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10 Fruits, Nuts, And Vegetables You Did Not Know Were Man-Made

(via Listverse) Some of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables we eat today are man-made hybrids. They were created through selective

(via mental_floss) A hundred years ago, school lunch as we know it didn’t exist. Most children went home for their meal,

(via Thrillist) Children of the ’80s and ’90s might be inclined to think that Fruit Roll-Ups, the tearable, chewy snacks

(via Smithsonian) A recipe for pumpkin (or rather, “pompkin”) spice appears in America’s oldest cookbook—American Cookery, which was written by

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 0 Comments food, history

(via The Atlantic) Fluff. The sticky sweet marshmallow creme was invented exactly one hundred years ago in Somerville, Massachusetts—at the

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 0 Comments food

(via Atlas Obscura) For as long as libraries have been repositories of wisdom and knowledge, there has been a place

April 25, 2019 0 Comments food

(via Smithsonian) Popularized by Thomas Jefferson, this versatile dish fulfills our nation’s quest for the ‘cheapest protein possible’.

(via Smithsonian) Today, less than 1 percent of vanilla flavoring comes from the vanilla flower. Is that a good thing?

April 9, 2019April 8, 2019 0 Comments food

(via Atlas Obscura) An investigation into how three snacks became associated with madness.

(via Great Big Story) Nothing beats the sweet and savory soul food combo that is chicken and waffles. But, was

(via mental_floss) In the early spring of 1943, Girl Scout Cookie chairwoman A.A. Rabe had some devastating news for residents

(via Great Big Story) General Tso’s chicken is a staple in American Chinese restaurants. But the most popular Chinese dish