When did people start to eat honey?
Early history of honey: A chimpanzee smashing a beehive to get honey When did bees start to make honey? Bees first began to make honey about 200 million years ago, [...]
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Where did figs come from? History of figs
Some raw figs: History of figs Where are wild figs from? Wild fig trees first grew in Africa and West Asia and South Asia and around the Mediterranean Sea beginning [...]
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Does eating fatty food make you fat?
Fatty food: There are lots of different kinds of cheese. Why do we need to eat fat? Fats are foods which store energy in case you need it later. Everybody [...]
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Making tea – Food history projects
A cup of tea (thanks to http://www.teaaccessories.net/) For the simplest tea project, make yourself a cup of black tea and drink it, just to see what it tastes like. You [...]
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History of coffee – Where does coffee come from?
Where does coffee come from? Coffee history starts in Africa. Coffee plants grew wild in East Africa. Sometime before 1000 AD, the people who lived in Ethiopia, in East Africa, began to pick [...]
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Sugar cane and candy – food history projects
Buy some real sugar cane from Amazon! Here are three ideas for sugar projects: -Taste some sugar cane or sugar cane juice: You can order raw sugar cane from Amazon [...]
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How to separate eggs – Food history project
Cracked egg: see the yolk and the white? For a lot of more advanced cooking, you need to be able to separate eggs. You separate eggs by separating the yellow [...]
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Learning to read food labels
Food label on cottage cheese Find out for yourself how much protein is in different things that you eat. Go to the store and find all of the foods on [...]
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Healthy refried beans – Food history project
Tacos with refried beans inside (thanks to Taco Bell) You've probably already eaten refried beans lots of times, but if you haven't, why not start now by having a taco [...]
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How to make pie crust – Food history projects
A boughten pie crust You can make a pie crust to go with your sweet potato pie or any other pie you make. All pies pretty much use the same [...]
