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Do you know what's in your wine (fish bladders, for instance)? Be sure to use Barnivore.com to check! fb.me/15t8Cfqql about 8 hours ago via Facebook
#FoodFacts: A "vintage wine" is one made from grapes that were all or mostly grown in a particular year, and labeled as such. about 10 hours ago via Facebook
"Compromises are for relationships, not wine." - Sir Robert Scott Caywood about 12 hours ago via Facebook
#FoodFacts: Benjamin Franklin's cure for flatulence was dried rhubarb and attar of roses dissolved in wine. about 15 hours ago via Facebook
It's also National Brown-Bag-It-Day. So . . . twist cap wine in a brown bag is cool then? Yeah? LET'S DO THIS! about 18 hours ago via Facebook
It's National Wine Day?! This one I'm thrilled to celebrate! So - are you a red or a white? about 19 hours ago via Facebook
Fauxcargot/EscarNO! Texture and flavor, I think I got pretty close with this snail free snack. fb.me/1DyUwy1Ou 5:21 PM May 24th via Facebook
#FoodFacts: Apicius, the author of the oldest surviving cookbook (1st century B.C - 2 century A.D.) has a recipe for snails. 2:30 PM May 24th via Facebook
“Escargot' is French for 'fat crawling bag of phlegm.” - Dave Barry 12:45 PM May 24th via Facebook
#FoodFacts: "Heliciculture" is the science of growing snails for food. Farm-raised snails are typically fed a diet of ground cereals. 9:30 AM May 24th via Facebook
There seriously is a National Escargot Day. And it's today! 6:15 AM May 24th via Facebook
Sticky and sweet: just the way taffy is supposed to be! fb.me/1vFGZes8J 8:05 PM May 23rd via Facebook
#FoodFacts: Supposedly, taffy was originally called "treacle" when it was first invented. 2:25 PM May 23rd via Facebook
(Chews saltwater taffy) "So how are you going to...WHAT THE MOTHER OF CRAP IS UP WITH THIS STUFF? Is it gum, is... fb.me/1ZY6bcwO4 12:45 PM May 23rd via Facebook
#FoodFacts: "Saltwater taffy" was a staple on the Atlantic City boardwalk in the 19th century. It doesn't... fb.me/1rKMyvMOD 9:25 AM May 23rd via Facebook
One of my grandmother's favorites: it's National Taffy Day! 6:20 AM May 23rd via Facebook
Vanilla pudding, white wine, a little rain, and a happy bunny? What more could a girl ask for! Also - enter this... fb.me/14dDD3Tge 4:41 PM May 22nd via Facebook
#FoodFacts: In the 19th century, Alfred Bird, a British chemist, developed a way to use cornstarch for a “custard... fb.me/1qBfyVKtY 2:20 PM May 22nd via Facebook
"One asks of a pudding, not if the cook who offers it is a good woman, but if the pudding itself is good." - Henry Louis Mencken 12:45 PM May 22nd via Facebook
#FoodFacts: The proverb "The proof is in the pudding" dates back to at least the 17th century. 9:45 AM May 22nd via Facebook

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Bio Eating and talking about whatever the National Food Holiday is every day for a year, while discovering new recipes, products, and restaurants along the way!