Questions......by Divinity.....

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) What well known cocktail takes its name from iron mines in Cuba?

2) What was the first ready to eat cereal?

3) What percentage of all the French fries sold in the U.S. is sold by McDonald's?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 33%
d) 50%
e) 66%

4) Domesticated geese have many uses: their meat, their eggs, their feathers (quill pens), their down (insulation, pillows) - can you name another use?

5) A classic British food has one of its earliest mentions in Charles Dickens' 'Tale of Two Cities (1859),' Can you name this food?
a) Christmas pudding
b) 'chips'
c) trifle
d) Yorkshire pudding
c) Worcestershire sauce

6) What plant root contains a compound that is 50 times sweeter than sugar?

7) 99% of the U.S. blueberry crop comes from one state, and 90% from just one county. Can you name the state, and the county?

8) During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush (1897-1898) what vegetable was so valued for its vitamin C content that miners freely traded gold for it?









ANSWERS

1) The Daiquiri cocktail, made of rum, lime juice and sugar, takes its name from the village and iron mines of Daiquiri near Santiago, Cuba, where the cocktail originated around 1900. It was named either by American engineers working there, or by the U.S. troops who arrived there in 1898. (Although at least one source claims it did not appear until after World War I)

2) James C. Jackson, a follower of Sylvester Graham (who praised the virtues of whole grain flour, which was soon to be called Graham flour) developed what he called 'Granula' in 1863. Granula was Graham flour dough baked into dry loaves, broken into chunks and baked again, and then ground into still smaller chunks. This was the first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal. (C.W. Post used basically the same recipe for Post's Grape Nuts in 1898). By the way, 'Granola' (baked wheat, oats and corn nuggets) was developed in 1877 by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (before he formed the cereal company with his brother). He originally called his cereal 'Granula', but was sued by Jackson, and they compromised on the name 'Granola'.

3) c) McDonald's uses about 7% of the potatoes grown in the United States for its French fries. They sell more than 1/3 of all the French fries sold in restaurants in the U.S. each year.

4) Domesticated geese also make good 'watchdogs,' hissing and honking loudly when strangers come around.

5) One of the earliest references we have to British 'chips' (French Fries in the U.S.) is in Charles Dickens' 'Tale of Two Cities' (1859): "husky chips of potatoes, fried with some reluctant drops of oil."

6) Licorice root contains glycyrrhizin which is 50 times sweeter than sugar.

7) Maine produces 99% of the blueberry crop, and 90% (30 million pounds) comes from Washington County alone.

8) Potatoes!”

“I got this email...am I in trouble???...lol...
ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITARY CRIMES DIVISION

FBI HEADQUARTERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING

935 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, D.C. 20535-0001

Date: 07 / 31/2008







ANTI-TERRORIST AND MONITARY CRIMES DIVISION



THIS IS AN OFFICIAL ADVICE FROM THE FBI FOREIGN REMITTANCE/TELEGRAPHIC DEPT., IT HAS COME TO OUR NOTICE THAT THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA DISTRICT HAS RELEASED $10,500,000.00 U.S DOLLARS INTO BANK OF AMERICA IN YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY, BY INHERITANCE MEANS.THE C.B.N BANK NIGERIA KNOWING FULLY WELL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FACILITIES TO EFFECT THIS PAYMENT FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO YOUR ACCOUNT, USED WHAT WE KNOW AS A SECRET DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT PAYMENT S.T.D.P TO PAY THIS FUND THROUGH WIRE TRANSFER,THEY USED THIS MEANS TO COMPLETE THE PAYMENT.



THEY ARE STILL, WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM YOU ON THE ALREADY TRANSFERRED FUNDS, WHICH WAS MADE IN DIRECT TRANSFER SO THAT THEY CAN DO FINAL CREDITING TO YOUR ACCOUNT. SECRET DIPLOMATIC PAYMENTS ARE NOT MADE UNLESS THE FUNDS ARE RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTIVITIES WHY MUST YOUR PAYMENT BE MADE IN SECRET TRANSFER, IF YOUR TRANSACTION IS LEGITIMATE, IF YOU ARE NOT A TERRORIST, THEN WHY DID YOU NOT RECEIVE THE MONEY DIRECTLY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, THIS IS A PURE CODED, MEANS OF PAYMENT?



RECORDS WHICH WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS METHOD OF PAYMENT IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS BEEN RELATED TO TERRORIST ACTS, WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO GET INTO TROUBLE AS SOON AS THESE FUNDS REFLECT IN YOUR ACCOUNT IN THE U.S.A, SO IT IS OUR DUTY AS A WORD WIDE COMMISSION TO CORRECT THIS LITTLE PROBLEM BEFORE THIS FUND WILL BE CREDITED INTO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.



DUE TO THE INCREASED DIFFICULTY AND UNNECESSARY SCRUTINY BY THE AMERICANAUTHORITIES WHEN FUNDS COME FROM OUTSIDE OF EUROPE, AND THE MIDDLE EAST, THE FBI BANK COMMISSION FOR EUROPE HAS STOPPED THE TRANSFER ON ITS WAY TO DELIVER PAYMENT OF $8,300,000.00 TO DEBIT YOUR RESERVE ACCOUNT AND PAY YOU THROUGH A SECURED DIPLOMATIC TRANSIT ACCOUNT (S.D.T.A). WE GOVERN AND OVERSEES FUNDS TRANSFER FOR THE WORLD BANK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD.



WE ADVICE YOU TO CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY, AS THE FUNDS HAVE BEEN STOPPED AND ARE BEING HELD IN OUR CUSTODY, UNTIL YOU CAN BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH A DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY SEAL OF TRANSFER (DIST) WITHING 3 DAYS FROM THE WORLD LOCAL BANK THAT AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER FROM WHERE THE FUNDS WAS TRANSFERRED FROM TO CERTIFY THAT THE FUNDS THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO RECEIVE FROM NIGERIA ARE ANTI TERRORIST/DRUG FREE OR WE SHALL HAVE CAUSE TO CROSS AND IMPOUND THE PAYMENT,WE SHALL RELEASE THE FUNDS IMMEDIATELY WE RECEIVE THIS LEGAL DOCUMENTS

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We have decided to contact you directly to acquire the proper verifications and proof from you to show that you are the rightful person to receive this fund, because of the amount involve, we want to make sure is a clean and legal money you are about to receive. Be informed that the fund are now in United State in your name, but right now we have ask the bank not to release the fund to anybody that comes to them, unless we ask them to do so, because we have to carry out our investigations first before releasing the fund to you. Note that the fund is in the BANK OF AMERICA right now, but we have ask them not to credit the fund to you yet, because we need a solid proof and verifications from you before releasing the funds.



So to this regards you are to re-assure and proof to us that what you are about to receive is a clean money by sending to us FBI Identification Record and also Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) to satisfy to us that the money you about to receive is legitimate and real money. You are to forward the documents to us immediately if you have it in your possession, if you don�t have it let us know so that we will direct and inform you where to obtain the document and send to us so that we will ask the bank holding the funds the Bank Of America to go ahead and Crediting your account immediately.



This Documents are to be issued to you from the World Local Bank that Authorized the transfer, so get back to us immediately if you don�t have the document so that we will inform you the particular place to obtain the document in Central Bank Of Nigeria because we have come to realize that the fund was Authorized by CBN Bank in Nigeria.



An FBI Identification Record and Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer (DIST) often referred to as a Criminal History Record or Rap Sheet, is a listing of Certain information taken from fingerprint submissions retained by the FBI in Connection with arrests and, in some instances, federal employment, naturalization, or military service.



THESE CONDITION IS VALID UNTIL

TH OF 3rd Aug 2008 AFTER WE SHALL TAKE ACTIONS ON CANCELLING THE PAYMENT AND THEN CHARGE YOU FOR ILLEGALLY MOVING FUNDS OUT OF NIGERIA. GUARANTEE: FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED ON CONFIRMATION OF THE DOCUMENT.

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FINAL INSTRUCTION:

60F CREDIT PAYMENT INSTRUCTION: IRREVOCABLE CREDIT

GUARANTEE61E BENEFICIARY HAS FULL POWER WHEN VALIDATION IS

CLEARED62 BENEFICIARIES BANK IN U.S.A., CAN ONLY RELEASE FUNDS-

62 UPON CONFIRMATION FROM THE WORLD BANK/UNITED

NATIONS.64 BEARERS MUST CLEAR BANK PROTOCOL AND VALIDATION REQUEST

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NOTE: We have asked for the above documents to make available the most complete and up-to date records possible for the enhancement of public safety, welfare and security of Society while recognizing the importance of individual privacy rights.. If you fail to provide the Documents to us, we will charge you with the FBI and take our proper action against you for not proofing to us the legitimate of the fund you are about to receive. The United States Department of Justice Order 556-73 establishes rules and regulations for the subject of an FBI Identification Record to obtain a copy of his or her own Record for review.



The FBI Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division processes these requests to check illegal activities in U.S.A. An individual may request a copy of his or her own FBI Identification Record for personal review or to challenge information on the Record. Other reasons an individual may request a copy of his or her own Identification Record may include international adoption or to satisfy a requirement to live or work in a foreign country or receive funds from another country (i.e., Diplomatic Immunity Seal Of Transfer, letter of good conduct, criminal history back grounded.)



Faithfully Yours,



FBI Director

Robert S. Mueller, III”

“You are so lucky...

I am still waiting for my nigerian relatives to die....

'32oz”

“LMAO...hahahahahaaaaa”

“I would say that when you opened the email, it probably loaded some sort of trojan into your computer. Then when you logged into your bank account, it sent your log in info to whoever is trying to scam you.
last edited: 8/01/08 8:50:35 AM”

“we had someone hack into our system at work thru some sort of trojan and retreive bank log in info to debit close to $50,000.00 from our bank account. The bank is not liable because the transactions were done thru ACH debit.”

“Keep in mind, if the IRS or FEDS want to contact you, they will NOT do it thru email.”

“and they know how to spell "monetary" and understand the basics of subject-verb agreement

:-D”

“LOL..true...”

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BTW.... � Why the hell is J. Edgar's name still on the building?”

“a-Ha!

Forward the phishing spam directly to: � spam@uce.gov.

( http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/contact.shtm )”

“This is cute ---


WORMS, ACTIVE EXPLOITS, VULNERABILITIES & PATCHES

--FBI Warns of "FBI vs. Facebook" Spam Spreading Storm Worm
(July 30, 2008)

The FBI and the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have both issued
warnings about a new batch of spam emails that are trying to spread the
Storm worm. The emails have "FBI vs. Facebook" in the subject line and
ask recipients to click on a link that purports to be a story about the
FBI and Facebook, but which actually downloads malware onto their
computers and makes them part of the Storm worm botnet.

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9111094&source=NLT_PM&nlid=8
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10002760-83.html
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=56497
http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel08/stormworm073008.htm

”

“1) Where were true yams first cultivated, and how long ago?

2) What do the following have in common: carrots, celery, dill, parsley, parsnips, fennel, caraway, anise, coriander, cumin, poison hemlock and water hemlock?

3) How many pounds of dates can a date palm produce each year, and how many years can they produce?

4) What vegetable do you use more energy to eat and digest than you obtain from the vegetable?

5) What country is the largest producer of anise?

6) What is the difference between coconut water, coconut milk and coconut cream?

7) All citrus fruits originated in the Old World except one. Which one?

8) What is the most eaten fresh fruit in the world?

9) What was the first ready mix food sold commercially and when was it introduced?

10) Where are two-thirds of the world's walnuts produced?









ANSWERS

1) True yams may have been cultivated as early as 8,000 B.C. in Asia.

2) They are all members of the Parsley family.

3) A good date palm can produce 300 to 600 pounds of dates per year, and will produce for 100 years or more.

4) Supposedly, it takes more calories to eat and digest celery than there is in the celery.

5) Mexico is the world's largest producer of anise.

6) Coconut juice or coconut water is the liquid inside a coconut. Coconut milk is produced by steeping grated coconut in hot water then straining; coconut cream is coconut milk cooked down until it thickens, or grated coconut steeped in hot milk instead of water.

7) All citrus fruits originated in the Old World, except grapefruit. Grapefruit originated sometime in the late 18th-century in the Caribbean. No one knows for sure, but it is probably a natural mutation of the pommelo and another citrus fruit.

8) More fresh mangos are eaten every day than any other fruit in the world.

9) The first ready mix food sold commercially was Aunt Jemima Pancake mix in 1889.

10) California.”

“1) All of the following events took place in the same year, what year was it?
• The U.S. Congress passes the National School Lunch Act.
• Self rising cornmeal is marketed for the first time.
• The New Haven Restaurant Institute opens in a storefront. It soon become The Culinary Institute of America.
• Frozen French Fries go on sale at the R.H. Macy department store in New York.
• Philadelphia entrepreneur Edward J. Piszek and short order cook John Paul market frozen deviled crabs as the first product of their new company, Mrs. Paul's Kitchens.
• French's Instant Potato (mashed potatoes) is introduced.
• The cocktail 'Moscow Mule' is created (Smirnoff vodka and ginger beer in a copper mug).
• Brennan's French & Creole Restaurant opens in New Orleans.

2) Kemmons Wilson of Memphis Tennessee named his famous hospitality company after his favorite movie. What was the name of the movie?

3) There are Black Peppercorns, White Peppercorns, Pink Peppercorns and Green Peppercorns. Three of them are from what is commonly known as the pepper plant.
a) Which one is from an entirely unrelated plant?
b) What is the difference between the 3 peppercorns from the pepper plant.

4) Can you match the varieties with the correct fruit or vegetable?
Fig, Apple, Eggplant, Grape, Banana.
Northern Fox
Northern Spy
Norwegian Red
Gros Michel
Pink Bride
Brown Turkey

5) This biennial herb of the Lily family is native to southwestern Asia but is cultivated worldwide as a vegetable. It is one of the oldest vegetables known to man and one of the most versatile. Its relatives include the tulip, lily-of-the-valley and the hyacinth.

6) This food is pictured on tombs from ancient Egypt, and has been found in ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pliny listed it as a cure for 60 different illnesses. In 1st century India it was used to prevent heart disease. In Shakespearean England, it was prized as an aphrodisiac. The English name for it comes from the Anglo-Saxon for 'spear plant,' and the Latin word comes from the Celtic word meaning 'hot.' What is it?

7) This tree and its fruit are native to the Peruvian Andes, but are widely cultivated as a commercial crop in New Zealand, where most of the U.S. supply originates. When it did not sell well under its original name, New Zealanders invented its current name in 1966.
a) kiwi
b) tamarillo
c) uglifruit
d) gooseberry
e) pumello









ANSWERS

1) The year was 1946.
(The Food Chronology, by James Trager)

2) Wilson's favorite movie featured Bing Crosby singing 'White Christmas' - the name of his company and the movie is 'Holiday Inn'.

3) Pink peppercorns are the dried berries of the Baies rose plant, mostly grown on Reunion and Madagascar, but actually native to South America.
Black peppercorns are picked when green and dried in the sun until they turn black
White peppercorns are allowed to ripen on the vine, the berry is fermented and its red-brown skin is removed.
Green peppercorns are picked while green and not yet ripe. They are then freeze-dried, dehyrated or packed in brine or vinegar.

4) Northern Fox Grape, Northern Spy Apple, Gros Michel Banana, Pink Bride Eggplant, Brown Turkey Fig.
Norwegian Red is a variety of Cattle.

5) The Onion.

6) Garlic (Allium sativum).

7) b) The Tree Tomato was renamed Tamarillo.”

“enchrasting”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) Mike Ilitch was born in Yugoslavia in 1929, immigrated to the U.S., played baseball for the Detroit Tigers farm team, worked in several jobs including as a door to door salesman. He began cooking in the back kitchen of a Detroit nightclub, saved up his money and opened his own restaurant in 1959 in Garden City, Michigan. His company was very successful - in 1982 he was able to buy the Detroit Red Wings hockey team and in 1992 he purchased the Detroit Tigers baseball team. What is the name of this still family owned fast food business?

2) What cookie did Nabisco introduce in 1912 to compete with Hydrox Biscuit Bonbons?

3) What popular candy bar was named for a horse?

4) All of the following events took place in the same year. Can you guess what year?
• The shopping cart was introduced in an Oklahoma City supermarket.
• Spinach growers in the U.S. erected a statue in honor of Popeye the comic strip sailor.
• Pepperidge Farm Bread was introduced.
• Kix corn puff cereal was introduced.
• Spam was introduced by George A. Hormel Co.
• Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner was introduced.
• Wallace Smith, founder of La Choy Food Products was killed by a bolt of lightning.
• Good n' Plenty candies were introduced.

5) This vegetable oil comes from the seeds of a thistle-like plant. Since it does not yellow with age it is useful in making paints, cosmetics and soaps, but it is mainly used in food products. Its flowers are also used to produce a red dye. Can you name this plant?

6) What do grapes, blueberries, tomatoes, bananas and green peppers have in common?

7) Name this vegetable.
This member of the Mustard Family was developed in Germany sometime around the 16th century. (Although one source claims that Charlemagne ordered it planted throughout his domain during the 9th century). It matures in about 2 months when started from seeds, and about 40 days from transplants. Available from May to December, there are green and purple/ red varieties.
Although not widely grown commercially in the U.S. it is popular in Israel, Germany, Austria, Russia, Italy, and Hungary. It is frequently grown as a kitchen garden vegetable in some U.S. regions, and is also grown for livestock feed in Europe. In Asia it is popular in northern China (where it is called gai laarn tau), India (ganth gobhi or knol-khol) and Nepal.
It can be eaten raw in salads, or cooked. Its leaves can be used much like spinach. Although traditional dishes are usually quite elaborate, stuffed, creamed, etc., it stands up excellent on its own.
Food writers tend to disparage it, although many people become obsessed with its taste, which has been described as combining that of cucumber, radish and broccoli. You either love it or hate it.



Explore the NEW Food Trivia Quizzes Section









ANSWERS

1) Mike Illitch's wife Marian named his restaurant Little Ceasars Pizza.

2) Nabisco introduced Oreo cookies to compete with Hydrox Biscuit Bonbons. Oreos are the best selling cookie in America.

3) In 1929 Frank Mars created the Snickers candy bar and named it for the families horse.

4) All of the events took place in 1937.

5) Safflower.

6) Grapes, blueberries, tomatoes, bananas and green peppers are all classified botanically as true berries - a fleshy fruit, derived entirely from the ovary of a flower and its contents.

7) Kohlrabi.”

“...searching dating profiles while in a relationship....
...what ya think about it????”

“What'cha lookin fer Young?”

“...lol.....you called me "Young"...not many in here call me that...”

“uh, it was a question..you lookin' fer Young, or Old.”

““...searching dating profiles while in a relationship....
...what ya think about it????”

What would you think about it if your boy/girlfriend did it?

I say it's fine if your goal is to suck at relationships.”

“I'm up fer it....
“What'cha lookin fer Young?”
ToyBoy
5:50:28 PM
9/24/08

...lol.NOOO...you called me Young...that really narrows down who you really are....”

“lookin' is like window shoppin'.....it's all just a pastime until you buy sumthin'.

foller up the shoppin' with long unexplained absences, an' ya got a problem ther fer shure....”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) There are over 450 varieties of this 'nut', many of which have been used for food. They are native to all continents except Australia. What nut is this?

2) Cheese has been colored with various plant substances for hundreds of years. Yellow/orange coloring may have originally been added to cheese made with winter milk from cows eating hay to match the orange hue (from vitamin A) of cheeses made with milk from cows fed on green plants. Can you name 3 plant substances which have been used to color cheese yellow/orange?

3) This blue veined cheese, was first made around 1720, and sold at the Bell Inn in a village in Huntingdonshire. It owes its name and reputation to the village, but it is not actually made there. What is the name of the village, and the cheese?

4) This traditional dish of a central European country can trace its origins back to the ninth century Magyar shepherds. Originally it consisted of chunks of meat and onions, slowly cooked until all the liquid was boiled away, and then dried in the sun. The meat could then be used to prepare a stew by boiling it in water. What is considered the key ingredient was added to the recipe in the 18th-century. What is the name of this dish, the country of origin and the key ingredient?

5) Before setting up the a fast-food restaurant chain, this man was a high school dropout, ambulance driver, jazz pianist, Florida real-estate salesman, radio station manager, and paper cup salesman. What is his name and the name of his fast-food restaurant chain?

6) This 'fruit' will not ripen on the tree. They must be picked from the tree to initiate ripening because the leaves supply a substance that prevents ripening. The best way to store them is to leave them on the tree; they will store for 7 months or more when left on the tree. What is the name of this 'fruit'?

7) It is believed that the sheep's milk cheese that Polyphemus the Cyclops made in his caves in Homer's 'Odyssey' was most likely an early form of this cheese. You are really good if you can name this cheese.

8) This sweetest of all fruits has a 55% sugar content. The tree has no blossoms because the flower is inside the fruit. What is this physically unusual fruit?

9) Native to the Mediterranean areas and the Middle East, this vegetable was used as a flavoring by the ancient Greeks and Romans and as a medicine by the ancient Chinese. It was first cultivated in Europe for medicinal purposes. Cultivation of the plant for food was first recorded in France in 1623, and was probably developed there or in Italy. By the early part of the 18th century, there had been improvement of the wild type previously transported to Italy, France, and England, and as early as 1726, the plant was being used in England to flavor soup and stews. The modern variety we all now know, was first cultivated in Kalamazoo Michigan, in 1874. Name this common vegetable.

10) First made at the beginning of the 20th century, this candy was named after a race horse of the time. Name the candy and the racehorse.



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ANSWERS

1) Acorn.

2) Annatto seed, carrot juice and marigold petals.

3) Stilton.

4) Hungarian goulash (gulyás) is the traditional stew of Hungary and Paprika was added in the 18th century.

5) Ray Kroc; McDonald's.

6) Avocado.

7) Feta cheese.

8) Figs are the sweetest of all fruits, with a 55% sugar content. The flower of the fig is inside the fruit, so there are no blossoms on fig trees. Sort of like an inside out strawberry.

9) Celery, and the common modern variety is Pascal celery.

10) The candy is lollipop, the race horse was Lolly Pop.”

“Um, Antarctica has oak trees? ;P”

“�...searching dating profiles while in a relationship....
...what ya think about it????�
divinity

I wouldn't like it...”

“lookin' is like window shoppin'.....it's all just a pastime until you buy sumthin'.

foller up the shoppin' with long unexplained absences, an' ya got a problem ther fer shure....�
ToyBoy

window shopping at the mall or grocery store is one thing, but purposely searching out the opposite sex on a website specifically aimed toward dating, is not ok.

imo..
last edited: 9/25/08 5:10:42 AM”

“Ooops, I better delete my Match.com profile...



.....j/k”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) A thistlelike 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 margarine), cosmetics, paints, and medicine. The flower petals are sometimes used as a substitute for saffron.

2) This fruit is a hybrid of tangerine and the Seville or bitter orange developed in 1902 near Oran, Algeria by Father Clement Rodier, a French missionary. They are easy to peel, have only occasional seeds, and have a very pleasant tangy, sweet flavor. They have been called 'zipper oranges' and 'kid-glove oranges' because they are so easy to peel (a lady could peel one wearing kid gloves).

3) Touted as a new 'super-grain' it really is a very old crop, being native to the Andes and used by the Incas (who called it the 'mother grain'). It really is a super-grain, containing all essential amino acids (other grains lack at least one amino acid), as much protein as meat, and many other essential nutrients. It is prepared like rice.
What is the name of this grain?

4) An aromatic herb, a member of the parsley or carrot family, and indigenous to the regions around the Black and Caspian Seas. It is an essential ingredient of fines herbes, widely used in French cuisine. Some varieties also have edible roots which are like small turnips, and were enjoyed by the early Greeks and Romans, and in England during the 14th to 17th centuries.

5) When first introduced to England around 1654, they were considered full of dangerous chemicals and fit only for use by experienced pharmacies. British authorities eventually declared them safe with the addition of one particular substance. The power of the John Company, the largest, most powerful monopoly to ever exist in the world (except for Microsoft of course) was based on the importation of them. They have caused many international conflicts, and helped establish the reputation of the Yankee Clipper ships. It is said that the origin of the custom of tipping was related to them. Pidgin English developed as a method to facilitate the trading of them. Richard Blechynden of England and Thomas Sullivan of New York helped to popularize them in the U.S. in the early 20th century. They also played a major role in the development of the supermarket. They are sold at auctions around the world. What are they?

6) Where would you go to fish for English sole?

7) What single celled fungus is used in cooking?

8) 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?

9) Bone and stuff a pig's leg with minced pork, herbs, truffles, and bacon. Cure it and smoke it; then soak it in water for 10 hours, simmer it in water and vinegar for several hours, and serve with lentils. Name this dish and the country of origin.

10) The oil from what edible nut is used in insecticides, brake linings, rubber and plastic manufacturing?



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ANSWERS

1) Safflower.

2) Clementine.

3) Quinoa (pronounced 'keen-wah').

4) Chervil.

5) Tea leaves.

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) Yeast, used in baking and brewing, is a single celled fungus.

8) 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.'

9) Zampone, a specialty of Modena, Italy.

10) Oil from cashew nut shells. The milky sap from the tree is also used to make a varnish.”

“So.... � What's for lunch?”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) This native of Queensland is one of Australia's few contributions to the world's food plants, this tree and its food product were named for an Australian chemist who was born in Scotland. It is said that he never tasted the food named after him.

2A) What country produces 2/3 of the world's garlic?
a) Mexico
b) China
c) United States
d) Italy
e) Brazil

2B) Bonus question: What state produces 84% of U.S. domestic garlic?

3) This organic acid is the main acid present in apples and other fruits. It is also found in grapes, especially those grown in colder areas. It is used as a food additive and flavoring agent in candies and beverages.

4) In old cookbooks, a name sometimes given to the cantaloupe. This tropical tree and its fruit is native to India, and is actually in the cashew family.

5) This water soluble vitamin is related to a tobacco alkaloid, and is used to treat pellagra. Good sources are meat, poultry, fish, peanuts, and whole grain cereals.

6) This Lebanese specialty is composed of bulgur, parsley, mint, tomatoes, onions, olive oil and lemon juice.

7) This nut is still harvested mostly from the wild, although there are a few commercial plantations in its native area (attempts to cultivate it elsewhere have been mostly unsuccessful). The trees (Bertholletia excelsa) grow to a typical 150 feet high, and the 'fruit' that contains the nuts weigh 5 pounds each! Gathering them when they fall to the ground can be dangerous, so harvesters carry shields to protect themselves. There are 8 to 30 nuts inside the hard coconut-like 'fruit', and an axe must be used to open it. The nuts have a high oil content of about 65% by weight.

8A) When and where were the first practical vending machines used in the U.S., and what did they vend?

8B) When did the first soft-drink vending machines appear?

9) When you see the term 'Veronique' on a menu, what one item can you be sure the dish will contain?

10A) What family of plants do all of the following belong to: parsnips, anise, cumin, poison hemlock, fennel, and sea holly?
10B) What family do these belong to: coriander, dill, caraway, goutweed, celery?



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ANSWERS

1) Macadamia nut, named for John MacAdam by his friend, botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, who discovered the plant on an expedition in the 1850s.

2A) b) China produces 66% of the world's garlic, 13 Billion pounds in 2002. Next are South Korea (5%), India (5%), and the U.S. (3%).

2B) Bonus: California produces 84% of U.S. domestic garlic.

3) Malic acid.

4) Mango.

5) Niacin or vitamin B-3, also known as nicotinic acid.

6) Tabbouleh, tabouli.

7) The Brazil nut, native to the Amazon.

8A) The first practical vending machines appeared in 1888 on the elevated train platforms in New York City, and they sold chewing bum (Tutti Frutti).

8B) The first soft-drink machines appeared in 1937.

9) When you see 'Veronique' on the menu, you can be sure the dish contains grapes, usually white seedless grapes. Thought to have been named (by Auguste Escoffier) after 'Veronique,' an opera by Andre Messager; another theory has it referencing the northern Italian city of Verona.

10) All of the plants in both lists are members of the Parsley family, also called Carrot Family.”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) Any of several plants of the genus Panax of eastern Asia. There are also several similar species found in North America. The aromatic root has been used for medicinal purposes in Asia for thousands of years. It has been reputed to cure cancer, diabetes, aging, sexual dysfunctions, high blood pressure, and many other disorders. It is also used in tea, tonics, spirits, and in cookery. Its curative powers have never been scientifically documented. It is acknowledged as a stimulant, like coffee or tea. Name these plants.

2) The blossom of this plant is the official state flower of Arizona. The white, funnel shaped, night blooming flowers grow on the trunk and branches of the plant during May and June. The red fruits are edible. Name this plant.

3) These 'grains' are native to West Africa and are related to cardamom. They were previously an important spice, especially around the 14th and 15th centuries. Today they are not used much outside of West and North Africa. They are pungent and aromatic, and are used sometimes to flavor vinegars, beer and wine, in herbal remedies and in veterinary medicines. Name these 'grains.'

4) This family includes some of the most important staple food plants, and some of the earliest cultivated plants. Members of this family of plants are also the main source of food for domestic animals, as well as wild herbivores. Some members of this family are sugar cane, oats, corn and sorghum. Name this plant family.

5) The top 3 Orange Juice producers in the World are:
a) Florida b) California c) Georgia d) Brazil e) Mexico f) Argentina g) Chile

6) This vegetable is popular in Mexico and other Central American countries, parts of Europe, the Middle East, India, North Africa and Australia. Its popularity is increasing in the United States where it can be found at Mexican grocery stores, specialty produce markets and farmer’s markets. It has fleshy oval leaves (typically called pads or paddles) with a soft but crunchy texture that also becomes a bit sticky (not unlike okra) when cooked. They taste similar to a slightly tart green bean, asparagus, or green pepper. Name this plant.

7) These aquatic vertebrates are about 8 inches long with a small mouth and no teeth. Each year from March to August, at about midnight on the first 3 or 4 nights of the high tide of the full or new moon, thousands of them come out of the water to breed. The females dig holes 2 inches deep and deposit their eggs, which the males than fertilize. They are so predictable that timetables are published each year. Name these marine animals.



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ANSWERS

1) Ginseng.

2) The Saguaro Cactus.

3) Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta), also known as melegueta pepper, Guinea grains, Guinea pepper and alligator pepper.

4) The Grass Family. It includes wheat, corn, barley, rice, oats, sorghum, sugar cane and bamboo.

5) d) Brazil a) Florida e) Mexico

6) Prickly Pear Cactus or edible cactus, also known as nopales (no-PAH-les), nopalitos or cactus pads.

7) Grunion. They are found only along the southern California coast, and are known for their unique spawning habits. Grunion are not 'caught' like other fish, but are 'gathered' on the shore. The timetables are published each year so the 'grunion gatherers' know when the 'grunion are running.' Grunion, related to mullet, are moderately fat, and may be broiled, sauteed or deep fried. Their flavor is similar to smelt.”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) The most widely eaten meat in the world is:
a) chicken
b) beef
c) lamb
d) pork
e) rabbit

2) What do all of these famous people have in common?
The Great Buddha, the Roman Emperors Tiberius and Claudius, banquet guests of the Emperor Nero, Alexander I of Russia, Pope Clement II, King Charles V of France.

3) In 1936 Jell-O came out with a new flavor, but it didn't sell and was dropped the following year. What was this unpopular flavor?

4) The first hotel to have running water and a private bath in each room was located in what city? (It was built in 1904).

5) Virtually all of this plant is edible: the roots and stalks can be cooked and eaten as a vegetable; the stems chopped and added to salads; the bulb eaten raw or cooked; chopped leaves used in soups, with fish or added to salads; the seeds are used in pickles, liqueurs, tomato sauces and sausages; its oil is used in candy, liqueur and perfume. What is this versatile plant?

6) The name of this hard cow's milk cheese dates back to about 1840. It originated in North Yorkshire, and at that time had blue veining. Due to changes in production techniques, the blue veining was eliminated, and it is very hard to find the blue veined version today. Name this cheese.

7) These trees are members of the cypress family, and are found throughout the Northern Hemisphere. An essential oil is obtained from the wood, and is used in perfumes and medicines. The fruit have a fragrant, spicy aroma but are too bitter to be eaten fresh. The dried fruit are used in cooking, soft drinks, and the manufacture of wine and spirits. Tea made from the dried fruit is an old folk hangover cure.
Galls produced on the trees by a fungal infection are commonly known as cedar apples. Name this tree and its fruit.

8) What transparent, pure form of gelatin was obtained from certain aquatic vertebrates, and was used to clarify wine, in jellies and as an adhesive.

9) This bushy, aromatic plant is native to southern Europe and Asia, and has a pungent, spicy-minty taste. Both the leaves and flowers can be used in salads, soups, fruit salads and teas. It is also used in the production of cordials and liqueurs such as Chartreuse. It is widely grown as an ornamental garden plant, and attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. The name is mentioned in the Bible, (1 Kings 4:33, Psalms 51:7 and John 19:29) but it is most likely a different plant then the one we now know by this name.
Name this plant.

10) What is the name for wines made from white grapes or red grapes with the skins removed?



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ANSWERS

1) d) Throughout history pork has been the most widely eaten meat in the world, and still is today.

2) The were all victims of mushroom poisoning.

3) Cola flavored Jell-O.

4) The Statler Hotel in Buffalo, New York, built in 1904, was the first hotel in the United States to have running water and a private bath in each room.

5) Fennel.

6) Wensleydale. There is a delicious version of White Wensleydale available with cranberries.

7) Juniper and Juniper Berries.

8) Isinglass, obtained from the swim bladder of sturgeon and certain other fish.

9) Hyssop.

10) White Wine.”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) After a career as an actor and radio announcer, then a stint at teaching French and English in a New Jersey day school, this 37 year old Oregon born, New York caterer published his first cookbook in 1940, 'Hors d'Oeuvres and Canapes: With a Key to the Cocktail Party'. Can you guess who this was?

2) In what year did margarine consumption overtake butter in the U.S.?
a) 1957 b) 1916 c) 1965 d) 1948 e) 1933

3) The year is 1768 and Benjamin Franklin is in London pleading the case of the colonies. He writes to his daughter, asking her to send him some of the foods he misses from home. What were the 5 foods Franklin said he was homesick for in his letter?

4) In 1927, Daniel Gerber, a local food processor in Michigan, was told by his doctor to feed his sick daughter Sally strained peas. They were available commercially, but they were expensive, and only sold in a a few parts of the country. In addition, there was one other problem he faced when buying strained baby foods.
What was this other problem that helped inspire him to start Gerber Baby Foods company?

5) In 1846, 65,000 tons, or 175 shiploads of this product were shipped by a Boston company. Large quantities were exported to the Far East, where it is sold at high prices in exchange for cheap silk, which brought high prices in the U.S. What valuable product was in these 175 ships?
a) whale oil b) seaweed c) lobster d) beef e) ice

6) In 1648 the Massachusetts Bay Colony had poor harvests, and were saved from starving by eating what abundant species?

7) In 1945 Japan organized school children to gather what item to use for making flour due to dwindling stocks of wheat and rice?

8) In 1981 the recipe for Hunt's Tomato Sauce was changed due to consumer demand. What was the change?

9) In the first half of the 19th century, wearing a coffee sack for a shirt, this wilderness loving, eccentric, bearded man walked hundreds of miles each year in the Midwestern wilderness. In exchange for meals and a place to sleep he would give his hosts some seeds, and read from his Bible and from a book by Kierkegaard (a Danish philosopher).
What was the nickname and real name of this legendary, odd gentleman?

10) On January 6, 1940 Britain's Ministry of Food began rationing control over certain foods. What 3 foods were the first to be controlled?
milk - butter - sugar - bread - cheese - potatoes - eggs
bacon - flour - tea - coffee - meat



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ANSWERS

1) James Beard.

2) a) 1957. Per capita consumption in the U.S. was 8.6 pounds of margarine and 8.3 pounds of butter.

3) Franklin requested his daughter to send him apples, cranberries, dried peaches, buckwheat flour and cornmeal.

4) Strained baby foods were only sold at pharmacies and you needed a doctor's prescription.

5) e) The Tudor Ice Company of Boston shipped ice to the Far East. They also shipped large quantities of ice to the Southern states in the U.S.

6) Luckily, they had been unsuccessful in their attempts to eradicate the passenger pigeons in the area. The huge flocks of passenger pigeons provided enough food for them to avoid starvation.

7) School children were mobilized to gather more than 1 million tons of acorns to use in making flour.

8) Hunt increased the number of tomatoes in each can of sauce from 4 to 4 1/2 because consumer demand was for thicker sauce.

9) John Chapman, otherwise known as Johnny Appleseed.

10) The first 3 foods to be rationed were butter, sugar and bacon.”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) All of the following took place during one year. Can you guess what year?
• Hershey Chocolate changed its name to Hershey Foods Corp. after acquiring some pasta companies.
• The passenger line Queen Elizabeth II went into service, replacing the Queen Elizabeth.
• Frank Perdue opened a processing plant and introduced Perdue brand chicken.
• The fist major locust plague since 1944 devastated crops around the Red Sea.
• U.S. farms had 5 million tractors and 900,000 grain combines.
• 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome' was traced to overuse of MSG.
• The British Ministry of Health banned the classic use of newspapers to wrap fish-and-chips.
• The first Michelin guide to New York appeared, with ratings of restaurants.
• The first Red Lobster seafood restaurant opened in Lakeland, Florida.
• Fetzer Vineyards were founded in California's Mendocino County by lumberman Bernard Fetzer.
• A nationwide boycott of table grapes was organized by Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers.

2) This palm tree is a member of the coconut family, and it's fruit takes 10 years to mature, looks like a siamese coconut (2 joined together) 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.
Name this tree.

3) Cheese has been colored with various plant substances for hundreds of years. Yellow/orange coloring may have originally been added to cheese made with winter milk from cows eating hay to match the orange hue (from vitamin A) of cheeses made with milk from cows fed on green plants.
Can you name 3 plant substances which have been used to color cheese yellow/orange?

4) The native habitats of this herb are wide indeed, covering the temperate and northern parts of Europe, Siberia, and North America. It has a long history of use in the kitchen, with some recipes from China going back at least 5,000 years. Rumanian Gypsies used it as part of their fortune telling rituals, and when dried bunches were hung in the house it was believed to drive away disease and evil influences.
It is a hardy, fast growing herb in the lily family, having clusters of usually pink to purple edible flowers and is cultivated for its long slender leaves. This herb is used in salad dressings, herb butters and vinegars, soups, stews, and croquettes. The flowers are also edible, and make a nice addition to salads.
It contains significant amounts of Vitamins A and C, potassium, calcium, iron, and sulfur. It is believed to strengthen nails and teeth, and has antibiotic properties. It is said to be an appetite stimulant, relieve high blood pressure, and is a natural insect repellent. It inhibits mildew, and is used in feed for turkey hatchlings.
Name this plant.

5) A thistlelike 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 margarine), cosmetics, paints, and medicine. The flower petals are sometimes used as a substitute for saffron.
Name this plant.

6) An aromatic herb, a member of the parsley or carrot family, and indigenous to the regions around the Black and Caspian Seas. It is an essential ingredient of fines herbes, widely used in French cuisine. Some varieties also have edible roots which are like small turnips, and were enjoyed by the early Greeks and Romans, and in England during the 14th to 17th centuries.
Name this herb.

7) They are the product of a southeast Asian evergreen shrub or tree with a rough bark, cup-shaped flowers and dark, glossy leaves with or without serrated edges (from 2 to 10 inches in length), and in the wild the plant can reach a height of over 60 feet. The fruit is a smooth, flat, rounded, three-celled capsule with one seed in each cell, the size of a small nut. The seeds contain a volatile oil.
Some believe the holy Buddhist saint Daruma grew the first plant in the 6th century. He cut his eyelids out to stay awake while meditating (for 5 years) and where he threw his eyelids, the plant grew. Others believe that they were first discovered in 2737 B.C. due to sloppy housekeeping. Parts of this plant were used as a medicine in China for 4,000 years and the ancient Greeks used them for asthma, colds and bronchitis. In 1560 Father Jasper de Cruz, a Portuguese Jesuit, was the first European to personally encounter and write about this plant. In France, Louis XIV's doctor prescribed a tisane of the leaves for his royal headaches. Russian scientists were partial to them. Introduced to Dutch society in 1610, they soon became popular (initially they cost $100 per pound), and were the rage in Paris in the mid 1630s.
What are they?



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ANSWERS

1) The year is 1968.

2) Coco De Mer or Double Coconut.

3) Annatto seed, carrot juice and marigold petals.

4) Chives.

5) Safflower.

6) Chervil.

7) Tea leaves.”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) London Broil is not a cut of meat. What is it?

2) Cumin 'seeds' are not seeds, what are they?

3) How many cans of pork and beans does Campbell Soup Company sell each year?

4) Kiwi fruit are originally from what country, and how many varieties are grown there?

5) The Lord's Prayer is 66 words
The Gettysburg Address is 286 words
There are 1,322 words in the Declaration of Independence.
How many words are in government regulations on the sale of cabbage?

6) What do the following have in common? Shakespeare, Louis XV, the ancient Roman poet Horace, King Alfonso XI of Castile, Thomas Nash, ancient Greek Priestesses, Egyptian priests.

7) Eating candy can counteract what physical effect caused by flying at high altitude?

8) In the colorful language of the lunch counter and diner, what is a "cluck and grunt?"

9) What deadly chemical compound do lima beans contain?

10) The apricot, a native of China, has been cultivated for over 4,000 years. Today, what percentage of the world's supply does the U.S. produce?



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1) London Broil is the name of a recipe or method of cooking; it is not the name of a cut of beef. The recipe first appeared in print in the U.S. in the early 1930's, and consisted of marinated flank steak, broiled or grilled and sliced thinly across the grain. Top round steak and chuck shoulder can also be used.

2) Cumin 'seeds' are actually the small dried fruits of the plant.

3) Campbell Soup Company sells more than 100 million cans of pork and beans a year.

4) There are over 400 different varieties of kiwifruit (Yangtao) in China where they have been used for over 700 years.

5) Government regulations on the sale of cabbage total 26,911 words.

6) They all hated garlic.

7) When flying at high altitudes, eyesight deteriorates because of a decrease of oxygen in the tissues. Eating candy, which contains glucose, counteracts these effects.

8) "Cluck and grunt" is eggs and bacon.

9) Lima beans contain cyanide compounds, which is why many countries, including the U.S., restrict commercially grown varieties to those with very low cyanogen levels. The lima beans grown in Java and Burma have 20 to 30 times the concentration allowed in most Western countries. They must be cooked thoroughly to allow the hydrogen cyanide gas produced to be driven off.

10) Today close to 90% of world production of apricots is in the U.S., most of that in California.”

“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WanLLnVixC4

Pork and beans”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1) Identify the following parts of a turkey:
• a) Caruncle.
• b) Snood.
• c) Wattle.
• d) Beard.

2) Turkey Production:
• A) How many turkeys were raised in the U.S. in 2007?
• B) What State raised the most turkeys?

3) What president proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day, and when was it celebrated?

4) What president made Thanksgiving an annual holiday (to be commemorated on the LAST Thursday in November)?

5) In 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed Thanksgiving from the LAST Thursday in November. Three years later, in December 1941, a joint session of Congress changed it again (in part because not all states complied with Roosevelt's choice).
• A) To what day did Roosevelt change Thanksgiving?
• B) Why did he change it?
• C) To what day did Congress change Thanksgiving?

6) True or False?
All of the following celebrate annual Thanksgiving holidays:
Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Laos, Canada, Liberia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, Grenada & the Virgin Islands.

7) Cranberry counts:
• A) How many cranberries does it take to make one can of cranberry sauce?
• B) How many cranberries does it take to make one gallon of cranberry juice?

8) True or False?
A) The Sweet Potato is the 6th principal world food crop.
B) Louisiana produces more sweet potatoes than any other state.

9) The frozen TV Dinner was introduced by Swanson in 1954. It consisted of Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, Sweet Potatoes and Peas.
Why was Turkey chosen for the first TV Dinner?

10) How fast can a turkey fly?



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1) Turkey parts:
• a) The red/pink fleshy growth on the head and upper neck.
• b) The long, red flesh growth from the base of the beak that hangs down over the neck.
• c) The bright red appendage at the neck.
• d) The black lock of hair on the chest of the male turkey.

2) Turkey production:
• A) An estimated 271 million turkeys were raised in the United States in 2007. The estimate for 2008 is about the same.
• B) Minnesota raised 49 million turkeys, followed by North Carolina (39 million), Arkansas (31 million), Virginia (21 million), Missouri (20 million) and Indiana (15.9 million). These six states together account for nearly 2 of every 3 turkeys produced in 2007 & 2008.

3) The first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by President George Washington, was celebrated on Nov. 26, 1789, the LAST Thursday of the month.

4) In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving an annual holiday to be commemorated on the LAST Thursday in November.

5) Thanksgiving Day:
• A) Franklin D. Roosevelt changed the official Thanksgiving Day from the LAST Thursday to the THIRD Thursday in November.
• B) Roosevelt felt the last Thursday was too close to Christmas (especially when the last Thursday fell on November 30, as it did in 1939)
• C) Congress specified the FOURTH Thursday in November (which is not always the LAST).

6) False. All except Mexico celebrate an annual Thanksgiving holiday.

7) Cranberry counts:
• A) It takes about 200 cranberries to make one can of cranberry sauce.
• B) There are approximately 3,333 cranberries in one gallon of juice.

8) Sweet Potato production:
• A) True. The sweet potato is the 6th principal world food crop, and approximately 90 percent of the worlds' crop is grown in Asia.
• B) False. North Carolina (667 million pounds) produced more sweet potatoes than any other state. It was followed by California (426 million pounds). Mississippi and Louisiana also produced large amounts: at least 300 million pounds each.

9) In 1954 C.A. Swanson & Sons introduced the first TV dinner, it was roast turkey with stuffing and gravy, sweet potatoes and peas. It sold for 98 cents and came in an aluminum tray, so you could just open the box and heat the dinner in the oven. (No microwave ovens back then). Supposedly executive Gerald Thomas came up with the idea when the company had tons of leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. The idea for the aluminum trays came from the trays used by airlines. They were an immediate success, and Turkey dinners are still the most popular Swanson frozen dinner. Swanson stopped calling them TV dinners in 1962.

10) Domesticated turkeys cannot fly, but Wild turkeys can fly up to 55 miles per hour for short distances (about 1/4 mile).”

“Oooh, NC is the leader in sweet potatoes, huh? I know they grow really well here. I grew about 55 pounds of them. :)”

“QUESTIONS (Answers are below)

1)- Part 1. In the late 17th century, what item was the leading cargo (most tonnage) carried to North America from the Caribbean?
a) sugar b) salt c) rum d) molasses e) fish

1)- Part 2. What was the leading return cargo from North America to the Caribbean?
a) sugar b) salt c) rum d) molasses e) fish

2) In the U.S. in 1801 what essential food was four times as expensive as beef on the frontier?

3) Kentucky Fried Chicken had 7,700 restaurants in 1988. One brand new KFC restaurant outsold all others that year - where was it located?

4) Many foods have been adulterated throughout history. Pepper has been adulterated with such things as juniper berries, pea flour, mustard husks, etc. Today the preferred peppercorn adulterant is papaya seeds.
Now for the question. In 1969, an Italian gentleman was charged with selling a product described as grated Parmesan cheese -- which it turned out, on analysis, to consist of grated ----- What?
a) bricks
b) umbrella handles
c) dried white cheddar cheese
d) sheep bones
e) plaster

5) Originally grown in Mexico, transplanted to Louisiana where the demand eventually out grew the supply. They are now grown commercially in Central America and processed in Louisiana. What are they?

6) 946.35 cubic centimeters in the U.S or 1,136.52 cubic centimeters in Great Britain. What is it.

7) Originally made by stuffing fish skin with a mixture of ground fish, eggs, meal, and seasonings, today the mixture is formed into patties or balls, poached, usually served cold and frequently served with grated horseradish. The name means 'stuffed fish'.

8) In 1947 Jeno Paulucci rented a quonset hut in Grand Rapids Minnesota that had been used as a rutabaga cannery. He set up a hydroponic garden, and started packing a product in cans. Within weeks he was selling 300 cases a day of this ethnic food product. What is the name of his company, what did he grow in the hydroponic garden, and what was the ethnic food he canned?

9) All of the following events took place during the same year, what year was it?
--French prime minister Pierre Mendes-France urges his countrymen to drink more milk and less wine.
--Duncan Hines makes his first trip to Europe. On his return he states that American food is better than European food.
--Trix breakfast cereal is introduced - it is (46.6% sugar).
--Butterball turkey are introduced.
--M&M Chocolate Covered Peanuts are introduced.
--Carnation introduces instant nonfat dry milk.
--The first Burger King opens in Miami, Florida
--The first Wimpy's hamburger bar opens in London.



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1) Part 1. b) Salt was the leading cargo to America from the Caribbean.
1) Part 2. e) Fish - Salt Cod was the leading cargo from America to the Caribbean. It was used to feed slaves on sugar plantations.
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky

2) Salt - an essential in keeping both people and livestock alive.

3) Its first Beijing, China restaurant sold 3 million dollars worth of fried chicken in 1988.

4) b) Umbrella Handles!
Food in History, by Reay Tannahill

5) Capsicum frutescens, Tabasco peppers, used to make Tabasco Sauce.

6) A liquid quart. In the British system, dry and liquid quarts are the same. In the U.S. the liquid quart (946.35 cubic cm) is smaller than the dry quart, 1,101.22 cubic cm.
Don't let the difference in liquid and dry measures in the U.S. confuse you. Dry measures are not used in recipes - except for fresh fruits, etc.
Dry measures are mainly used for measuring fresh produce - a pint of raspberries, a quart of strawberries, a gallon of plums, a peck of apples, a bushel of corn, etc. (There is no dry 'cup' measure).
Your measuring spoon, cup, quart and gallon containers are all liquid measurements. And you use the same 'liquid' measurement containers to measure wet and dry ingredients - flour, sugar, water, milk, etc. all are measured the same.
But always remember the difference in liquid measures when converting recipes from British to U.S. or vice versa.
A British teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, pint, quart or gallon is 1.20 times larger than the same U.S. measurement in recipes.

7) Gefilte Fish, a classic of Jewish cookery.

8) Food salesman Jeno Paulucci founded Chun King Corp., grew bean sprouts in the hydroponic garden and packed chicken chow mein in cans.

9) 1954.”

“Yep, that difference in measurements caught me recently, in a recipe for thick hot chocolate.”