Category: Food Facts – Food History

It’s Time To Celebrate…Two Totally Unrelated Food Holidays

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  [1] The original Bomb Pop (photos #1, #2, #3, #4, and #10 © Bomb Pop | Blue Bunny). [2] Banana Fudge Bomb Pops. [3] Nerds-flavored Bomb Pops. [4] Bomb Pop Extremes are super-sour. [5] The back of the chuck wagon folded down to create a workspace with cabinets of utensils and ingredients (photos #6,…
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Easy Ice Cream Cake Recipes For National Ice Cream Cake Day

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June 27th is National Ice Cream Cake Day. We’ve invited everyone over to taste some of the ice cream cakes featured here. You may notice that these are square or rectangular cakes, because it’s so much easier to slice and serve square pieces rather than conventional wedge slices. So take a look and consider making…
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Turn Iced Coffee Into A Cocktail For National Iced Coffee Day

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While Americans are known to drink iced coffee on the coldest days of the year, June 20th is National Iced Coffee Day. We have three special recipe for you that add nocino (walnut liqueur) to either iced or hot coffee. Nocino (no-CHEE-no) is a nutty, sweet liqueur that is made from black walnuts that are…
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Vinho Verde For National Wine Day, A Light, Refreshing White

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May 25th is National Wine Day: a day to try something new. Have you had Vinho Verde lately (pronounced VEEN-yo VAIR-day, Portuguese for green wine, i.e. young wine)? A green wine is one released from three to six months after the grapes are harvested. They may be red, white or rosé, and they are usually…
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Why Is Devil’s Food Cake One Of The Greatest Chocolate Cakes?

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On May 19th we celebrate National Devil’s Food Cake Day, perhaps our favorite type of chocolate layer cake. This tasty article shares: > How is Devil’s Food Cake different from other chocolate cakes? > The history of Devil’s Food Cake. > The top 12 iconic chocolate cakes from the U.S. and Europe. Plus, links to:…
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