By Heather Blanchette
Created by Mars, Incorporated in 1960, the chewy candy was not introduced in the US until 1976. Starburst four original flavors were Strawberry, Lemon, Orange, and Lime. Today, Starburst come in many forms: Read the rest of this entry »
Heather Blanchette
Meeting in gym class in 7th grade, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield became friends, and later business partners after completing an ice cream correspondence at Penn State. The first Ben and Jerry’s was opened in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Vermont. Read the rest of this entry »
By Heather Blanchette
The favorite snack of our Alien friend, E.T., was introduced in the US in 1980. Reese’s Pieces are made with no chocolate whatsoever, instead consist of a peanut-butter filling with a candy shell. Manufactured by the Hershey Company, Reese’s Pieces are colored yellow, brown and orange - designed to match the packaging (yum?). Read the rest of this entry »
By Heather Blanchette
Owned by Nabisco, Nilla Wafers (short for Vanilla Wafers - how creative, right?) are round, shortbread cookies with a hint of vanilla flavor. Other brands of cookies similar to Nilla Wafers are often called “Nilla Wafers” regardless of their actual name because, like Kleenex Tissues, the brand name has become synonymous with the product. Read the rest of this entry »
By Heather Blanchette
The only peanut butter I have found that offers my favorite peanut butter to peanuts ratio is Shaw’s brand Chunky Peanut Butter. This isn’t your normal peanut butter - this is literally a can of peanuts mixed with a small spoonful of smooth peanut butter. If I don’t have to chew my peanut butter then I’m not eating it - unless of course it’s peanut butter fudge. Read the rest of this entry »
By Bob Dinsmore
Although they are not the most common item outside of your local fair or carnival, the corn dog is both popular and well-known throughout the country. It seems somebody decided that a normal hot dog was either too messy or not convenient enough to eat on the go… well both those problems were fixed with the invention of the corn dog.
Although you could argue that the hot dog is one of the most convenient and portable food items on the market, the corn dog far surpasses it in every regard. Let’s just say, whenever you put a food item on a stick, the “on-the-go” factor immediately triples. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jordan Thompson
If you were to sum up Easy Mac in one word it would have to be “Incredible”! Though it is hard to sum up a product with the magnitude that Easy Mac has in just one word, it’s the first word that came into the mind of the six people I asked before I started writing this entry! It’s there when your in college and have little money and a large appetite and it’s there for you when your trying to impress a girl with some good old fashioned home cooking! To be honest with you if your making Easy Mac for a date and it’s your first date then I hope the girl runs out of the apartment or dorm room in a screaming panic, because no man should give up the Easy Mac on the first date. I mean come on guys have some self respect! Read the rest of this entry »
By Heather Blanchette
1) So this one time, I tried to make mini brownies in a doll-sized cupcake tin - but it didn’t occur to me that they wouldn’t need to stay in the oven as long as the normal brownie tin would. Needless to say, it was probably a good thing that they got permanently stuck in the tin or I would have chipped a tooth! Read the rest of this entry »