Category: Food Facts – Food History

Gourmet Fluffernutter & Fluffernutter Cookies For National Fluffernutter Day

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[1] The classic Fluffernutter sandwich: peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff on white bread (photo © Quaker). [2] Marshmallow Fluff was first sold commercially in 1910 (photo © Hawkin). [3] Kerfuffle, a ready-to-spread all natural Fluffernutter blend (photo © Kerfluffle Nut Butter). [4] The marsh mallow plant has pretty flowers, but the sap in the root…
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RECIPE: Rum Punch For National Rum Punch Day

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September 20th is National Rum Punch Day. While the word “punch” conjures up a large bowl of drink, the word actually derives from the number five in Sanskrit and Hindi.     THE HISTORY OF PUNCH Punch is a general term for a broad assortment of mixed drinks, made with or without alcohol. The word…
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