The potato is the third most widely consumed food in the world after rice and wheat. The significance of its role in the world’s food supply cannot be overstated. First cultivated in the Andes Mountains of South America, this vital plant has long presented a mystery to botanists. Where did it come from? The plants … Read more
Sometimes, restaurants do not handle customer complaints about the food very well. They may always consider complaints to be unreasonable or assume it’s the customer’s problem. Yet sometimes, when you complain about the food you ordered and your complaint isn’t received positively and constructively, it is because of the way you complained. There are right … Read more
Usually, when you buy fresh potatoes they seem clean. At other times, you may notice a small amount of visible dirt on the surface of the potato. Potatoes grow as a root under the soil, so they certainly are not clean when harvested. This variability in cleanliness makes people wonder whether commercial potatoes are washed … Read more
When food costs rise, many people start thinking about producing their own food, like growing vegetables. Egg costs have been skyrocketing, so it’s natural that people ask whether raising your own hens can save money on eggs. Someone with a brood of hens who enjoys a daily batch of freshly laid, eggs may have told … Read more
Hydrox cookies, introduced by Sunshine Biscuits as “Hydrox Biscuit Bon Bons” in 1908, were the original sandwich cookies in the United States. They were extremely popular and successful, virtually defining the category of sandwich cookies. Oreo cookies were introduced a scant four years later, in 1912. Through aggressive advertising and rising consumer preference, Oreos soon … Read more
The first airline meals were served up, or handed out, by Handley Page Transport on it’s flights from London to Brussels, starting on October 11, 1919. These meals were simple prepackaged lunch boxes containing sandwiches and fruit. The meals were not handed out by a flight attendant, or stewardess, but by a cabin boy as … Read more