William James Morrison invented machine-spun cotton candy in 1897. The machine and the candy were in the public eyes for the first time at Louisiana Purchase Exposition held in 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri. The predecessor to cotton candy were sweet gold rings which resembled molten glass in appearance. They were sticky and could be … Read more
Popcorn can be credited for being one of the most lovable snacks of our times. Watching a movie without popcorn is half the fun lost. But despite of its being such a common time-pass the world over, few people know why popcorn pops. It’s not a complicated mechanism but a simple one in which the … Read more
We are very fortunate that, as healthy human beings, our bodies will get rid of most toxins for us. The human body is very good at this and is quite resilient in the presence of substances that might cause us to become ill. However, there are some things we can do to help the body … Read more
This subject is a bit different than trying to get rid of spiders, food stains or headaches. In this case we are trying to find ways to use turkey that wasn’t eaten at yesterday’s Thanksgiving dinner. If you have family and friends over for a holiday meal and don’t want to waste the leftover turkey, … Read more
Paper Fried Chicken, as they call it in Chinese, was known to the ancient Chinese. It is however, the Scots and the African-Americans who are usually credited with having invented fried chicken. There was a tradition in Scotland to fry chicken, unlike their counterparts in England who boiled chicken. Later, when the Scottish immigrants reached … Read more
There are smells that are worse than sour milk smell but not many of them are as common or as irritating. Not only that, the odor of sour milk tends to hang around unless we take some specific steps to get rid of it. Fortunately people have discovered ways to clean up the source of … Read more
We get rid of pickles by eating them – by themselves, with sandwiches and even in relish. But what about the smell of the process called “pickling.” People have found a lot of ways to pickle things, such as eggs, different types of fish, even some vegetables like, well, cucumbers. Some people think about pickling … Read more