Another book in this most excellent series. I love trivia and this is just stoking my brain with lots of fun facts about food. Sliced grapes catch fire when heated in a microwave – don’t try this at home kids! Ben and Jerry originally wanted to make bagels – guess the Einstein Bros. beat them to it. (Just kidding.) Worcestershire Sauce is made from vinegar soaked anchovies – I did not know that! Coconuy crabs pinches are stong enough to crack open a coconut shell! Tough little dudes! Tomatoes are related to deadly night shade a lethal poison. The cherpumple is a cherry, pumpkin and apple pie stuffed inside a 3 layer cake. That actually sounds really good. The human stomach can hold up to a half-gallon of food and water – I may have tested that a time or two on Thanksgiving or at least it felt like it. In the 1960s Jello made celery flavored pudding – whaaaat? Who knew washing your clothes with a teaspoon full of black pepper saves them from fading? Starbucks coffee is named after a character, Starbuck in the book, “Moby Dick.” As you can tell, I can’t get enough of this stuff. I love these books!
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