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October 30th is National Candy Corn Day. According to the National Confectioners Association, more than 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold during the Halloween season. The iconic Halloween confection was created in the late 1880s by George Roniger of the Wunderlee Candy Company, in Philadelphia. The first three-layer candy, it was made laboriously,…
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You can buy a ceramic pumpkin tureen for the holiday season. Or, you can make one out of a real pumpkin, and have pumpkin soup to boot. Select a handsome pumpkin of a size that suits your needs. Wash the pumpkin. With a sharp knife, cut the “lid” off of the pumpkin. Scoop the flesh…
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Dress up a plain white cupcake for Halloween. Photo courtesy McCormick.com. Given the focus on fitness at the White House, does the First Family participate in the national cupcake craze? A White House Garden Cookbook—which includes a collection of recipes and gardening tips from First Families—features a recipe for honey cupcakes enjoyed by the…
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When Jennifer Reese lost her job as a book editor for Entertainment Weekly, she looked for ways to economize. She began with the family’s food bill. Is it cheaper to buy or make your own bagels, cream cheese, jam, crackers, yogurt and granola, she wondered. She began a cost-benefit analysis on how much she might…
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Ethereal, melt-in-your-mouth marshmallows from The Marshmallows Company. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE. What do you say to an eight-year-old CEO? How about, “Congratulations!” When Canaan Smith was just three years old, he was scrambling his own eggs for breakfast and watching the Food Network instead of morning cartoons. One day at age…
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