A History of Potato Chips

There is little consistency in the English speaking world for names of fried potato cuttings. American and Canadian-English uses 'chips' for the above mentioned dish – this term is also used in continental Europe – and sometimes 'crisps' for the same made from batter, and 'French fries' for the hot crispy batons with a soft core. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, 'crisps' are the brittle slices eaten at room temperature and 'chips' refer to the hot dish (as in 'fish and chips'). In Australia, New Zealand and some parts of South Africa, both forms of potato product are simply known as 'chips', as are the larger "home-style" potato chips. Sometimes the distinction is made between 'hot chips' (French fried potatoes) and 'packet chips'.

Call them what you will, they are thin, salted, made from potatoes and are America's favorite snack food. This week, a look at potato chips.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities." - Walt Kelly, "Pogo", (US animator & cartoonist, 1913 - 1973)

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Bread

Why do we have bread? That's a great place to start. We could just as easily munch on dry wheat kernels instead. Or we could grind the wheat into flour, mix the flour with water and eat it as a wet mush. Or we could pour the mush out on a table and dry the mush into thin brittle sheets.

We don't do that, mainly because bread tastes a lot better, and it also works a lot better for sandwiches. Bread is moist (not wet like mush or dry like dried mush), soft (unlike wheat kernels), spongy and delicious. Bread is a bio-chemical technology for turning wheat flour into something tasty!

This week, we look at the history of bread.

TTFN, Fred.


Quote of the week: "Where we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves." - Carl Sagan, Cosmos, (US astronomer & popularizer of astronomy (1934 - 1996)

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How Cheese Works 2

According to legend, the first cheese was made when someone, probably in the Middle East, discovered that storing milk in a calf's stomach over a long journey made it separate into curds and whey. Cheese was found in an Egyptian tomb dating to 3200 B.C., and Homer mentioned it in "The Odyssey".

It became popular as a way to preserve milk and keep it from spoiling in warm climates. Eventually, travelers brought cheese to Europe. During medieval times, cheese was perfected by monks in monasteries, who aged it in caves. Bacteria and molds that are now added by hand originally existed naturally or were accidentally introduced, creating new types of cheeses.

This week, a look at how cheese is made.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance." - Kurt Vonnegut, Hocus Pocus (US novelist, 1922 - 2007)

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Cheese is everywhere. There's a theory that it can make just about anything – from sandwiches and hamburgers to pasta and salads – taste better. It's a classic topping for crackers, and it's hard to imagine pizza without warm, gooey mozzarella. When something is kitschy, we might refer to it as "cheesy." When you get your photo taken, you "say cheese." Fans of the Green Bay Packers football team wear foam cheese wedges on their heads. Cheese, glorious cheese.

This week, a look at the various types of cheese.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive." - Robert Heinlein, "Job", 1984 (US science fiction author, 1907 - 1988)

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Mustard

National Mustard Day is Celebrated the first Saturday of every August at the Mount Horeb Mustard Museum in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.

Just in case you can't get there to celebrate the "king of condiments" with fun games and free bratwursts, this week, a look at mustard.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Alone, adj. In bad company." - Ambrose Bierce, from The Devil's Dictionary (American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist, best known for his short story, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge and his satirical dictionary, The Devil's Dictionary, 1881 - 1906)

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Cotton Candy

What's sticky, colorful, messy, fun, available at the county fair, the ballpark, or many other places? What is attractive to children of all ages due to the way it is made, its shape, the way you hold it, the way you eat it, and of course, its taste?

This week, a look at Cotton Candy.

TTFN, Fred

Quote of the week: "Of course the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you – if you don't play, you can't win." - Robert Heinlein (US science fiction author, 1907 - 1988)

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Pollution in People

In 2007, ten Oregon women and men volunteered to have their bodies tested in a study of chemical pollution in Oregonians. These Oregonians represent a diverse group of people from rural and urban areas throughout the state. Unfortunately, one thing they probably share with all Oregonians is the unwelcome presence of toxic chemicals in their bodies.

Oregonians are polluted with many hazardous industrial chemicals according to a new study conducted by the Oregon Environmental Council and the Oregon Collaborative for Health and the Environment (CHE-OR) - the first of its kind to examine toxic pollutants in Oregonians. The sources of toxic exposure are numerous, but even small, simple changes in lifestyle and purchasing habits can make a significant impact on the pollution level each person carries.

This week, some suggestions on how to reduce our exposure to toxic chemicals.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there." - Lewis Carroll (English author & recreational mathematician, 1832 - 1898)

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