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FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Thur»d»y, Augutt 5,1999
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Where** cooking your skin. These dead cells are what come off when you “peel.”
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tory behind them. The "corned” in “corned beef" refers , “ , creamToi'he. man
Food is something that most people take for granted. Fake Bakers to a meat preserving process, not the yellow vegetable. I garine, sugar, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla
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lies the mysterv of its invention. Where’s the corn in „ ;jr„\ 1 h 111 i ? H L P || beef were called salt corns. Eventually, the name stuck. I 3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour,
corned beef’ Who paints the “m” on M&Ms’ And what *?' d ' d Betty CrO f k v er and Dun E l an H ' nes really make all B f )erk on h other hand , ts | abd from a i sa| bak soda and cinnamon
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Sweet Treats customer letters and baking questtons should get a per- Thaf f()od was caHed « cha j « thc s , sh word for ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 min-
Some of America’s best-loved sugary snacks have real- sona l reply. d . d . Q ver t j me “charnuj” evolved into “ierkv ” i UteS Or Untl cool<ies are Just startin g to
ly interesting origins. Twinkies, for example, were made Duncan Hines, however, was a popular food critic in darken around the edges. They will still
to fill a hole in the cake market Continental Baking tbe 1930 s - but he never thought about boxed baking . appear moist in the center. Be careful not to
to tin anoe in tne caice mancet. v.onrinenrai naiong 194 s a 'Di An « u 1 overcook. When cooled, the cookies should
Company (the parent of Hostess) sold finger-shaped products until 1948. Processed A Plenty I be so f t and C h ewv
sponge cake for the strawberry shortcake season. But That’s when busmessman Roy Park suggested using fo()ds of , 6 Whj|e the co y okjes bake . prepare the f(|| .
inventor James Dewar thought that by adding a cream Hines name on his products knowing it was a name eservatlves that rc added to P keep things fresh . Bu t the ! mg. Use a small bowl to dissolve the salt in
filling to the cake s center the compa-. e ™’ uld ‘ r . u J . he ™" k J™. inventors had the best of intentions when creating them: 2 teaspoons of very hot water. Set this solu-
ny could sell >t year-round. (By the Create a *"^ S p h ' P ’ a , nd T' To offer lower-cost options to pricier food items. tion aside to cool.
way, Twinkies are filled by using newspaper- mixes were a hit. Another product not Miracle Whit? salad dressing for example was devel- 7. Combine the marshmallow creme,
three small injection tubes while the EYT||/( style ad for M namcd after lts ,nventor ,s the Bab V Ruth nn . 1 *\ n ,i r ' P r.ve m ma vnnnm«- (DnnT wnrrv shortening, powdered sugar and vanilla in a
cakes are still upside-down in pans ) C£* ■ "VI My , “ for a candy bar, which was named for President 2£ cd as an alternative to (Don t worry: medium bowl pnd mix well with an eiectric
M&Ms invented in 1940 were ~~~ 3 We,rd ’ Grover Cleveland’s daughter - not baseball Tb«se red specks aren t bugs - its the s pi ce mixer on high speed until fluffy. Add the
also created as an all-the-time treat 100,4 at othar ad » ”• plaver Babe Ruth. u Ve ' veeta “ the sa ™ wa y;. lts °‘ C u olby and chcd ‘ cooled sal ’ s °' utl °" t 0 the f "" n 8 mixture and
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In those pre-air conditioning days, P® 6 a | c h cese ant j g rea t when melted for dips! 1 8. Assemble each creme pie by spreading
people didn t buy chocolate during Beefy Business But the most infamous processed food of all, Spam, * the filling over one side of a cookie (the flat
the summer because the heat ut Everyone will agree that “hamburger” has been a favorite since 1937 because it doesn’t have to . side > and P ressin 6 another cookie on top,
with their thin, sugar shell, M&Ms became t e cane y and »| lot do g” are strange names for meat products, but be refrigerated. It’s been said that Americans eat 3.8 cans ■ niakin £ a sandwich Repeat for the remaining
that couldn t melt - except in your mouth, (hi case you “corned beef” and “beef jerky” definitely take the cake. of this spicy ham and pork shoulder mix every second! j cook ' es and 1 lin S
were wondering, rubber rollers print the m on each I Makes 2 dozen creme pies.
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