Eighteen ounces of an average cola drink contain as much caffeine as a cup of coffee.
Post Grape-Nuts, the cereal that is neither a grape nor a nut, is made from natural wheat and barley. This unique, naturally sweet cereal was created in 1897 by C.W. Post who named it GRAPE-NUTS: "Grape" because it contained maltose, which C.W. called "grape sugar," and "Nuts" because of its flavor.
In the floor of Westminster Abbey is a tiny stone marking the burial place of the British Renaissance playwright and poet Ben Jonson (1572-1637). Despite enjoying respectable success in the arts and serving as a major influence on seventeenth-century poets, the death of King James I ended Jonson's period of court favor. Jonson was too poor to pay for the normal grave space, so he is buried standing up.
Ellis Island immigrants were often served a bowl of Jell-O as a "Welcome to America."
Potato chips are the Number 1 selling snack in the United States. Statistics show that they accompany lunch 32 percent of the time and dinner 18 percent of the time.
In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was believed to be an aphrodisiac.
Employees of Ben & Jerry’s get three pints of free ice cream a day. Every year the company holds a free cone day, giving away 1 million ice cream cones.
Prepared mustard can be stored for at least 2 years.
In the Midwestern states of America, there is a limited season set for hunting bullfrogs. The legs are considered a delicacy by locals.
Europe and the Soviet Union grow 75 percent of the world crop of potatoes. In a good year, the Russians, who call potatoes their "second bread," account for one-third of the world's crop.
Ranch, beginning as a fledgling salad dressing, is now among the five most popular flavors of potato chips, tortilla chips, and corn chips, according to the Snack Foods Association.
In the paramount capital of culinary snobbery — Paris — horse meat was all the rage in the 1870s. Apparently, the Parisians were forced to eat it during the Franco-Prussian war when beef was unavailable, and discovered they liked it.
Europeans drink more wine than Americans. France and Italy produce over 40% of all wine consumed in the world.
In the seventeenth century, the French decided that adding frogs and snails to their fine dining menu was a good idea.
Everyone knows about vitamins A, B, C, D, and E. Few are aware that there are also vitamins K, T, H, and U. These vitamins are helpful in proper liver function, treating anemia, and the healing of ulcers.
Experienced cooks know that making meringue on a humid day isn’t a good idea because the sugar absorbs moisture, which can create a meringue that’s too soft and gooey, or one that beads.
Beer was not sold in bottles until 1850. Before then, a person went to the local tavern with a bucket or a pot made specially for holding beer, had it filled, and then carried it home.
Beets reminded early cooks of a bleeding animal when they cut them open, so they started calling them "beets." This was derived from the French word bęte, meaning "beast."
Bel paese, caciocavallo, gjetost, herkimer, liederkranz, liptaur, mysost, sapsago, and trappist are all varieties of cheese.
Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream company gives their ice cream waste to the local Vermont farmers who use it to feed their hogs. The hogs seem to like all of the flavors except Mint Oreo.
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