National Date-Nut Bread Day
Five Food Finds about Bread
- It takes 9 seconds for a combine to harvest enough wheat to make about 70 loaves of bread.
- Each American consumes, on average, 53 pounds of bread per year.
- An average slice of packaged bread contains only 1 gram of fat and 75 to 80 calories.
- One bushel of wheat will produce 73 one-pound loaves of bread.
- Breaking bread is a universal sign of peace.
Today’s Food History
on this day in…
1621 Prince Louis II de Condé, known as the Great Condé, was born. He was a French general who loved to hunt and had a passion for rice. Several dishes have been named for him, including Consommé Condé and Creme Condé.
1636 The Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony established Harvard College (New College), the first college in the Americas.
1930 Richard Drew invented Scotch tape.
1966 The first episode of the TV show ‘Star Trek’ airs. Chemically synthesized food on the Enterprise – we seem to be getting close to that now.
1978 ‘Grease’ by Frankie Valli is #1 on the charts
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Yum yum… and better than a hot dog!!!
What do you make of the latest anti-wheat craze sweeping North America (coupled with “hate all the scientists who have brought us to this state of modern toxic grain they sell us as food).”
Sorry – it’s my latest rant. Since I’ve been on the internet I’ve been amazed at the mistrust and hatred there is out there for science and the life it’s given us ;(
I can see your point. Food fads come and go. I just want people to eat healthy…Some say there should be more talk about high fat/calorie fast and connivence foods. These seem to be tho ones threatening our diets the most as a culture. That and childhood obesity.
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back on the nuts again ???!!!!!!…. *smile – John, have a good weekend !