[Sca-cooks] Food Trivia

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>From this week's Food Reference e-zine:

Haggamuggie - This unusual dish is a Shetland Island speciality that
resembles haggis. It consists of the stomach (muggie) of a large fish,
stuffed with chopped fish liver and oatmeal. The ends are tied and then it
is boiled in salted water.

GARLIC HATERS: Shakespeare, Louis XV, the ancient Roman poet Horace, King
Alfonso XI of Castile, Thomas Nash, ancient Greek Priestesses, Egyptian
priests.

GARLIC LOVERS: Aristotle, Eleanor Roosevelt, Pliny, Hippocrates, Dr. Albert
Schweitzer, Moses, Aristophanes, Homer, Nero.


SUNDAY, JANUARY 16
1920 Prohibition began in the U.S., which banned the sale of all alcoholic
beverages. Gangsters flourished, importing and producing bootleg alcohol,
and American drank more than ever. Prohibition was finally repealed in 1933.
The end of the 'noble experiment.'

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18
1943 Pre-sliced bread was banned in the U.S. for the duration of World War
II, to conserve metal from spare parts that might be needed.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20
1988 Russian goldminers found the remains of a prehistoric mammoth with
flesh so well preserved that it looked edible. ("Where's Mikey, he'll eat
anything").

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21
1937 Marcel Boulestin became the first television cook when he presented the
first of the Cook’s Night Out programs on the BBC. (There is some dispute
about this date - various sources differ on the year. Accurate records
appear not to be available).

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"Luncheon: as much food as one's hand can hold."
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) 'Dictionary' (1755)


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FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ------------------------

1- Part 1) In the late 17th century, what item was the leading cargo (most
tonnage) carried to North America from the Caribbean?
a) sugar  b) salt  c) rum  d) molasses  e) fish

1- Part 2) What was the leading return cargo from North America to the
Caribbean?
a) sugar  b) salt  c) rum  d) molasses  e) fish

2) In the U.S. in 1801 what essential food was four times as expensive as
beef on the frontier?

3) Kentucky Fried Chicken had 7,700 restaurants in 1988. One brand new KFC
restaurant outsold all others that year - where was it located?

4) Many foods have been adulterated throughout history. Pepper has been
adulterated with such things as juniper berries, pea flour, mustard husks,
etc.  Today the preferred peppercorn adulterant is papaya seeds. Now for the
question.  In 1969, an Italian gentleman was charged with selling a product
described as grated Parmesan cheese -- which it turned out, on analysis, to
consist of grated ----- What?
a) bricks
b) umbrella handles
c) dried white cheddar cheese
d) sheep bones
e) plaster

5) Originally grown in Mexico, transplanted to Louisiana where the demand
eventually out grew the supply. They are now grown commercially in Central
America and processed in Louisiana. What are they?

6) 946.35 cubic centimeters in the U.S or 1,136.52 cubic centimeters in
Great Britain. What is it.

7) Originally made by stuffing fish skin with a mixture of ground fish,
eggs, meal, and seasonings, today the mixture is formed into patties or
balls, poached, usually served cold and frequently served with grated
horseradish.  The name means 'stuffed fish'.

8) In 1947 Jeno Paulucci rented a quonset hut in Grand Rapids Minnesota that
had been used as a rutabaga cannery. He set up a hydroponic garden, and
started packing a product in cans. Within weeks he was selling 300 cases a
day of this ethnic food product. What is the name of his company, what did
he grow in the hydroponic garden, and what was the ethnic food he canned?

9) What year is it?
--French prime minister Pierre Mendes-France urges his countrymen to drink
more milk and less wine.
--Duncan Hines makes his first trip to Europe. On his return he states that
American food is better than European food.
--Trix breakfast cereal is introduced - it is (46.6% sugar).
--Butterball turkey are introduced.
--M&M Chocolate Covered Peanuts are introduced.
--Carnation introduces instant nonfat dry milk.
--The first Burger King opens in Miami, Florida
--The first Wimpy's hamburger bar opens in London.


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1 Part 1) b) Salt was the leading cargo to America from the Caribbean.
1 Part 2) e) Fish - Salt Cod was the leading cargo from America to the
Caribbean. It was used to feed slaves on sugar plantations.
Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
http://www.foodreference.com/html/salt.html

2) Salt - an essential in keeping both people and livestock alive.

3) Its first Beijing, China restaurant sold 3 million dollars worth of fried
chicken in 1988.

4) b) Umbrella Handles!
Food in History, by Reay Tannahill
http://www.foodreference.com/html/foodinhistory.html

5) Capsicum frutescens, Tabasco peppers, used to make Tabasco Sauce.

6) A liquid quart. In the British system, dry and liquid quarts are the
same. In the U.S. the liquid quart (946.35 cubic cm) is smaller than the dry
quart, 1,101.22 cubic cm.
Don't let the difference in liquid and dry measures in the U.S. confuse you.
Dry measures are not used in recipes - except for fresh fruits, etc.
Dry measures are mainly used for measuring fresh produce - a pint of
raspberries, a quart of strawberries, a gallon of plums, a peck of apples, a
bushel of corn, etc. (There is no dry 'cup' measure).
Your measuring spoon, cup, quart and gallon containers are all liquid
measurements. And you use the same 'liquid' measurement containers to
measure wet and dry ingredients - flour, sugar, water, milk, etc. all are
measured the same.
But always remember the difference in liquid measures when converting
recipes from British to U.S. or vice versa.
A British teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, pint, quart or gallon is 1.20 times
larger than the same U.S. measurement in recipes.

7) Gefilte Fish, a classic of Jewish cookery.

8) Food salesman Jeno Paulucci founded Chun King Corp., grew bean sprouts in
the hydroponic garden and packed chicken chow mein in cans.

9) 1954.
The Food Chronology by James Trager
http://www.foodreference.com/html/thefoodchronology.html


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