1. Guinness Book of World Records — 2021-08-20 10:45:53

   … bird in Europe? {{Image url="NickRossMcWhirter.jpg" class="left" title="Nick & Ross McWhirter" width="500" }} After a fruitless search for a reference for such facts, he had the idea that Guiness could provide a 'record' book for settling argu…

2. Vitamins — 2021-08-16 09:52:16

   …problem. While at sea in May 1747 he conducted what is regarded as the first ever clinical trial, he proved that citrus fruits could cure **scurvy** but he could not conclude why, but on an unofficial level sailors knew consuming fruits kept the…
   …0 years before Fletcher. /* event_date="May 1747" James Lind conducted the first clinical trial to confirm that citrus fruits could cure scurvy. */ == Links == [[http://munksroll.rcplondon.ac.uk/Biography/Details/1564 | Royal College of Physici…

3. Can — 2021-08-09 21:53:19

   …l very popular. Very few kitchen cupboards are without tin cans of food of all sorts including soup, beans, vegetables, fruit and more all over the world. Many **billions** of cans are sold every year throughout the world and best of all, it's *…

4. Marmalade — 2021-08-08 18:49:30

   …t was distinguished by thick chunks of bitter Seville orange rind. The recipe was a new twist on the already well-known fruit preserve of orange marmalade but this recipe was spreadable, on toast. == So the Story Goes == Legend has it in the 18…

5. Christmas Traditions — 2019-12-27 02:21:30

   …an be traced back to the 14th century but has changed along the way. Now it is a very rich steamed pudding crammed with fruit a hint of Brandy and served with cream after being flambe'd.|| === Christmas Cake === ||{{Image url="Christmas_cake.j…
   …pg" title="thumb" width="200" title="christmas cake" }}||A rich baked fruit cake started around 1870 in Victorian England. Sometimes with marzipan, icing and sugar frosting.|| == Mincemeat Pie …
   …ersions without the top are known as a mince tart, also a pie may be family sized. Filled with a sweet mince filling of fruit, raisins currants and spices. Origins can be traced back to Medieval times where the explanation for the word ''meat''…

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