Food Terms - or - What's a ...? - (November 1, 1997)

What's a:

Hoagie?

--Click and hold for the answer--> Another word for Sandwich! You can also order: a hero a sub a grinder a subway (I don't care what you call it - I want mine with plenty of oil!)

What's a:

Fizz?

----And the answer is....----> I'd call it a Soda - but in some parts it's called: a white soda (7 UP) pop coke cola

What's a:

Frappe?

----And the answer is....----> A Milk Shake, of course! There's also: a shake a freeze a cabinet a float (if they don't blend it) I prefer vanila, and my favorite place to get them is ...... McDonalds (Yes, I know - it's not real but I don't care - I love them!)

What's a:

Bubbler?

----And the answer is....----> a Water Fountain! (How come the water is great from some fountains - and terrible from others?)

What's a:

Depanneur?

----And the answer is....----> Where I live, that's what we call a Convenience Store - you know the kind that are open late hours and sell strange things that you suddenly need - like cake mix, milk, and, here in Quebec, beer and wine! Other places refer to them as: the local 'spa' (never heard of that) the corner store the convenience store the 7-11 (is there one near you?) What was the last time you visited one? Did you get what you wanted?

What's your Jell-0 IQ? - October 15, 1997

Guess how many:

packages are purchased every day?

--Click and hold for the answer----> 200? 2,000? 20,000? Would you believe 1,134,239! If each package yields 8 oz of jello, that's over 4.5 MILLON cups of jiggly jello every day! Wow, is that a lot of thoses little shapes or what!

Guess how many:

boxes are sold every second?

----And the answer is....----> --> In the US alone - 13 boxes of jello are purchased every second. Next time I'm in the grocery store, I'm checking out the baskets of my fellow shoppers - I wonder how many boxes of jello I'll spot?

Guess the:

Most popular flavor?

----And the answer is....----> --> Strawberry! (My favorite is Rasberry - but what do I know?)

Do you know:

What floats and what doesn't in jello?

----And the answer is....----> --> This you will not believe - imagine a group of food scientists conducting this experiment: It floats, it floats, oops - it's your turn to dive in and get retrive the test subject! Seriously (honestly - this is true): Grapefruit, apples and pears will float, prunes and maraschino cherries will not!

Our Fun Food Fact Sources:

• Entrepreneurial Edge, Volume 2, 1997, Page 13

• Newsbites, Food Processing, April 1997