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According to U.S. Agriculture Department grading regulations how many ounces must a dozen "jumbo" eggs weigh?
A :Thirty ounces.

Black-eyed peas are not peas.  What are they?
A: Beans.

What product was introduced in Japanese supermarkets after a survey showed half the country's young people weren't able to use chopsticks?
A: Trainer chopsticks, with loops to show users where to put their fingers.

The pretzel shape was created by French monks in 610A.D.. What was it designed to resemble?
A : A little child's arms in prayer.

What American brewery was the first to market beer in a bottle?
A: F & M Schaefer.

Two states have official beverages. Florida's is orange juice. What's the other state and its beverage?
A: Ohio, tomato juice.

In 1867 Emperor Napoleon III had a chemist develop a food product "for the army, navy, and the needy classes of the population." what was it?
A: Margarine.

The father f what American poet invented Peppermint Life Savers?
A: Hart Crane; his father's name was Clarence.

In cooking, how many drops to a teaspoon?
A: Sixty.

Who invented evaporated milk in 1853?
A: Gail Borden, who went on to invent a variety of juice concentrates and became known as "the father of the instant food industry."

What was the first of H.J. Heinz'"57 varieties"?
A: Horseradish, marketed in 1869.

What flavor ice cream did Dolly Madison serve at the inaugural festivities in 1812?
A: Strawberry.

Where was the first automated fortune cookie machine manufactured?
A: In Japan, for Los Angeles' Hong Kong Noodle Co., which first introduced cookies with messages (written by a Presbyterian minister) in 1918.

How many pounds of roasted, ground coffee does one coffee tree yield annually?
A: Just one.

What does the word "pizza" mean in Italian?
A: Pie, which makes the phrase "pizza pie" redundant.

Who said: "Never eat more than you can lift"?
A: Miss Piggy.

Where does the name "Sanka" come from?
A: Sans caffeine, French for without caffeine.

What does VVSOP mean on a cognac bottle?
A : Very Very Superior Old Pale.

What was the drink we know as the Bloody Mary originally called?
A: The Red Snapper, which was its name when it crossed the Atlantic from Harry's New York Bar in Paris.

What product did Mother Nature personified endorse in a television commercial, and who played the role?
A: Chiffon Margarine; Dena Dietrich played Mother Nature.

What is the traditional food served a Wimbledon each year?
A: Strawberries and cream.

Who originally coined the phrase that has been appropriated as the slogan for Maxwell House coffee; "Good to the last drop"?
A: President Theodore Roosevelt.

Who first developed frozen foods?
A: Clarence Birdseye, in 1930.

What was the first commercially-manufactured breakfast cereal?
A: Shredded Wheat, made by Henry Perky in 1882.

How tall is gourmet cook Julia Child?
A: 6 foot 2 inches.

What is the name of the dog on the crackerjack box?
A: Bingo.

Cleopatra used the juice of what common salad ingredient to preserve her skin?
A: Cucumber, which is still used in the skin care--in facial creams, lotions and cleansers.

What seeds are used to flavor the Scandinavian liquor aquavit?
A: Caraway seeds.

How many lemons does the average lemon tree yield per year?
A: 1,500. The trees usually bloom throughout the year, with the fruit picked 6 to 10 times a year.

 

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