Posted on 01/29/2021 8:11:43 AM PST by mylife
Well, who could even have guessed that absolute kitchen disasters, war shortages, and pure coincidences are to thank for some of our favorite food and drinks we have today? Whether they’re urban legends, popular myths, or happened thousands of years ago, the stories are surely funny and entertaining.
What if originally, corn flakes were the food to eat that would stop you from masturbating, pink lemonade was made out of dirty laundry water that pink tights were rinsed in, and Coke was sold as medicine that perhaps contained cocaine? Most people who set off on the journey of inventing stuff are ready to reach their goal by trial and error and are surprisingly pleased when different end results happen to spark from their concoction. And sometimes experiments are not intentional and occur simply from being in a hurry and trying to come up with the best solution possible in a particular situation, which could mean wiping up a dessert that has fallen on the floor just to realize the lucky invention of a new one.
Not all everyday heroes wear capes; also, some of the inventors have been long forgotten by history (6,000 years is quite some time) or some establishments decided to come up with their own versions, and sometimes even better ones, while claiming the fame of introducing the world to a new gastronomical specialty. Some of these foods and drinks took years to develop and perfect and some of them were simply achieved by accidentally pushing something into hot boiling oil or forgetting it outside on a freezing night.
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Wow, mylife. Your 5-word response to a mild criticism by a fellow Freeper ranks right up there with the words of other great Americans ... and I do mean "rank". Cheers!
I like them stouffers french bread pizzas when they are on sale
Oddly publishing anything usually is in pursuit of money, and I don’t re edit things just for people to screw someone out of a penny.
Oddly publishing anything usually is in pursuit of money, and I don’t re edit things just for people to screw someone out of a penny.
Fair point. Besides, we have bigger challenges facing us. Cheers!
Did not know until it went national in ‘99 that it was a Texas thing.
I’m only try to post something besides crying over spilt milk.
I’m fed up with all the hand wringing, this is not Whinerepublic, get a plan or go home.
I settled on food because, well everyone likes food, we all eat.
Spending my day chasing wild ass dreams of recalling the election don’t make me happy.
Amen to that! Food is an excellent diversion ... but still a distraction from the tough, but winnable road ahead. Stay the course (oh, and “happy eating”!)
I’m happy with buttered bread smeared with crushed garlic and toasted.
cheese, sauce and toppings is bonus!
If she made her version of a flat pizza on a square cookie sheet, she would cut it up with her kitchen scissors.
I would add the microwave oven to this. Although not food it is used extensively to heat food.
Everyone should have kitchen scissors, I had a huge pair of carpet shears that would break down a whole chicken lickety snip!
Everyone should have kitchen scissors, I had a huge pair of carpet shears that would break down a whole chicken lickety snip!
No, you got chocolate on my peanut butter.
Yes the microwave was an accident.
PS when I was un the Navy, guys would carry around fluorescent light bars to find out if they were getting nuked by a radar.
Better that a melted candy bar
magnetrons and klystrons.. Oh my!
and I post this stuff to chit chat even when the articles are about the economy and food shortages.
I don’t know why so many people get their nose out of joint, also it is increasingly difficult to even post articles on FR due to copyright complaints.
Man does not live on politics and sour grapes alone..
Rush Limbaugh has been in treatment this week, and he is back today, the FR thread for Rush has 2 replies so far today.
These little foodie threads get 50-100+ replies
And I am listening to Rush
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