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During the Alaskan Klondike gold
rush, (1897-1898) potatoes were practically worth their
weight in gold ? Potatoes were so valued for
their vitamin C content that miners traded gold for
potatoes. In fact, there is even a potato called Yukon Gold.
These potatoes are
slightly flat and oval in shape with light gold, thin skin
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Almonds
are actually stone fruits related to cherries, plums and
peaches ?
California
produces 80% of the world's supply of almonds. The world's
largest almond factory is in Sacramento, California. It
processes 2 million pounds of almonds a day.
Chocolate
manufacturers currently use 40% of the world's almonds and
20% of the world's peanuts. Japanese teenagers enjoy
snacking on a mixture of dried sardines and slivered
almonds. |
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Not
all carrots are orange ? The first carrots
originated some 5,000 years ago and were white, purple,
red, yellow, green and black. The orange carrots we find
in the supermarket come from a variety bred in the
1700's by the Dutch. And did
you also know that
three carrots give you enough energy to walk three
miles...if cows eat too many carrots their milk tastes
bitter.... all brides should be given carrots because it
supposedly brings luck in the kitchen. |
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Alfalfa is supposedly the
oldest know plant used for livestock feed ?
Records of its use date as early as 1,000 BC in the
Middle East. Alfalfa is very drought resistant and one of the most nutritious crops
to feed to animals. Alfalfa sprouts are used in salads,
and the leaves may also be used raw or cooked as a
vegetable. |
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More than 87,000,000,000.00 (87
billion) eggs are produced in the U.S. each year ?
The average person eats the equivalent of 254 eggs
yearly. Eggs will age more in one day at room temperature
than in one week in the refrigerator. To test eggs for
freshness, place two teaspoonfuls of salt in a cup of
water, then put in the egg. A fresh egg sinks; a doubter
will float. |
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