French Silk Chocolate Pie
"French Silk Chocolate Pie" by Mrs. Kendall (Betty) Cooper of Silver Spring, MD, won the $1,000 "best in class - pie" award at the 1951 Pillsbury Bake-Off, held at New…
"French Silk Chocolate Pie" by Mrs. Kendall (Betty) Cooper of Silver Spring, MD, won the $1,000 "best in class - pie" award at the 1951 Pillsbury Bake-Off, held at New…
Fry's Electronics began in 1985 in Sunnyvale, California. There are 34 Fry's stores, with 17 located in California and 8 in Texas. The unflattering nickname/acronym of "Frequently…
Did the Fresh Air Fund start in 1877, as its history says? Or did it start in 1869? I found that it began under William A. Muhlenberg in 1869. Dr. Muhlenberg (see the 1898 article below, a review…
The Fresh Fruit Festival is a LGBT-related entertainment in the Big Apple each July. http://www.freshfruitfestival.com/calendar.htmFresh FRUIT FESTIVAL Happening July 10 - July 23, 2006…
College freshmen often gain weight with many dining hall choices and available snacks during late-night study hours. The term "freshman five" (or "freshman 5") for the number of…
"Brexit” (Great Britain/British + exit) is a word created to define a possible British exit from the eurozone. "Brexit" has been cited in print since at least May 2012. A similar…
Fried pickles have long been popular in Texas and many parts of the South, but are now served all across the United States. "Frickles" is a new name often used for "fried…
"Friday Night Lights" is the title of a 1990 book by H. G. Bissinger about the 1988 football season of the Permian High School Panthers, of Odessa, Texas. The book was made into a 2004…
Jenga is a game where players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower of 54 blocks. If the tower collapses, that player "loses" and the other players "win."…
"Fried Coke" was the creation of Abel Gonzalez, Jr. for the 2006 Texas State Fair. Dallas Morning NewsWhat will State Fair vendors fry next?Concessionaires bubbling with excitement over…
The State Fair of Texas began its friendly food fight, the Big Tex Choice Awards, in 2005. The nickname "Fried Food Capital of Texas" was added in 2006. The State Fair of Texas has long…
The dish of "fried green tomatoes" (also called "green tomatoes fried" in the 19th century) is known through the South. The dish was popularized by Fannie Flagg's 1991…
"Fried ice cream" is a popular dessert at Tex-Mex restaurants. It's often called "Mexican Fried Ice Cream" or "Fried Mexican Ice Cream." Fried ice cream is…
The fried onion burger (also written as "fried onion hamburger," "onion-fried burger' and "onionburger") is a specialty of El Reno, Oklahoma. Johnnie's Grill…
Fried pickles are served throughout the South (and, now, in many northern cities as well). The exact origin of "fried pickles," however, is unknown. It is claimed in the Wikipedia (below)…
The "Twinkie" cake was invented in the 1930s in the Midwest, but the deep-fried Twinkie was invented in Brooklyn. Christopher Sell (originally from England) opened a Brooklyn fish &…
"Friendship" is the motto of Texas, so it's no surprise that Texas towns are friendly. Amarillo called itself "the friendly city" in the 1930s, when it was entertaining…
"The Friendly City" has been an Austin nickname since 1925, when it was promoted by the city's chamber of commerce. In the 2000s, this was replaced with the popular unofficial…
"Friendternship" (freind + internship) was cited in print in 2010 and "friendterns" was cited in 2012. A "friendternship" is when one friend has another friend work…
Frijoles refritos (or "refried beans" in English) are a staple of Tex-Mex cuisine. The beans are cooked and mashed in hot oil. (Oxford English Dictionary)refry, v.trans. To fry again. So…