Food Trivia
Is the biggest selling restaurant food: (a) hamburgers; (b) French fries; or (c) pizza? A: French fries are served with 22% of all restaurant meals. Burgers are #2 at 17% (UPI).
How many Coca-Colas will be consumed worldwide during the next hour: (a) 17-million; (b) 27-million; or (c) 37-million? A: About 27-million. That's over 600-million per day.
Q: Is spilling salt considered good luck in: (a) Austria; (b) Japan; or (c) Chile? A: Japan.
Q: Is the most recognized smell in the world: (a) popcorn; (b) peanut butter; or (c) coffee? A: The smell more people can identify most often is coffee. Peanut butter is #2 (research reported by UPI).
Q: Even though almonds are high in calories and fat, they’re good for you because they help to: (a) relieve stress; (b) lower cholesterol; or (c) build strong bones 12 ways? A: Almonds contain nutrients to help lower cholesterol
Q: Does natural vanilla flavoring come from: (a) roses; (b) orchids; or (c) honeysuckle? A: Orchids
Q: If the Japanese delicacy fugu pufferfish isn’t prepared by an expert chef, will the diner: (a) die; (b) turn bright orange; or (c) hiccup for 40 days and nights? A: The fugu pufferfish is poison, deadly poisonous if not prepared properly.
Q: What do coffee, tea, tobacco, red wine, soda, berries, and soy sauce have in common: (a) they’ll all give you zits; (b) they’ll all make you burp; or (c) they’ll all stain your teeth? A: All real teeth strainers
What part of the banana is used to make banana oil? A: No part. Banana oil, a synthetic compound made with amyl alcohol, is named for its banana-like aroma.
What was margarine called when it was first marketed in England? A: Butterine
What are the two top selling spices in the world? A: Pepper is 1st and mustard is second.
What is the most widely eaten fish in the world? A: The Herring
What fruits were crossed to produce the nectarine? A: None. The nectarine is a smooth skinned variety of the peach.
What animals milk is used to make authentic Italian mozzarella cheese? A: The water buffalo's.
What nation produces two thirds of the world's vanilla? A: Madagascar
What was the drink we know as the Bloody Mary originally called? A: The Red Snapper, which was its name when it crossed the Atlantic from Harry's New York Bar in Paris.
Where did the pineapple plant originate? A: In South America. It didn't reach Hawaii until the early nineteenth century.
What is the only essential vitamin not found in the white potato? A: Vitamin A
DAISY RECIPES
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on in kick off your shoes and sit a spell. We have a little something
for everyone. Let’s have a cup of coffee and open our recipe boxes and
give us something to talk about. Like Dinner!!!
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A great
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recipes and pics of your fabulous food creations if you like! Share
your favourite recipes from family, friends, or even original recipes
you have created yourself. You may also post requests for specific
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So this is my little recipe club. The idea is to post recipes that sound good, look good, and especially TASTE good.
A KITCHEN PRAYER God bless my little kitchen I love it's every nook And bless me as I do my work, Wash pot and pans and cook. And the meals that I prepare Be seasoned from above With Thy blessing and Thy grace, But most of all Thy love. As we partake of earthly food, The table for us spread, We'll not forget to thank Thee, Lord Who gives us daily bread. So bless my little kitchen, God, And those who enter in, May they find naught but joy and peace And happiness therein.
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