prices, Coca Cola begins substituting high fructose corn syrup for half of the sucrose (sugar) used in Coca Cola.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
1939 State Assemblyman Seeder introduced a bill to the Maine Legislature to make it illegal to use tomatoes in clam chowder.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
1892 William Painter received a patent for the crown cork bottle cap with a cork seal. It was used up until the 1970s, when the cork liner was replaced with a plastic liner.
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TRIVIA
McIntosh Apples were discovered on a single mutated plant in the late 1700's by Canadian John McIntosh, in Dundas County, Ontario.
QUOTE
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Elizabeth David (1913 1992)
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