29th May 2020 - 07:29
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You can help the lockdown pass that bit more quickly by taking five minutes out to ponder on the following curious food-related facts.
* You need a licence to sell seaweed in England.
* The ‘slush’ in the phrase ‘slush fund’ originally referred to leftover fat from cooking on board that sailors sold for profit.
* Until the 17th century pine cones were called pineapples.
* Hot chocolate seems tastier if served in a mug that is orange or cream coloured.
* Sugar is an ingredient in 70% of all manufactured foods.
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