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TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE
“Albert Einstein, who discovered that a tiny amount of mass is equal to a huge amount of energy, which explains why, as Einstein himself so eloquently put it in a famous 1939 speech to the Physics Department at Princeton, 'You have to exercise for a week to work off the thigh fat from a single Snickers.'”
Dave Barry, Miami Herald Columnist
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TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
~ National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
1820 A whaling ship, the Essex, was rammed twice by a sperm whale and eventually sank.
1967 The U.S. population passed 200 million, according to the Census Clock at the Department of Commerce.
1969 DDT was banned for residential use as part of a total phase out of its use in the U.S.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Mincemeat was originally a medieval (England) sweet, spicy mixture of chopped (minced) lean meat (usually beef, or beef tongue), suet and fruit. It was generally served as an entree. Gradually the meat content was reduced, and today the mixture contains nuts, dried fruit (raisins, apples, pears, citrus peel, etc.), beef suet, spices and brandy or rum, but no beef. Mincemeat is used primarily in pies and tarts.
CULINARY TRIVIA QUIZ
1) The following events all took place during the same year:
• E. Bean creates the orange crate. It holds about 200 oranges.
• In Berlin, Ferdinand Tiemann patents a process for making synthetic vanillin, the key flavor ingredient in vanilla beans.
• The Bing cherry is developed by a Chinese orchardman in Oregon.
• B&M Baked Beans, the world's first canned baked beans, are produced in Portland, Maine.
• The Palace Hotel opens in San Francisco.
• The first Chinese general store in New York opens at 8 Mott Street.
• The first milk chocolate for eating is invented in Switzerland.
• The first British trademark is registered - for Bass Pale Ale.
In which year did the above events take place:
> a) 1875
> b) 1895
> c) 1905
> d) 1925
> e) 1935
2) What country is the largest producer of dried beans?
> a) China
> b) United States
> c) Mexico
> d) Italy
> e) India
3) What relationship does Charles Dicken's 'Tale of Two Cities' and O. Henry's 'Rolling Stones' have with potatoes?
4) What effect did World War II have on the frozen food industry?
5) What percentage of catsup (ketchup) is consumed away from home in the U.S.?
> a) 20%
> b) 30%
> c) 40%
> d) 50%
> e) 60%
6) What are the original 3 flavors in 'Fruit Loops' breakfast cereal?
7) The world's largest and oldest living organism is believed to be somewhere between 1,500 and 10,000 years old. It is located in an Iron County, Michigan forest near the Wisconsin border.
What is it?
8) What country is the world's largest garlic producer?
> a) United States
> b) China
> c) South Korea
> d) India
> e) Italy
9) When gas ranges (stoves) were first introduced in the 1850s it took several decades before they became popular.
Why?
10) The University of Florida football team has a connection to what beverage?
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Dedication
This website is dedicated to:
Gladys Ehler, my mother, who taught me patience and how to make Sauerbraten (it is still my favorite)
Edward Ehler, my father, who taught me a love of books and history.
Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, my nephew. Died in action on Feb. 7, 2007 in Iraq. He was 30 yrs. young
Chef James
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