Archive for September, 2010

Do You Know How Many Ways There Are To Eat A “Cat Head Biscuit”?

Tuesday, 09 September 2010

A time honored Southern tradition, the infamous “Cat Head” biscuit has become as much an icon of
southern cooking as fried chicken. Just say the words “Cat Head Biscuits” almost anywhere in the
South and you will instantly conjure up memories childhood and of mouthwateringly delicious meals.
Born of humble beginnings, the “Cat Head Biscuit” was never anything fancy. Just a few simple
ingredients, usually mixed and “patted” out by hand, these (more…)


Amish Weddings: Over Fence, Across Broom

Wednesday, 09 September 2010

The Amish are not the only ones who toss a groom over a fence to make him a real man or entice a bride to walk across a broom to confirm her new marital status.

But Lancasters Old Order Amish may be alone when they slide a groom back and forth along a dining table.

Amish reporter Sam Stoltzfus, of Gordonville, says he witnessed this only once. (more…)


Meet: Chocolate.

Thursday, 09 September 2010

Chocolate means a number of raw and processed foods made from the fruits of the tropical Theobroma cocoa tree. Cocoa has been grown for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America, with its first documented use around 1100 BC. Most of all Mesoamerican peoples made chocolate (more…)


Chocolate Gift Ideas

Tuesday, 09 September 2010

People give gifts to strengthen bonds, to remind friends, family, and colleagues that they are an important part of their lives. Fine chocolates are just about everyone’s favorite. And as the food industry has evolved in the last few decades, gourmet chocolate seems to be a real niche item available anywhere you shop. Gourmet chocolates can be gifted on Mother’s Day, Birthdays, Wedding Gifts, Valentine’s Day or for any other special occasion.
Gourmet chocolates are a great (more…)


Aztecs.

Tuesday, 09 September 2010

All of the areas that were conquered in XVI century by the Aztecs that cultivated cacao beans were ordered to pay them as a tax, or as the Aztecs called it, a “tribute”. The Aztec natives were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated (more…)