“I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.”
Orson Welles, actor, director, producer, writer (1915-1985)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
~ National Margarita Day
1403 Charles VII of France was born. His mistress, Agnes Sorel, was a celebrated cook who created several dishes, and had several culinary creations named in her honor.. (Agnes Sorel soup garnish, Agnes Sorel Timbales, etc.)
1630 Supposedly, Quadequina, an American Indian, introduced English colonists to popcorn. He had brought some to their first Thanksgiving dinner. (Some sources say 1631).
1879 Woolworths, the first chain store, opened in 1879 in Utica, New York.
1920 The first artificial rabbit is used at a dog racing trace in Emeryville, California.
1971 'One Bad Apple' by The Osmonds is #1 on the charts.
1987 Andy Warhol died. American painter of the pop art movement. In the 1960s he made paintings of Campbell's Soup cans, Coca-Cola cans and other American products.
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DID YOU KNOW?
BREADFRUIT
Breadfruit is a tall tropical evergreen tree of the mulberry family, native to the Malay Archipelago, and a close relative of the jackfruit and Osage orange. Breadfruit has been found throughout the South Pacific since prehistoric times, and is a staple food in many of the Pacific islands.
Breadfruit is a round, bumpy fruit, 8-10 inches across. They are rarely eaten raw, but rather used cooked as a vegetable - any method used for potatoes may be used for breadfruit. Breadfruit is said to have both an acquired taste and texture.
The bark is used to make cloth, and the wood for furniture and canoes. The milky sap is used as glue and to waterproof canoes.
PHOTOS
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