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CRAZY About CARROTS And Their NON-ORANGE COLOUR!!!

June 17th 2009 08:13

According to the World Carrot Museum, (yes, it really does exist!), carrots are the second-most popular vegetable after potato, and the most popular in the UK.

Originally carrots were found in a variety of colours including purple, white, black, yellow and red. Orange carrots did not appear until later on in the 1500's when the Dutch Royal House of Orange was in power and the Dutch decided therefore to breed an orange carrot by using a mutant yellow carrot seed from North Africa. Beta carotene, found in orange carrots is converted in the human body to vitamin A.

Carrot colour can also be affected by other factors such as temperature, soil and light. The strength of the colour can weaken with too much water, less daylight, and being grown inn a temperature outside of 15° - 20°C (70° - 80°F).

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FOOTBALL, MEAT PIES, KANGAROOS AND HOLDEN CARS!!!

May 12th 2009 10:10

Yesterday while setting up the lesson on lamingtons, I began thinking back to my younger days and the tune of "Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars."

I couldn't remember what is what for exactly as I was pretty young at the time, but thanks to the wondrous combination of the Internet and YouTube, I was able to refresh my memory. It was the jingle used to sell GM Holdens during the 70's (showing my age now aren't I!), and it's stuck with me ever since.
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A LESSON IN LAMINGTONS!!!

May 11th 2009 09:19

The chocolate Lamington is as Australian as meat pies, kangaroos and Holdens. (Who else remembers that song/chant from way back when - "Football, meat-pies, kangaroos and Holden cars...?")

For years lamingtons have been a way of putting stale or over-cooked sponge cake to good use, but where did it actually start?
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Are FRENCH FRIES Really FRENCH???

May 5th 2009 10:29

French fries. Are they actually French?

It turns out the answer is actually no.
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So What's YOUR CUP SIZE???

April 27th 2009 08:33

Who knew cup sizes could vary so much related on your country of birth, and what does this have to do with the average woman (or man) who likes to spend a lot of time in the kitchen?

Well, it may not mean anything to some, but for those of us who dabble in international recipes it can make a world (no pun intended) of difference!
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The TWELVE DAYS Of CHRISTMAS Credit CRUNCH!!!!

December 9th 2008 10:15

A Memo to All Departments During the Christmas Credit Crunch

Effective immediately: the following economising measures are being implemented by the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ subsidiary
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Do we REALLY NEED To Drink 2 LITRES Of WATER A DAY???

November 23rd 2008 12:19

OK, they say we need to drink 2 litres of water a day to help keep our bodies healthy, but how much truth is there to this really apart from the true fact that you'd constantly be going to the loo?

It turns out it's another one of those cases of Chinese Whispers.
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FOOD COLOURING FRIGHT!!!

August 31st 2008 11:30

Ever wondered where the red colouring in your alcopops, toppings, jams and strawberry milshakes come from?

Next time you visit the pantry or go out to eat you may want to consider this little tidbit of information. In some food products, and even shampoos, the reddish colouring is produced by the crushing of the tropical Cochineal beetle. That's right, beetles!
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ALL The TEA In CHINA!

August 4th 2008 21:31

Most of us have heard the phrase "all the tea in China", as in " I wouldn't give up xxxx for all the tea in China".

But how much tea is there really in the whole of China???
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IT FELL From The SKY! MEAT!!!

July 3rd 2008 10:15

All sorts of strange and bizarre items have fallen from the sky in the past, but how would you feel if a lump of fresh meat landed in your lap?

In 1851 soldiers at a base out near San Francisco were practising drills when they were hit by blood and pieces of meat, from a cloudless sky.
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Calling All Chocoholics

June 27th 2008 12:15

Especially for lovers of chocolate bars!

How well can you tell one chocolate bar from another once the packaging has been removed?
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Brain Tacos & Other Weird Foods.

June 24th 2008 12:15

Ever experienced the tantalising sensation of Brain Tacos on your tongue?

Why ever not, begs the question?
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The Additional Chocolate Rules

March 23rd 2008 01:45

If you can't eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer. But if you can't eat all your chocolate, what's wrong with you?

Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal.
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Easter At The Whitehouse

March 22nd 2008 01:45

OK, so every year in the US the President, his wife and their cohorts have what's known as the annual Easter Egg Roll on the lawns of the Whitehouse.

But to see one with an added twist, you should check out this one....Easter under the Bush Administration!
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