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BETTY CROCKER

"Betty Crocker" was a fictional spokesperson created by General Mills in the early 1920s to answer letters from consumers.

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Black Forest Cake

Germany has long been known for its love of and quality of its chocolate, and the Black Forest area in the south is known for the quality of its pastries, and especially for its sour cherries and Kirsch made from those cherries. Kirsch or Kirschwasser is a double distilled, clear cherry brandy made from the small, sour Morello cherry which has a dark red skin. They leave the pits in the cherries when preparing the 'mash' for distilling and some of them are crushed, which gives a sort of bitter almond flavor to Kirsch.

Black Forest Cake - Schwarzwälder Kirsch torte (chocolate layer cake with Kirsch, whipped cream, sour cherries and chocolate curls) - originated in Swabia in the Black Forest Region. When and by whom I have never seen any references. But it was most likely soon after chocolate arrived in the late 16th century. Austria, Spain and France were the countries who drank the most hot chocolate then (its original use) and chocolate and cherries just naturally go together.

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12407

BOLOGNA

Americans eat 800 million pounds of bologna annually.

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12408

BLT

The BLT is still the second-most popular sandwich in the United States (the simple ham sandwich is first).

The BLT, (Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich) became popular when fresh lettuce and tomatoes became available year round with the rapid expansion of supermarkets after World War II.

A BLT is best when made at home, rather than ordered at a restaurant. The bacon must be fresh cooked and crisp, I like maple cured and smoked bacon. While the bacon is draining on paper towels, toast the bread and slice a ripe, but not too juicey, beefsteak tomato. Make the sandwich with crisped Romaine or Bibb lettuce and some mayonnaise.

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Boston Cream Pie is not a pie, it is a cake composed of 2 layers of sponge cake with a layer of custard or cream filling, usually topped with chocolate. Boston Cream Pie is the official state dessert of Massachusetts.

Boston Cream Pie is not a pie, it is a cake.
A Boston Butt is from the front leg of a pig.
I have nothing against Boston, but it makes you wonder.
At least Boston Baked Beans are really beans!

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Chef Boyardee

There really was a Chef Boyardee. Born in Italy, worked at the Plaza and the Ritz-Carlton in New York, the Greenbriar in West Virginia, and the Hotel Winton in Cleveland.

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12411

BREAKFAST CEREALS

‘Post Grape Nuts’ were first made in 1897

General Foods 'Post Toasties' cereal (1904) was originally called ‘Elijah's Manna’.

James C. Jackson, a follower of Sylvester Graham (who praised the virtues of whole grain flour, which was soon to be called Graham flour) developed what he called 'Granula' in 1863. Granula was Graham flour dough baked into dry loaves, broken into chunks and baked again, and then ground into still smaller chunks. This was the first ready-to-eat breakfast cereal. (C.W. Post used basically the same recipe for Post's Grape Nuts in 1898).

By the way, 'Granola' (baked wheat, oats and corn nuggets) was developed in 1877 by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg (before he formed the cereal company with his brother). He originally called his cereal 'Granula', but was sued by Jackson, and they compromised on the name 'Granola'.


The first ‘Wheaties’ commercial (live) aired when host Red Barbar promoted it during a Brooklyn Dodgers game (Variety, August 30, 1939). Later the Dodgers did a promotion dressed in street clothes saying 'Yum, Yum Stuff!' (Variety, April 24, 1940). (Thanks to Peter Emery at Food TV for this info)

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12412

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's wedding cake was 9 feet around, weighed 300 pounds and was 14 inches high. It was served at the wedding breakfast.

Trix cereal, introduced in 1954 by General Mills, was more than 46% sugar.

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Burger King

Burger King was founded by James McLamore and David Edgerton in 1954. It was sold to Pillsbury in 1967.

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12414

HAMBURGERS

One of many stories on the origin of the hamburger: Kenneth Lassen, owner of Louis Lunch, a 14 stool diner in New Haven, Connecticut, says that his grandfather, Louis Lassen, first served hamburger patties on buns at the restaurant in 1904.

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In 1921, Walter A. Anderson (a short-order cook) and E.W. Ingram (an insurance executive) founded White Castle in Wichita, Kansas. It is the oldest hamburger chain. They served steam-fried hamburgers, 18 per pound of fresh ground beef, cooked on a bed of chopped onions, for a nickel.

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In 1999 there were more than 25,000 McDonald's in 115 countries.

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Hamburgers and Cheeseburgers comprise 71% of the beef servings in commercial restaurants. (2001)

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Burgers account for 40% of all sandwiches sold. (2001)

8.2 Billion burgers were served in commercial restaurants in 2001.

65% of all hamburgers and cheeseburgers are consumed away from home. (2001)

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The record for the largest hamburger is held by Rutland, North Dakota. In 1982 the town made the World's Largest Hamburger, 3,591 pounds, which was consumed by some 8,000 people.

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