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Did you know? May 16 to 22 is International Pickle Week? Just to hep you be the life of the party at your local celebration, here' some pickle trivia.
One of the first persons we have written description of as being "in a pickle" was a character in Shakespeare's play "The Tempest".
The average dill pickle contains approximately 12 calories. The composer Charles L. Johnson wrote the "Dill Pickles Rag" which featured a crisp xylophone solo.
Here's a dilly - one tablespoon of dill seeds (the ingredient that gives dill pickles their moniker) has as much calcium as a glass of milk!
Archaeologists believe that the ancient Mesopotamians were practising the fine art of pickling by as early as 2400 BCE.
Cleopatra believed that a steady intake of pickles contributed to her famous good looks.
If you're dying to know more, follow this link.
If you want a tip on how you can be part of the eco-friendly, try "Green Shopping". A friend told me that following the 'five N's" at the grocery store is a good way to practise environmental consciousness. Keep this list in mind:
Natural: read labels to check for freedom from chemical and additive content
N. A. K. : minimal packaging, or none at all
Nutritious: Canada's new label laws make it easier to check this
Near: shop as much as possible for locally grown produce
Now: to reduce the environmental price tag of transportation, buy items in season
I was in a local food emporium today and found a product worth a gastronomical giggle. I'm sure they weren't intended as humourous, but the spouse and I both laughed when we saw jars of "Sherni's" curry sauces. The labels proudly declared the jars to be holding "Vegetarian Chicken Curry Sauce" and "Vegetarian Lamb Curry Sauce". We both wondered if that meant the sauces could be used only on lambs and chickens that had been strict vegetarians before they became dinner, or did it mean that vegetarians would find the sauces the best topping for the next meat dishes they decided to ingest? You decide.
One of the first persons we have written description of as being "in a pickle" was a character in Shakespeare's play "The Tempest".
The average dill pickle contains approximately 12 calories. The composer Charles L. Johnson wrote the "Dill Pickles Rag" which featured a crisp xylophone solo.
Here's a dilly - one tablespoon of dill seeds (the ingredient that gives dill pickles their moniker) has as much calcium as a glass of milk!
Archaeologists believe that the ancient Mesopotamians were practising the fine art of pickling by as early as 2400 BCE.
Cleopatra believed that a steady intake of pickles contributed to her famous good looks.
If you're dying to know more, follow this link.
If you want a tip on how you can be part of the eco-friendly, try "Green Shopping". A friend told me that following the 'five N's" at the grocery store is a good way to practise environmental consciousness. Keep this list in mind:
Natural: read labels to check for freedom from chemical and additive content
N. A. K. : minimal packaging, or none at all
Nutritious: Canada's new label laws make it easier to check this
Near: shop as much as possible for locally grown produce
Now: to reduce the environmental price tag of transportation, buy items in season
I was in a local food emporium today and found a product worth a gastronomical giggle. I'm sure they weren't intended as humourous, but the spouse and I both laughed when we saw jars of "Sherni's" curry sauces. The labels proudly declared the jars to be holding "Vegetarian Chicken Curry Sauce" and "Vegetarian Lamb Curry Sauce". We both wondered if that meant the sauces could be used only on lambs and chickens that had been strict vegetarians before they became dinner, or did it mean that vegetarians would find the sauces the best topping for the next meat dishes they decided to ingest? You decide.
1 Comments:
Wow! I did not know that much about pickles or dill. I might have to give dill pickles another try.
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