Food Trivia Quiz 1) Nectarines are: a) A fuzzless variety of peach. b) A variety of plum. c) A cross between a peach and a plum.
2) Fish oils are high in omega-3 fatty acids and help reduce the risk of heart disease. However, taking too many fish oil capsules can be dangerous. What is the danger of overdosing on fish oil capsules? 3) Can you name the top 10 vegetables in the U.S. in order of popularity? 4) A small Chinese tree widely cultivated throughout temperate regions, having pink flowers and edible fruit. In spite of the tree's short life, its fruit was a symbol of immortality to the ancient Chinese. They exchanged the fruit as a token of affection and placed bowls of them in the tombs of loved ones to prevent the bodies from decaying. They are believed to have originated in China then to have spread westward through Asia to the Mediterranean countries and later to other parts of Europe. On his travels in China, Marco Polo encountered ones that weighed as much as several pounds. Spanish explorers brought the them to the New World. In colonial America, they were used for feeding pigs and making brandy. Worldwide, they are the third major deciduous-tree fruit. The United States is the major producer, accounting for about one fifth of the world's supply. Italy is second, with about one sixth of the world supply. France, Greece, and Spain also produce substantial crops. Can you name this fruit? 5) Born during the Great Depression, this snack treat was developed by bakers who tried scores of recipes before they were satisfied with the results. They were first manufactured in the company's north Philadelphia bakery, and introduced to the public in Philadelphia and Baltimore on November 21, 1934, at 19 cents per box. Success was immediate. In the first year of production, the company baked 5 billion of this snack treat, about 40 for every man, woman and child in America in 1935. They remain a best seller in its class today. Can you name this snack treat? 6) These plants, native to Central and South America are grown worldwide, both as garden flowers and for culinary uses. The brilliant yellow, orange or red flowers and peppery flavored leaves are used in salads. The flowers may also be chopped and used to flavor butters, cream cheese and vinegar; the immature flower buds and seed pods may be pickled and used like capers. There is also a species found in the Andes which is a vegetable tuber crop. Can you name this plant? Answers 1) A nectarine is a fuzzless variety of peach. It is NOT a cross between a peach and a plum. Peach seeds may occasionally grow into trees that bear nectarines, and nectarine seeds may grow into trees that bear either nectarines or peaches. It is not possible to know which fruit will grow on trees grown from nectarine seeds, so branches from trees that produce nectarines are grafted onto peach trees to grow nectarines commercially. 2) Since they 'thin' the blood, taking too much can cause excessive internal and external bleeding. Be sure to check with your physician before taking fish oil capsules. You are much better off eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids. 3) Potatoes, Iceberg Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, Carrots, Celery, Corn, Broccoli, Green Cabbage and Cucumbers. 4) Peaches. 5) Ritz Crackers, created by the National Biscuit Company, now called Nabisco. 6) Common garden Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus) also called Indian Cress, Mexican Cress, Peru Cress and Jesuit's Cress (not to be confused with the genus Nasturtium, which is Watercress). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
