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Coca-Cola

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Coca-Cola

One of the most popular drinks in the world: Coca-Cola.

  • Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink that is also known as Coke.
  • Coca-Cola is sold as a concentrate to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers, and then distributed throughout more than 200 countries and sold in shops, restaurants and vending machines.
  • The Coca-Cola Company has produced many flavours Coca-Cola, including cherry, vanilla, lemon and the traditional cola. Some flavours are exclusive to some countries.
  • Coca-Cola was invented  by John Pemberton in 1886, as a non-alcoholic version of Pemberton’s French Wine Coca, a coca wine, and was made at the Eagle Drug and Chemical Company.
  • In 1894, the first outdoor Coca-Cola advertisement was painted on a wall in Cartersville, Georgia.

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  • In 1985, the Coca-Cola Company attempted to change it’s recipe, but it was rejected by the public.
  • Coca-Cola was named ‘Coca-Cola’ due to the fact the original main ingredients were cocaine, which came from the cocoa leaf, and caffeine which came from the kola nut.
  • The famous Coca-Cola logo with its characteristic script was designed by Frank Robinson, the bookkeeper of John Pemberton.
  • Coca-Cola was originally made as a medicine, and Pemberton claimed it cured a number of illnesses.
  • Coca-Cola was the first, and still is, commercial sponsor of the Olympic Games since 1928.
Bibliography:
Coca-Cola 7 January 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola>

Grapes

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Grapes

Grapes are a fruit but aren’t grapefruit.

  • Grapes are a berry like fruit from the vine family ‘vitis’.
  • Grapes are eaten raw or can be made into jam, juice, jelly, wine, extract, raisins, vinegar and oil.
  • Grapes grow in bunches of 15 to 300.
  • Grapes can be crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green, orange or pink in colour.
  • 75, 866 square kilometres of land is used for grape production.

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  • Some cultivars of grapes have seeds in them and some from the group ‘vitis vinetera’ don’t.
  • Grapes are toxic to dogs since they give dogs kidney problems.
  • 71% of grape production is used for wine and 27% is eaten raw.
  • China produced 8,651,831 tonnes of grapes in 2010 and Italy produced 7,787,800 tonnes.
  • Grape juice is popularly used by Christians as part of the Lord’s Supper celebration.
Bibliography:
Grape 13 January 2013, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape>

Lolipop

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Lolipop

Suck, lick… delicious candy.

  • Lollipops are hard, flavoured sugar and corn syrup confectionery on a stick.
  • Lollipops are also known as suckers or sticky pops.
  • Lollipops are available in many sizes, shapes, colours and flavours like bubblegum and rainbow.
  • Lollipops are typically eaten at room temperature.
  • Certain lollipops have been made for those who are on a diet, said to help with weight loss.

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  • Some lollipops contain medicine, mainly for children.
  • Early lollipops were made in the Middle Ages, which essentially was boiled sugar on a stick, or with handles.
  • Although there have been several suggestions of different modern lollipop inventors between 1800-1910, George Smith is said to be the first lollipop inventor, inventing the modern lollipop in 1908, and trademarked the name in 1931.
  • George Smith named the lollipop after a popular racing horse at the time, Lolly Pop.
  • George Smith originally implemented the lollipop to be soft candy instead of hard.
Bibliography:
Lollipop 14 December 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollipop>

Cherry

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Cherry

Red as a rose, sweet as love.

  • Cherries are stone fruit since they have one seed in them, and have an outer flesh.
  • Cherries are the fruit of certain species of ‘Prunus’, and most cherries that humans eat come from varieties of the sour cherry (Prunus cerasus), which is mostly used for cooking purposes, or the wild cherry (Prunus avium).
  • The word ‘cherry’ comes from the common Greek word, translated into Latin, ‘Cerasum’.
  • The cherry tree cultivars are mainly native to the Northern Hemisphere.
  • Several caterpillars rely on cherry tree cultivars for food.

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  • The word ‘cherry’ refers to the fruit, tree, similar ornamental trees and strangely enough, sometimes almonds.
  • The cherry tree’s prime season for harvest is Summer.
  • In 2007, cherry trees produced approximately 2 million tonnes of cherries world wide. 40% of this production belonged to Europe and 13% belonged to the United States of America.
  • Turkey was the top producer in 2009, with 417.7 thousand tonnes, followed by  the United States with 390.7 tonnes.
  • Cherries have been proven to decrease pain, swelling and tenderness in rats.
Bibliography:
Cherry 28 December 2012, Wikipedia,
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry>

Christmas Pudding

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Christmas Pudding

YUUM – PUUUDDING!

  • Christmas pudding originated in medieval England in the 1420s.
  • Christmas pudding is also known as plum pudding or plum duff.
  • A typical Christmas pudding contains sugar, treacle, suet, raisins and spices.
  • Christmas pudding traditions had a Roman Catholic influence, with puddings made with 13 ingredients, representing the 12 apostles plus Christ and was stirred from east to west to remember the magi.
  • Christmas pudding is traditionally cooked on a Sunday, 4-5 weeks before Christmas.

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  • Christmas pudding was traditionally steamed in a cloth, although pudding basins are now often used.
  • Christmas pudding is often hooked on a hook to dry after steaming, until Christmas day.
  • Christmas puddings are traditionally decorated with holly or skimmia, and usually served hot with custard.
  • Even though the Christmas pudding  is known as a ‘plum pudding’, the pudding has no plums, instead it has raisins, which in old Victorian times were called plums.
  • Coins (and sometimes other trinkets) were commonly cooked in the pudding mix, and whoever was lucky enough to have a coin in their slice of pudding got to keep the coin.
Bibliography:
Christmas Pudding 19 November 2012 , Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pudding>

Fruit Mince Pie

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Fruit Mince Pie

Fruity, mincey, piey.

  • Fruit mice pies are also known as mince, minced, mutton, shrid or Christmas pies.
  • Fruit mince pies are small pies that are filled with delicious, fruit mincemeat.
  • The fruit mince pie originated in Britain and the list of ingredients have been in use since the 13th century.
  • The modern fruit mince pie is typically 5-7.5 cm (2-3 inches) in diameter.
  • The filling of fruit mince pies usually contains raisins, sultanas, apricots, glacé cherries, candied citrus fruit peels, apples, nuts and spices.

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  • Fruit mince pies often have shaped or patterned pastry tops, often in the shape of a star, to represent the star of Christmas.
  • Fruit mince pies were traditionally a more savoury pie which included meat.
  • Fruit mince pies have been part of Christmas celebrations since the 16th century.
  • Fruit mince pies were historically coffin or cradle shaped, instead of the usual circular shape that we see today.
  • Fruit mince pies typically include three spices – cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, to represent the three gifts given to baby Jesus Christ.
Bibliography:
Barrow M, 2010, Mince Pies, Festivals and Celebrations, <http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/xmas/mincepies.htm>
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