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The Sour Origin of Pink Lemonade

    In the Ways Of The Circus: Being The Memories And Adventures Of George Conklin, Tamer Of Lions by Harvey W. Root pink lemonade is mentions for the first time.

    Modern Pizza

      According to Ripley’s Believe It or Not, modern pizza didn’t exist until around 1760, when fresh tomatoes first arrived in Naples, Italy.

      Salt Licorice Ice Cream

        If you are in Finland or Sweden you got to try a local favorite, salt licorice ice cream. Ice cream comes in many forms: scoops, soft serve, and ice cream bars.

        DiGiorno Creates Pizza Donut Mashup: DiGiornuts

          Brilliant or blasphemous? DiGiornuts is a combination of doughnut with pizza topping by DiGiorno. Each DiGiornut is filled with mozzarella cheese and topped with signature DiGiorno sauce, along with even more cheese and toppings. Move over cronut!

          Friends: The Central Perk Cookbook by Kara Mickelson

            To celebrate this week’s FRIENDS: The Reunion, which premieres on HBO Max this Thursday, Insight Editions pleased to show a sneak preview of select recipes from FRIENDS: THE OFFICIAL CENTRAL PERK COOKBOOK (Insight Editions; 10/5) for the first time. This is one cookbook that will sell like hotcakes come this fall.

            Walt Disney’s $100.00 Quantum-sized Pym-ini Sandwich

              Only Tony Stark could fork over $100.00 for the “Quantum-sized Pym-ini Sandwich” at the new restaurant called Pym Test Kitchen located in Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure is scheduled to open June 4th.

              Cheez-It Cheez-Itennial Cake by Chef Stephanie Izard.

                Cheez-It has been around for 100 years. To celebrate the event celebrity Chef Stephanie the coolest cake for the event. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the Cheez-It Cheez-Itennial Cake by Chef Stephanie Izard. Order quickly—these cakes will go fast!

                Mountain Dew New Cake Smash Flavor

                  Let’s do-over your missed milestone-whether it was a birthday, a wedding, a graduation, or life itself. This year you deserve to have your cake and drink it too with Mtn Dew Cake-Smash. The Cake-Smash flavor consists of “DEW with a rush of artificial cake flavor.

                  General Mills 50th Anniversary ‘Monster Mash’ Cereal

                    This year marks the 50th anniversary of General Mills’ Monster Cereals lineup, which began with the launch of chocolate-flavored Count Chocula and strawberry-flavored Franken Berry cereals in 1971. The blueberry-flavored cereal Boo Berry followed shortly after, premiering in 1973. Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy, which were introduced in 1974 and 1988 respectively, will make their returns in the Monster Mash cereal after both being discontinued in 2014.

                    The History of White Rock’s Psyche Mascot

                      The 40s were a magical time for White Rock’s exhibitionist pixie, Psyche. White Rock’s topless “Tinkerbell” proudly showed her breasts till new management in 1952 and Psyche’s breasts were no longer on public display. The Goddess of purity was created in 1893. In the 40s all bets were off with her new ads and so was her top. She got a lot of men in hot water that they needed White Rock Sprinkling Water to cool down.

                      Charley Harper’s Cardinal Available in Four Classic FiestaWare

                        I am a big fan of Charley Harper’s art from The Golden Book of Biology when I was a youth. The much sought-after book sells for over $500.00 on Amazon.  The Cincinnati-based unique minimalist artist is best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters, and book illustrations. Now you can add tableware to his resume. The Fiesta Tableware Company has a line of Harper’s cardinal bird series in both chinaware and glasses. This is a great set for any kitchen even if you do not know Charley’s Harper’s work.

                        Hell-Bent for Cinco de Mayo

                          I happened to go to Texas and noticed how big Cinco de Mayo is there. May 5th commemorates the date of the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Today it is more festive where friends get together and drink. In Texas non-Mexicans celebrate the event, so why not add a little zing with Filipino bites and drinks. Publisher Tuttle is sharing a unique drink that mixes Mexican Michelada with Filipino beer. Miguel in Hell is a match made in hell. Pulutan: Filipino Bar Bites, Appetizers and Street Eats has some great finger foods to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.