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It’s a hit! Texas Rangers’ Dilly Dog

    Baseball is about chillaxing and chowing down on food and drinks. The Texas Rangers have a unique food offering called the Dilly Dog. It is a hollowed out pickle with a hot dog inserted inside and covered in fried cornmeal batter. Gone are the days when you would only buy a beer and a hot dog. MLB stadiums are offering outlandish food variations of traditional stadium food. It has become a food adventure for your stomach if your wallet can afford it. When they sing at the seventh inning stretch, you better include buy me some peanuts, Cracker Jack and a Dilly Dog and whatever flavor of the month is offered in each stadium. When they say batter up, they really mean that they are frying another Dilly Dog in Texas.

    Coca-Cola slushies in a pouch

      Coca-Cola slushies are a thing in Japan. Why is that the rest of the world is always ahead of us when it comes to food choices? You can also get in slushie format both Fanta Orange and Fanta Grape.

      Marvel Avengers Infinity War Jello Spider-Man Cherry and Hulk Lime Jell-O Mixes

        With Marvel’s Avengers Infinity War soon to hit theatres, the gauntlet will be thrown down as merchandising will hit all stores to fight for your hard earned dollar. So which manufacturer will collect your money? Now you can buy from the people who make Jell-O, Jello Spider-Man Cherry and Hulk Lime Jell-O Mixes. It’s too bad they could not come up with a gauntlet with different flavors that you could eat from and gain imaginary super-powers. What no blueberry Captain America Jell-O, grape Thanos Jell-O, and orange Iron-Man Jell-O? They should have created a Thanos Jell-O multipack with the gem colors.

        Did Thomas Jefferson Invent Macaroni and Cheese?

          Urban legend has it that Thomas Jefferson created Mac and Cheese. In his worldly travels, he brought back new food ideas. It turns out that the third president of the United States was quite a foodie. He introduced the delicacy at a state dinner in 1802. He did not invent Mac and Cheese but made it popular. It was already a standard dish in Europe

          Walking on sunshine with Bud Light Orange

            Bud Light Lime debuted 10 years ago, and the sales have dropped drastically since then, so Bud Light just introduced Bud Light Orange to compensate for lost revenue. This what BeerAdvocate.com is saying about the beer.
            “It’s honestly not terrible.”
            “More like a soda pop than a beer.”
            “It smells and tastes exactly like someone mixed Bud Light and Orange Fanta.”
            “Taste is artificial orange, corn, and citrus, but might not be too bad on a hot summer afternoon.”

            The Compostable Pizza Box

              Who says a pizza box has to be square. The round pizza box was created by Glenn Cybulski with the help of World Centric, a world leader in compostable products. The new concept should be hitting the market this summer. The only drawback is limited printing on the round pizza box due to the box composition. How will the pizza industry take to the concept is anybody’s guess? The box is being called PizzaRound.
              Guess they will make the rounds this summer and try to convince the world to go PizzaRound.

              New Diet Pepsi Slender Cans

                A few months ago Coca-Cola released five somewhat new Diet-Coke flavors in slender silver cans to attract the taste buds of Millennials. Pepsi’s marketing department figures what is good for the goose is good for the gander. So now Pepsi is releasing their version of skinny silver cans with non-original flavors. Slick!

                The secret history of Popeye Candy Cigarettes

                  What is Popeye smoking in his pipe? Candy cigarettes have been around for ages. Today they are known as candy sticks. They are banned in many countries throughout the world to curbside actual addiction to real cigarettes.

                  What ever happened to turtle soup?

                    We do not eat turtles. Turtles eat pizza. There was a time in the U.S. where turtle soup was a popular dish. In early black and white movies, it was common to see turtle soup on a menu. The waning of the dish grew because of our affinity for the turtle being a cute creature. From Pogo’s bard of the swamp “Churchy” to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, we were conditioned to not eat turtles but to make them our pets. The peak of turtle soup came when an overpopulation of people rushed to the San Fransico area during the Gold Rush. Food was very expensive.
                    In 1971, The Endangered Species Act was passed and killing sea turtles in United States waters was prohibited. Granday’s and other turtle canneries went out of business.

                    Cricket Chips

                      There is nothing wrong with eating bugs. Many countries throughout the world love eating bugs. North America has an issue with eating bugs. We have no problem squashing the crap out of them. As much as we hate them, we do not want to eat them. Chirps chips hope to dissuade you from those silly notations. Just think of Dorito chips ground up with cricket flour. You can pick from three different flavors: cheddar, bbq and sea salt chips. Just stop thinking of Jiminy Cricket singing “When You Wish Upon A Star” and take a bite out of that little bugger. Yummy!
                      Once you try Chirps, you will bug your friends to snack on them too.

                      Hellmann’s REAL Ketchup Sweetened only with Honey

                        Hellmann’s is better known for its mayonnaise line of products. The company will start rolling out ketchup nationwide for the first time in the U.S. with Hellmann’s REAL Ketchup Sweetened only with Honey.
                        Hellmann’s new ketchup is made with a total of six simple ingredients: tomato puree, honey, wine vinegar, spices, onion powder, and salt. The ketchup contains no artificial ingredients or preservatives and uses non-GMO sourced ingredients.

                        Eat Your Words by Charlotte Foltz Jones and illustrated by John O’Brien

                          Food plays a significant role in literature and pop culture. Where did certain food terms originate from? Eat Your Words by Charlotte Foltz Jones and illustrated by John O’Brien explores the language of food. Why are certain food terms used and from where do they come from? Your brain will hunger for more as you devour every page. Feed me more! This book is a bellyful of knowledge for both kids and adults. Food should be fun. You will enjoy this gastronomical book of tidbits.
                          In a nutshell, this book is not a hot potato. It’s a piece of cake to read. Charlotte Foltz Jones is one smart cookie. You have to be out to lunch if you do not buy it. Use your noodle and tell your friends about this book.

                          Walmart sells funeral potatoes

                            I am a bit surprised that a conservative retailer like Walmart would sell funeral potatoes. Traditionally, the casserole is served as a side dish during after-funeral dinners in the Western and Southern United States. They are very popular at gatherings of the Church of Latter-day Saints. I have not tasted funeral potatoes, I heard they are to die for.

                            Dunkin’ Donuts is testing donut fries

                              Dunkin’ Donuts is rolling out what they call “Donut Fries.” They are doing a test run in some of its restaurants in the Boston market. The cinnamon-sugar covered donut fries retail 5 for $1.99. To be fair, where I come from they are called churros. Nice try guys. Somewhere Homer is drooling for donut fries.