The Aztecs believed that cacao came from heaven and that eating it gives people wisdom. They drank it from goblets made of gold.
Nabisco bakes almost 18 billion Cheese Nips Crackers every year! That's enough to cover over 3,500 football fields! Placed end-to-end, all the Cheese Nips would extend for 282,000 miles! More than the distance from the earth to the moon!
In 1893, Milwaukee's Pabst beer won a blue ribbon at the Chicago Fair, and was sold thereafter as Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
The word broccoli comes from the Italian word "brocco," which means branch or arm.
The banana is the world's largest herb.
New England boiled dinner is a traditional dish from the early days of America. Historically (and quizzically) served on Thursdays, it is a dish of boiled corned beef and vegetables. The leftovers are usually made into corned beef hash — a combination of potatoes, beef, onion, and stock that is covered and cooked until a crust forms. When beets are added, the dish is called red flannel hash.
In 1918, Welch's developed its first jam product called "Grapelade." The initial quantity of Grapelade was purchased in its entirety by the U.S. Army. It was an immediate hit in the military lower ranks, and became a demanded product by doughboys when they returned to civilian life.
The world’s first “McSki” opened in Sweden with "Ski-Thru" service. Skiers can ski up to the counter and order their favorite McDonald's sandwich without missing a beat on the mountain slopes.
The Bear Road Elementary School children in North Syracuse were instrumental in getting the Governor to sign a bill making the Apple Muffin the official New York State muffin.
Nutella is a hazelnut spread made with skim milk and cocoa. It is virtually unknown in America, but European children have happily smeared it on breakfast croissants for decades.
In 1954, Trix breakfast cereal was introduced by General Mills. The new cereal, a huge hit with kids, was 46.6 percent sugar.
The world's rarest coffee comes from Indonesia. At approximately $300 U.S. dollars per pound, Kopi Luwak is the end product of a cat-like marsupial, called the Paradoxurus, that loves eating coffee berries. The enzymes in the animal's stomach add a unique flavor during the fermentation process.
The Bible mentions salt more than thirty times.
Of all cheese customs, one of the more unusual was that of the "groaning cheese." Years ago in Europe, a prospective father would nibble on a huge chunk of cheese while awaiting the home birth of his child. Instead of pacing outside the bedroom door, the father would eat from the center of the cheese until a large hole had been gnawed out. Later, his newborn infant was ceremoniously passed through the hole.
In 1976, the first eight Jelly Belly® flavors were launched: Orange, Green Apple, Root Beer, Very Cherry, Lemon, Cream Soda, Grape, and Licorice.
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