Couple Trivia Questions

[jt]

1) what is it that put the "maple" in imitation maple syrup?

2) Where are macadamia nuts from and how did they get their name?

3) what do Peach Melba and Melba Toast have in common?

and a little FYI to go with these

Nutmeg is a hallucinogenic. A nutmeg is the seed of an evergreen tree, which contains the hallucinogen, myristicin. Furthermore, the seed's covering layer is composed of mace, which can be lethal if ingest in quantity.

[Hard2Believe]

Macadamia nuts originated in Australia and are heavily grown in Hawaii. They got their name from the botanist Baron Ferdinand von Mueller who named them after his friend John Macadam.

[just jess]

Originally posted by jt
1) what is it that put the "maple" in imitation maple syrup?

2) Where are macadamia nuts from and how did they get their name?

3) what do Peach Melba and Melba Toast have in common?

and a little FYI to go with these

Nutmeg is a hallucinogenic. A nutmeg is the seed of an evergreen tree, which contains the hallucinogen, myristicin. Furthermore, the seed's covering layer is composed of mace, which can be lethal if ingest in quantity.

2-i think macadamia is a country..or am i thinking maceadonia lmao ... i dunno :ROTFL

[jt]

Originally posted by Hard2Believe
Macadamia nuts originated in Australia and are heavily grown in Hawaii. They got their name from the botanist Baron Ferdinand von Mueller who named them after his friend John Macadam.
conflicting hmmmm
my source says Scottis Chemist John Macadam introduced it to Hawaii and named it at that time, but the australia part is in agreeance hmmmmmmmmmmm

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by jt
conflicting hmmmm
my source says Scottis Chemist John Macadam introduced it to Hawaii and named it at that time, but the australia part is in agreeance hmmmmmmmmmmm

Yes conflicting...............:chuckle

oh is Fenugreek the main ingredient in imitation maple syrup? Its a member of the pea family and the seed extract is what they use for the syrup???

[jt]

Originally posted by Hard2Believe
Yes conflicting...............:chuckle

oh is Fenugreek the main ingredient in imitation maple syrup? Its a member of the pea family and the seed extract is what they use for the syrup???
your not playing nice...

i thought we we're staying out of each others trivia :TONGUE
but yes your right it is fenugreek :embarasse

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by jt
your not playing nice...

i thought we we're staying out of each others trivia :TONGUE
but yes your right it is fenugreek :embarasse

Ok I will stay out of the rest of the trivia.:( I left one question to still be answered by someone. :D

[jt]

sure leave the hard one for everyone else lol

[joeydollaz]

Originally posted by jt
1) what is it that put the "maple" in imitation maple syrup?

2) Where are macadamia nuts from and how did they get their name?

3) what do Peach Melba and Melba Toast have in common?

and a little FYI to go with these

Nutmeg is a hallucinogenic. A nutmeg is the seed of an evergreen tree, which contains the hallucinogen, myristicin. Furthermore, the seed's covering layer is composed of mace, which can be lethal if ingest in quantity.

1. maple flavor
2. hawaii ?
3. Nellie Melba

[jt]

Originally posted by joeydollaz
1. maple flavor
2. hawaii ?
3. Nellie Melba

well you got the last one right :TEETH , but do you know why?
see above for the other 2 ;)

[joeydollaz]

The familiar foods named for Helen Porter Mitchell are not recognizable as such unless one knows her stage name was Dame Nellie Melba. This famous opera singer of the late 19th and early 20th century, who took her last name from her native city of Melbourne, inspired others to honor her by naming things such as “soaps and sauces, ribbons and ruffles” after her. Perhaps the best known of such honors are Melba toast and peach Melba. Auguste Escoffier, the famous chef, is thought to have had a hand in both. Melba toast is said to be derived from the crisp toast that was part of Dame Melba's diet during the year 1897, a year in which she was very ill. The hotel proprietor César Ritz supposedly named it in a conversation with Escoffier. Pêche Melba was said to have been created by Escoffier for an 1892 party honoring the singer at the Savoy Hotel in London, although neither Escoffier nor Melba agreed with this version of events. Peach Melba is first recorded in English in 1905 (in the form Pêches à la Melba) and Melba toast in 1925.

[jt]

your a good internet searcher ;) just curious what site you found it on?

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by joeydollaz
The familiar foods named for Helen Porter Mitchell are not recognizable as such unless one knows her stage name was Dame Nellie Melba. This famous opera singer of the late 19th and early 20th century, who took her last name from her native city of Melbourne, inspired others to honor her by naming things such as “soaps and sauces, ribbons and ruffles” after her. Perhaps the best known of such honors are Melba toast and peach Melba. Auguste Escoffier, the famous chef, is thought to have had a hand in both. Melba toast is said to be derived from the crisp toast that was part of Dame Melba's diet during the year 1897, a year in which she was very ill. The hotel proprietor César Ritz supposedly named it in a conversation with Escoffier. Pêche Melba was said to have been created by Escoffier for an 1892 party honoring the singer at the Savoy Hotel in London, although neither Escoffier nor Melba agreed with this version of events. Peach Melba is first recorded in English in 1905 (in the form Pêches à la Melba) and Melba toast in 1925.

Hey, there is a restaurant in my school named after Escoffier.

[jt]

so i got my answer for the macadamia nuts from this magazine
i got an earlier issue of the magazine and they wrote your answer, i think theyre confused lol, i wrote them an e-mail see if i get anything back, if i do i'll report

[joeydollaz]

Originally posted by jt
your a good internet searcher ;) just curious what site you found it on?

it was the first result on google in a search for melba toast
lol

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by jt
so i got my answer for the macadamia nuts from this magazine
i got an earlier issue of the magazine and they wrote your answer, i think theyre confused lol, i wrote them an e-mail see if i get anything back, if i do i'll report

The magazine fucked up?? you should get a free subscription for that.

[jt]

Originally posted by Hard2Believe
The magazine fucked up?? you should get a free subscription for that.

no free subscription but this is the reply i got:

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your question regarding Macadamia Nuts. I have researched your question regarding John Macadem and have come up with this. John Macadem was a chemist, naturlist, and a member of parliament. The only mistake was that he was not Scottish, but Australian. It was von Mueller who was the director of the Botanical Gardens and he was the gentleman who discovered the plant and named it after his friend, John Macadem.

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by jt
no free subscription but this is the reply i got:

Dear Sir:

Thank you for your question regarding Macadamia Nuts. I have researched your question regarding John Macadem and have come up with this. John Macadem was a chemist, naturlist, and a member of parliament. The only mistake was that he was not Scottish, but Australian. It was von Mueller who was the director of the Botanical Gardens and he was the gentleman who discovered the plant and named it after his friend, John Macadem.

So I was right then, or no????

[jt]

looks like you found a good source :chuckle
too bad my magazine was a little confused lol, wonder if that will show up in the enxt issue ;)

[Hard2Believe]

Originally posted by jt
looks like you found a good source :chuckle
too bad my magazine was a little confused lol, wonder if that will show up in the enxt issue ;)

If a magazine publishes a topic three times about the same subject and has to retract its information, thats pretty bad.LOL:chuckle