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There are over 450 varieties of acorn, many of which have been used for food. They
are native to all continents except Australia.
Artichokes are actually a flower bud - if allowed to flower, blossoms measure up
to seven inches in diameter and are a violet-blue color. Artichokes are a close
relative to the thistle.
The Granny Smith Apple is an all-purpose apple with green skin, firm, crisp flesh,
and a pleasantly tart flavor.Named after its discoverer Maria (or Mary) Ann Smith
(died 1870), an Australian gardener. Smith had found the seedling growing where
she had thrown out some apples, she began using the fruit for cooking, and was soon
marketing the fruit. It is believed to have originally come from the seed of a French
Crab apple.
In about 1305, Edward I of England decreed that one inch should be the measure of
three barleycorns, and English shoe sizing began; thus a child's shoe that measured
13 barleycorns became a size 13.
Pepsi spent a lot of money on an advertising campaign in China with the slogan 'Pepsi
gives you life' - the only problem was they got the translation a
little skewed - the translation came out 'Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the
grave.'
Kiwifruit can be used as a natural meat tenderizer? That's because kiwifruit contains
an enzyme called Actinidin. Just cut in half and rub kiwifruit over the meat, or
peel and mash with a fork then spread it on the surface of the meat and let stand
for 10 to 15 minutes or longer.
The Marsh Marigold, sometimes incorrectly called Cowslip, is a member of the buttercup
family native to marshes and wetlands of Europe and North America. The leaves may
be cooked and eaten as a vegetable (although the fresh raw plant is poisonous).
The flower buds are cooked and pickled in vinegar and used as a substitute for capers.
Until the early 1800s in Hawaii, most banana varieties were 'kapu' - forbidden
for women of Hawaii to eat, under penalty of death.
Oregano is Greek for 'joy of the mountains' or 'mountain joy'.
Chesapeake Bay oyster production in the late 19th century was over 111 million pounds;
in 1980 it was 22 million pounds; in 1990 it was less than 4 million pounds.
Throughout history, pepper has frequently been valued equal to or more than gold!
In 408 A.D. the Visigoths attacked Rome and demanded 3,000 pounds of pepper as part
of the city's ransom. In Elizabethan times, pepper was sold by the individual grain,
and guards on the London docks had their pockets sewn up so they couldn’t steal
any spices.
Plum trees are grown on every continent except Antarctica.
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