 | | Food in Easter | | by balisunset, Sep 1, 2008 | | Easter is a combination of Jewish, Pagan, and Christian rituals. Its name comes from the Jewish Passover, Pesach in Hebrew. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Food in the Golden Age of Greece | | by balisunset, Aug 31, 2008 | | In the fifth century B.C., Athens and Sparta allied and defeated the Persian Empire in a series of wars. The peacetime that followed was the Golden Age of Greece. Athens grew to between 300,000 and 500,000 people and created the buildings, paintings, and sculptures that are the hallmarks of Greece and Western civilization, like the Parthenon, a hilltop temple with a forty-foot statue of Athena. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | The Beech-Nut Apple Juice Scandal | | by balisunset, Aug 25, 2008 | | Originally established as a meatpacking company in 1891, the Beech-Nut Corporation family would eventually include Life Savers, Table Talk pies, Tetley tea, Martinson’s coffee, chewing gum, and baby food among its products). In the late 1960s Beech-Nut was acquired by the Squibb Corporation. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | Environment Benefits of Genetically-Engineered Food | | by balisunset, Aug 24, 2008 | | Proponents claim that agricultural biotechnology products will help, not harm, the environment. Benefits include decreased pesticide and herbicide use, more efficient use of pesticides and fertilizer, and water and soil conservation. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Nectar and Ambrosia: Food of the Gods | | by balisunset, Aug 16, 2008 | | There were 12 major Greek gods, called the Olympians because they lived on Mt. Olympus. They were immortal and ate mysterious food that was forbidden to humans—the sweet drink, nectar, and heavenly food, ambrosia (not to be confused with the twentieth-century fruit salad made with orange sections, sliced bananas, and shredded coconut in an orange juice and confectioners’ sugar sauce). | | Comments(1) Liked It: 1 |
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 | | The Food and Geography of Greece | | by balisunset, Aug 16, 2008 | | The geography of Greece strongly influenced its culture and cuisine. Greece is a rocky, mountainous country surrounded by the sea on three sides. Since only fifteen to twenty percent of the land was flat enough or fertile enough to farm, they couldn’t grow enough grain to feed themselves. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | A Case for Free Range Eggs | | by Mark Gordon Brown, Aug 14, 2008 | | Not only are eggs from free range hens better tasting, but they are actually healthier for you. Plus the hens have better lives. These are several good reasons for picking free range egg. | | Comments(16) Liked It: 14 |
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