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*******THE FOOD REFERENCE NEWSLETTER*******
February 16, 2007 Vol 8 #06 ISSN 1535-5659
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*******IN THIS ISSUE*******
-> Website News
-> 'Food for Thought' by Mark Vogel
-> Quotes and Trivia
-> New Cookbooks Listed
-> 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
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*******'FOOD FOR THOUGHT' BY MARK VOGEL*******
Wine Anxiety Disorder: Have you ever been invited to someone’s house for dinner or a party and you decide to bring some wine? Have you then been.......
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*******QUOTE*******
"Garlics, tho' used by the French. are better adapted to the uses of medicine than cookery."
Amelia Simmons, 'American Cookery' (1796)
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*******TRIVIA*******
Baklava: A dessert cake of Turkey, Greece and the Middle East, created sometime before the 16th century. Baklava consists of 30 or more sheets of phyllo dough brushed with lots of butter, and layered with finely chopped pistachios, walnuts, and/or almonds. After baking, a syrup of honey, rose water and lemon juice (sometimes spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, etc) is poured over the pastry and allowed to soak in.
*******NEW COOKBOOKS LISTED*******
Sharing Mountain Recipes: The Muffin Lady's Everyday Favorites by Randi Lee Levin
http://www.foodreference.com/html/shar-mtn-rec.html
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Recipes for Busy Moms by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Mr. Food
http://www.foodreference.com/html/chick-soup-011507.html
Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar(TM) Diet by Peter H. Gott
http://www.foodreference.com/html/drgotts-no-flr-sgr-diet.html
I'll Have What She's Having by Denise DiTrani, Deirdre Flanagan Ward
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Cholesterol Down by Janet Brill
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*******FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ*******
1) All of the following events took place during the same year. Can you guess what year?
• H.W. Lay Co. of Atlanta an Frito Co. of Dallas merged to form Frito-Lay Inc.
• 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' by Julia Child was published.
• 'Total' breakfast cereal was introduced by General Mills.
• Unilever introduced 'Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup.'
• Green Giant entered the frozen food business with peas, corn, green beans and baby Lima beans in pouches with butter sauce.
• Coca-Cola Co. introduced 'Sprit' lemon-lime soft drink to compete with 7-Up.
• Carnation introduced 'Coffee-Mat' nondairy creamer.
• Lutece restaurant opened in New York.
• The first Hardee's fast food restaurant opened on May 5 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
• Ray Kroc bought out the MacDonald brothers and acquires all rights to the MacDonald's name. (the 'a' in 'Mac' was later dropped).
2) About how many cans of food are produced worldwide each year?
a) 200 million b) 500 million c) 1 billion d) 200 billion e) 500 billion
3) This palm tree is a member of the coconut family, and it's fruit takes 10 years to mature, and weighs up to 50 pounds. It is found only on the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. Empty shells were washed ashore in India long before the source was known, and they were considered to have magical properties. What is the name of the palm tree and what is unusual about its fruit?
4) A thistle-like Eurasian plant (Carthamus tinctorius) of the daisy family, having heads of red or orange flowers that are the source of a red dye. The seeds, which look like small pine nuts, contain an oil used in foods (especially margarines), cosmetics, paints, and medicine. The flower petals are sometimes used as a substitute for saffron. Name this plant.
5) What single celled fungus is used in cooking?
6) Where would you go to fish for English sole?
7) What accounts for almost half the calories in milk, and is not found in any other food?
8) Developed in 1935, this consists of a bar with chocolate, sugar, oat flour, cacao fat, skim milk powder and artificial flavoring. What is the name of this 'bar'?
9) A member of the legume family, with flesh the color and texture of waterchestnuts, this tuber has a sweet, nutty flavor. It is native to the Americas, and was introduced into the Philippines and Malaysia in the 17th century. Its use has spread throughout Asia and the Pacific islands. It is great in salads, and is frequently used in stir fries. The crisp white flesh remains crisp after cooking. Only the roots are eaten, as the leaves, stems, ripe pods, and seeds may be poisonous. The mature seeds contain a fairly high concentration of rotenone, an insecticide. Name this tuber.
10a) What do the following plants have in common?
Kidney beans, Lima beans, haricot verte, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, tapioca, peanuts, vanilla, green peppers, avocados, scarlet runner beans, butter beans, and pineapples.
10b) What do these plants have in common?
Bananas, rice, yams, citrus fruits, cow peas, wheat, chick-peas, coffee, breadfruit and coconuts?
*******FRESH FLOWERS*******
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*******ANSWERS TO FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ*******
1) All of the events took place in 1961.
2) d) About 200 billion cans are produced worldwide each year.
3) Coco De Mer or Double Coconut. Its fruit looks like a looks like a Siamese coconut (2 joined together).
4) Safflower.
5) Yeast, used in baking and brewing, is a single celled fungus.
6) English sole is not found in England. English sole is a small Pacific flounder also known as Lemon sole and California Dover sole.
7) The milk sugar 'lactose', accounts for almost half of the calories in milk. Lactose is not found in any other food. (It is produced in very small quantities in a few inedible tropical plants).
8) The American military survival food, the 'D Ration' developed in 1935.
9) Jicama.
10a) This group of plants are native to the Americas and were introduced to Europe after Columbus discovery of America.
10b) This group of plants are not native to the Americas and were introduced after Columbus discovery of America.
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*******READERS QUESTIONS*******
QUESTION: I have some chocolate morsels that are about 4 years old and I wonder if they are still good for cooking, I live in Spain and I can buy them so if I can still use them I will. Does chocolate expire? Thank you, Ana
ANSWER: If DARK chocolate is stored at 60 to 70 degrees F at low humidity, it can be kept for years, probably up to 10 years. If too warm, you may notice a gray surface covering on stored chocolate - this is just 'bloom' - and is simply some of the cocoa butter rising to the surface - it is still ok. If too humid, there may be some tiny sugar crystals on the surface, and this changes the flavor and texture very slightly.
MILK chocolate will only last about 6 to 9 months before the flavor changes for the worse.
*******TRIVIA*******
A prominent figure at Napoleon's court, Madame Tallien supposedly added the juice of 22 pounds of strawberries to each of her baths.
*******FRESH FLOWERS*******
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*******ANCIENT & CLASSIC RECIPES*******
Chow-Chow (1904)
http://www.foodreference.com/html/chow-chow-012107.html
Agra Dolce (1904)
http://www.foodreference.com/html/agradolce-12807.html
*******QUOTE*******
"Fish should smell like the ocean. If they smell like fish, it's too late."
Unknown
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*******DID YOU KNOW?*******
A single Alaskan King Crab can yield over 6 pounds of meat. They can measure up to a 6 foot leg span.
*******WHO'S WHO IN THE CULINARY ARTS*******
Dr. William Kitchiner (1775-1827)
An optician, telescope maker, gourmet and exceptional cook. He wrote 'Cook's Oracle,' which was a bestseller in both England and America. He was also the creator of Wow-Wow sauce.
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*******QUOTE*******
"Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing."
Walt Kelly (1913-1973) 'creator of 'Pogo' the comic strip
*******RECIPE REQUESTS FROM READERS*******
QUESTION
Some years ago while eating at a French restaurant, I enjoyed a potato dish that I can not seem to track down. As I recall, it seemed the potato was sliced, then cooked in a manner which caused the slice to puff open into a ball, hollow in the middle. I have searched a number of sites trying to identify the method, or name of the dish, but have been unsuccessful. Can you shed any light on the matter?
Thanks, Ralph
ANSWER
You are referring to Pommes Soufflés (puffed potatoes or souffleed potatoes).
http://www.foodreference.com/html/pom-souf-21507.html
Email your recipe requests, food info or history
questions to me at james@foodreference.com
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*******COOKING TIPS*******
Though available year-round, collard greens are at their peak from January through April. The best collards are found in crisp bunches with leaves still intact. Collards can also be found canned. Fresh collards should be stored in the crisper drawer of the refrigerator or in a plastic bag with holes in it.
*******CULINARY CALENDAR - A FEW SELECTED EVENTS*******
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16
1909 Richard McDonald was born. He was one of the brothers who founded McDonald's fast food restaurants. Richard also designed the golden arches logo. He died in 1998.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17
1876 Canned sardines went on sale in the U.S. for the first time. They were packed in oil. (Some sources say 1873).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18
1478 George Plantagenet, duke of Clarence died. Brother of Edward IV whom he was accused of plotting against. He was thrown into prison and secretly executed in the Tower of London. The rumor is that he was drowned in a butt (large cask) of malmsey wine.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19
1913 Cracker Jack began to put prizes in each box.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
1969 'Candy', Ringo Starr's X-rated film premiers.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
1931 Alka Seltzer was introduced.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22
1971 'One Bad Apple' by The Osmonds is #1 on the charts.
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*******TRIVIA*******
About 50 million pounds of avocados are consumed in the U.S. on Super Bowl Sunday. According to EatingWell magazine, that is enough to cover an entire football field to a depth of nearly 12 feet.
*******QUOTE*******
"From Black pudding to pickled jellyfish, beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. What we see and taste as beautiful depends largely on what our family and friends approve of -- with just a little room for personal preference."
Laurence Mound, Keeper of Entomology, British Museum, Natural HistoryIntroduction to 1988 reprint of 'Why Not Eat Insects' by Vincent M. Holt (1885)
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