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7 Historical Food Facts

FOOD? 7 Historical FOOD FACTS The Earl of Sandwich The most eaten 'convenience' food in the world was invented by an English aristocrat who had a passion for gambling. He doesn't want to stop his game so he asked for meat to be put between two slices of bread. Tree berries King James I of England and VI of Scotland imported 10,000 Mulberry trees to start a silk industry. Unfortunately, he ordered the wrong variety and the silk worms wouldn't eat the leaves. The mulberry tree 'berries,' however, made excellent jam. Colchester oysters The delicious Colchester oysters were one of the main reasons for the Romans invading Britain in 43AD. Crowdie Crowdie, a soft, fresh milk cheese, was made in Scotland• for centuries. The first farm to flavor it with garlic only did so after their cows had escaped from their field, wandered into woods and ate wild garlic. The flavour that went into the milk was so good that garlic crowdie quickly became a favourite item. CHOCOLATE MAKES EVERYTHING GREAT The world's first chocolate bar was made in Bristol in the late 1720s by Joseph Fry. His company was eventually taken over by Cadbury, another British, family owned firm. The world's largest apple was grown in Kent at 1997. It's weight was 3.68 Ibs. 163 million cups of tea are drunk every day in the UK. TEA Brought to you by.. Cleaners Sutton 020 3404 2175 We v Cleaning Sutton

7 Historical Food Facts

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