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Flour Eggs Sugar BakingSoda Chocolate
Peanutbutter Butter Salt BrownSugar VanillaExtract
MacadamiaNuts Oatmeal Raisins Walnuts Pecans
Exampleflourbrandsandwheretheycomefrom:
AboutFlour:Flourisapowdermadefromgrindingcerealgrains,seedsorroots.Flouristhemainingredientinbreadandcookies.Itsimportantroleinmakingbreadmakestheavailabilityofadequatesuppliesofflouraeconomicandpoliticalissuethroughouthistory.
History: Flourwasdiscoveredin900BCwhenitwasrealizedthatitcanbecreatedwhenwheatseedscouldbecrushedbetweensimplestones.Romanswerethefirsttogrindseedsonaconemill.InthebeginningoftheIndustrialerain1879thefirststeammillwaserectedinLondon.
FunFact: Flourdustsuspendedintheairisexplosive.Somedevastatingexplosionshaveoccurredatflourmills,suchastheexplosionin1878attheWashburn“A”Mill,inMinneapolis.
KingArthurFlour:Norwich,Vermont
PillsburyBestFlour:Minneapolis,Minnesota
NewHopeMillsFlour:NewHope,NewYork
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ExamplesofEgg‘brands’andwheretheycomefrom:
AboutEggs:Eggsarelaidbythefemalesofmanyspeciessuchasbirds,reptiles,amphibiansandfish.Eggshavebeeneatenbymankindformanymillennia.Themostcommoneggscurrentlyeatenandusedincookingarechickeneggs.
History:Birdeggshavebeenvaluablefoodsourcessinceprehistory.Recentcultureshavedomesticatedtheeggproductionprocess.ItispredictedthatthechickenoriginatedasajunglefoulinSoutheastAsiabeforeittraveledthroughouttheworld.In1911thefirsteggcartonwasinventedinBritishColumbia.Itwasmadeofpaper.
FunFact:DuringthesecondWorldWartheNewYorkTimesreportedthathousewivesinBostonpreferredbrowneggsandhousewivesinNewYorkpreferredwhite.
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EggsfromCalifornia
LocalEggsfromyourneighborhoodfarmerEx:WindyRidgeDairyinNorwoodNewYorkUseGoogletofindalocalfarmclosetoyou!
Examplesofsugarbrandsandwheremostsugarcomefrom:
AboutSugar:Sugarisatermreferringtoaclassofediblecrystallinecarbohydratestructuresthatarecharacterizedbytheirsweettaste.Sugarinthefoodindustryoftenreferstosucrosewhichisfullyrefinedfromsugarcaneorsugarbeet.CurrentlyBrazilhasthelargestsugarproductionpercapita.
History:SugarhasbeenproducedinIndiasinceprehistorictimes.Itwasveryexpensiveandnotplentifulsooftenhoneywassubstitutedasasweetener.SugarremainedrelativelyunimportantuntilIndiansfoundawaytoconverttherawsugarintocrystalsthatcouldbeeasilystoredandtransported.
FunFact: Sugarisoneoftheoldestbakingingredients.Itwascalled“whitegold”untilthelate1700’s.SugarwasaluxurythatEuropeannobilityusedtovalidatetheirrank.
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SugarisrefinedinmanylocationsthroughouttheU.S.andtheWorldhoweverthetop
sugarcaneproducingcountryisBrazil.SugarcanecanbefoundintheUnitedStatesinFlorida(DominoSugar)andHawaii
BakingSodabrandexamplesandwheretheycomefrom:AboutBakingSoda:Bakingsoda,
commonlyknownbyitschemicalnamesodiumbicarbonateisawhitesolid.Itoftenappearsasafinepowderandisslightlysalty.Bakingsodaisprimarilyusedinbakingasaleaveningagent;bakingsoda’sreactionwiththeacidiccomponentsinthebatterreleasescarbondioxidecausinganexpansioninbatter.
History:TheancientEgyptiansusednaturaldepositsofnatron,amixtureconsistingmostlyofsodiumcarbonate.Thisnatronwasusedasacleaningagent.In1791aFrenchchemistproducedsodiumcarbonateinthelabandwasknownassodaash.In1846apairofNewYorkbakersestablishedthefirstfactorytodevelopbakingsodafromsodiumcarbonate.
FunFact:Sodiumbicarbonatecanbeusedtoextinguishsmallgreaseorelectricalfiresbythrowingitoverthefire.SodiumbicarbonateisusedinBCdrychemicalfireextinguishers
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Arm&HammerBakingSoda:Princeton,NewJersey
Bob’sRedMill:Milwaukee,Oregon
BakingPowder(whilesimilartobakingsoda)isslightlydifferentandthetwolargestproducersareinTerraHaute,INandChicago,IL
Examplesofbakingchocolateandwhereitcomesfrom:
AboutChocolate:ChocolateisaraworprocessedfoodproducedfromtheseedofthetropicalTheobromacacaotree.CacaohasbeencultivatedforatleastthreemillenniainMexico,CentralandSouthAmerica.Unsweetenedbakingchocolate(bitterchocolate)containsprimarilycocoasolidsandcocoabutterinvaryingproportions.
History: CocoamasswasoriginallyinMesoamericabothasabeverageandasaningredientinfoods.TheMayacivilizationgrewcacaotreesintheirbackyardsandusedthecacaoseedsforafrothy,bitterdrink.Thefirstchocolatesolidwasinventedin1847whenitwasdiscoveredthatmixingsomeofthecocoabutterbackintotheDutchedchocolateandaddedsugarwouldcreateapastethatcanbemolded.
FunFact:Switzerlandisoneofthetopcountrieswhenitcomestochocolateconsumptions.Theyeatroughly22lbsofchocolateperpersonperyear.TheU.S.consumers11lbsperpersoneachyear.
MostCacaobeansaregrowninWestAfrica– IvoryCoast
ClosertohomeyoucanfindtheminDominicanRepublic
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Examplesofpeanutbutterbrandsandwheretheycomefrom:
AboutPeanutbutter:Peanutbutterisafoodpastemadeprimarilyofgrounddryroastedpeanuts.Peanutbuttermayprotectagainstahighriskofcardiovasculardiseaseduetoitslargeamountofmonounsaturatedfats.CurrentlytheUnitedStatesandChinaaretheleadingexportersofpeanutbutter.
History:PeanutsarenativetothetropicsoftheAmericaswheretheyweremashedtomakeapastysubstancebytheAztecNativeAmericanshundredsofyearsago.
FunFacts:Ittakesabout850peanutstomakean18ozjarofpeanutbutter.
TheaverageAmericanchildwilleat1,500peanutbuttersandwichesbythetimeheorshegraduateshighschool.
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SkippyPeanutbutter:LittleRock,Arkansas
JifPeanutbutter:Lexington,Kentucky
SaratogaPeanutButter:SaratogaSprings,NewYork
Examplesofbutterbrandsandwheretheycomefrom:
AboutButter:Butterisadairyproductmadefromchurningfreshorfermentedcreamormilk.Mostfrequentlybutterismadefromcow’smilk.Buttercomesinallforms,whipped,sticks,tubsofcreamybutteraswellassaltedandunsalted.Butterplaysseveralrolesinbaking.It’susedasaleaveningagentaswellasaflavoradditive.
History:Theearliestbutterwasmadefromgoatorsheep'smilk.Cowswerenotyetdomesticatedforanotherthousandyears.Untilthe19th centurythevastmajorityofbutterwasmadebyhand.ThefirstbutterfactoriesappearedintheUnitedStatesintheearly1960’s.
FunFact:InQuebec,Canada,alawexisteduntilJuly2008thatstatedthatmargarinemustbeadifferentcolorthanbutter
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LandOLakesButter:ArdenMills,Minnesota
LocalDairyFarms,Ex:MarkBrownDairyFarm,Canton,NYUseGoogletofindadairyfarmclosetoyourhome
Examplesofbrandsofsaltandwhereitcomesfrom:
AboutSalt:Salt,alsoknownastablesaltorrocksaltisamineralcomposedofsodiumchloride(NaCl).Saltinsmallamountsisessentialforanimalandhumanlife.Saltisproducedbytheevaporationorseawaterorbrine,andbyminingrocksalt.Theworldproductionofsodiumchloridein2002wasestimatedat210milliontonnes.ThetopfiveproducersofsaltaretheUnitedStates,China,Germany,IndiaandCanada(indescendingorder)
History:Forthelast100yearsorsosaltwasthebestknownfoodpreservative,especiallyformeat.Thepracticeofpreservingfoodwithsaltwasusedforthousandsofyears.
FunFact:Completelyraw,unrefinedseasaltisbitter.Thisisbecauseofthemagnesiumandcalciumcompounds.
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MortonSalt:AnAmericancompanywiththeirsalineoperationinMatthewTown,TheBahamas
MortonSaltistheownerofthesecondlargestsolaroperatedsalineoperationinNorthAmerica
WindsorSalt:WindsorcurrentlyminestheirsaltoutofWindsor,Ontario,Canada
Examplesofbrownsugarbrandsandwheretheycomefrom:
AboutBrownSugar:Brownsugarisasucrosesugarproductwiththepresenceofmolasses.Itiseitherunrefinedorpartiallyrefinedsoftsugarwithresidualmolassesorrefinedwhitesugarwithaddedmolasses.Therearetwodifferenttypesofbrownsugar,lightbrownsugarwith3.5%molassesordarkbrownsugarwith6.5%molasses.
History:Inthelate1800’stherefinedwhitesugarindustrystartedasmearcampaignagainstthecompaniesproducingbrownsugar.Theyreproducedandenlargedphotosoftheharmlessbutrepulsive-lookingmicrobeslivinginbrownsugar.By1900thecampaignwassosuccessfulthatbest-sellingcookbookswarnedthatbrownsugarwassuperiorqualityandwassusceptibletoinfestation.
Funfact:Ifyou’rebakingandrunoutofbrownsugarasuitablesubstituteis1tbspofmolassesforeverycupofwhite(granulated)sugar.Nomolasses?Trymaplesyrup.
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SugarisrefinedinmanylocationsthroughouttheU.S.andtheWorldhoweverthetopsugarcaneproducingcountryisBrazil.SugarcanecanbefoundintheUnitedStatesinFlorida(DominoSugar)andHawaii.
ExamplesofbrandsofVanillaextractandwheretheycomefrom:
AboutVanillaExtract:Vanillaextractisasolutioncontainingtheflavorcompoundvanillin.Vanillaextractisthemostcommonformofvanillausedtoday.Therearefourmainvarieties,Mexican,Tahitian,Indonesian,andBourbon(BourbonvanillawasnamedfortheperiodwhentheislandofReunionwasruledbytheBourbonKingsofFrance,itdoesnotcontainBourbonWhiskey).Naturalvanillaflavoringisderivedfromrealvanillabeanswithlittletonoalcohol.
History:TheTotonacpeoplewhoinhabitedtheGulfCoastofMexicowerethefirsttocultivateVanilla.Untilthemid-19th CenturyMexicowasthechiefproducerofvanilla,whentheFrenchshippedvanillabeanstotheislandofReunionin1819.
FunFact:WhileMexicoalwaysleadinvanillaproductionhistorically,thecurrenttopproducergloballyisMadagascar.
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ThetoptwocountriesthatVanillaisimportedfromare:Madagascar andIndonesia.FollowinginthirdandfourthisChinaandMexico.
Wheremacadamianutscomefrom:
AboutMacadamiaNuts:Macadamianutscomefromathemacadamiatree.Itisasmalltolargeevergreentree.Therearetwospeciesofediblenutsandtheyreadilyhybridize.Thisthreatensthewildgrowth.Afterthemacadamianutispickeditundergoesanextensivedryingprocess
History:In1828thefirstMacadamianutwasdiscoveredbyanEuropeanbythenameofAllanCunningham.In1910anexperimentalcropofmacadamiawasplantedinHawaiiandin1922ErnestTasselformedtheHawaiianMacadamiaNutCoandleased75acrestostartthecrop.
FunFact:In2003humannutritionresearchinAustraliashowsthatthemacadamianutcanlowertotalandLDLCholesterollevels
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MacadamiaNutsareproducedinHawaii andAustralia
ExamplesofoatmealBrandsandwheretheycomefrom:
OatmealFacts:Oatmealcomesfromthegroundgraincalledoats.Oatsareatwotofivefoottallplantverysimilartowheat.Themainuseforoatsistofeedlivestock.Theoatsthatpeopleeataremilledandthehardoutercoveringoftheseedisremoved.
History: OatmealhasalonghistoryinScottishcookingtradition.ThestateofVermontoatmealmakingisalongtraditionthatoriginatingfromtheScottishsettlementinthestate.
FunFact: OatmealmonthiscelebratedinJanuary.MoreoatmealisboughtinJanuarythaneveryothermonthoftheyear.
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TopOatProduction:RussiaCanada- SaskatchewanU.S– Minnesota
Examplesofraisinbrandsandwheretheycomefrom:
AboutRaisins:Raisinsaredriedgrapesandproducedinmanyregionsoftheworld.Thetypeofraisindependsonthetypeofgrapethatwasdehydratedtomakethegrape.Raisinsareusedinmanytypesofcooking,bakingandbrewing.Raisinsare67%to72%sugarmakingthemaverysweetadditiontocookies.
History:Peoplehaveenjoyedraisinssinceearlycivilization.TheEgyptiansandPhoeniciansarecreditedwiththegrowingpopularity.Becausethey’resmallandlong-termstoragecapabilitythey’veaccompaniedmanyvoyagersontheirjourneys'toremotelocations,suchasspace,andthenorthpole.
Funfacts:Halfoftheworld’ssupplyofraisinsaregrowninCalifornia.Butdon’tsharethisGoldenStatetreatwithyourdog.Raisin’sarepoisonoustodogs.
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Sun-MaidRaisins&DelMonte:GreatCentralValleyofCalifornia
Examplesofwalnutbrandsandwheretheycomefrom:
AboutWalnuts:WalnutsaretheseedofatreecalledJuglan.TheJuglantreeisadeciduoustreethatgrows10-40meterstall(30-130feet).Walnutsarelight-demandingspeciesthatbenefitsfromtheprotectionfromwind.Theyarealsoaverydroughttoleranttree.
History:Walnutsaretheoldesttreefoodknowntomankind,datingbackto7000BC.TheRoman’scalledthewalnut‘Jupiter’sroyalacorn’.WalnutssoonbecameavaluablecommodityandweretradedallalongtheSilkRoadroutefromAsiatotheMiddleEast.
FunFact:Theaveragewalnuttreeproducesnutsfor45years.
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TheUnitedStatesistheleadingproducerof
Nuts,morespecificallytheGreatCentralValleyinCaliforniaCanadaistheSecondleadingproducerofwalnuts
ExamplesofPecansandwheretheycomefrom:
AboutPecans:Pecantreesarelargedeciduoustrees.Thepecan,likethefruitofothermembersofthehickorygenus,itnottrulyanut.Itistechnicallyadrupewhichisafruitwithasinglestoneorpitsurroundedbyahusk.Thenutsofapecantreeareediblewitharichbutteryflavor.
History:BeforeEuropeansettlementpecanswerewidelyconsumedandtradedbyNativeAmericans.TheEuropeanswerefirstintroducedinthe16thcenturybySpanishexplorersinwhatisnowMexico,Texas,andLouisiana.
FunFact:Pecansprovidefornearly10%ofyourdailyzincneeds.
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Toppecanproducingstates:GeorgiaTexasNewMexicoArizona
