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"In 1891 Dr. August Oetker developed the baking powder Backin at his pharmacy in Bielefeld, Germany....To increase public awareness of Backin the company published special recipe booklets, ran newspaper advertisements and printed recipe suggestions on the packaging."

They later expanded their product line into other baking supplies, packaged products like pudding and according to their website, pizza in 2003.

Also, their pizza is really good. I enjoy the thin crust and how it is not overly cheesy.

My parents received a christmas pudding the first year they were married. 36 years ago. They never got around to eating him, and his name is now "Steve" and will be inherited by the first of us three children to get married.

While visiting a friend in Leeds (England) I was informed at a pub, that it ladies didn't drink "lagers"..
"Oh no I asked, what do they drink?"
"A cider and black"
After two pints of sickly sweet pink cider (Pint of Strongbow with an ounce.. A WHOLE OUNCE.. of Ribena) I switched to beer, not caring if the boys found me unlady like.

Though strangly I do love Rowntree's Fruit Pastilles.

"The Magic Bullet-Does anyone remember seeing that one on tv?"

I LOVE my Magic Bullet. Though it did come with too much crap I have to store, and it is more my personal versatile smoothie machine. I love not having to wash a blender, it’s small enough to stay on the counter, and I got used to drinking out of plastic (read: use a straw).

It also is amazing for making hummus and emulsifying salad dressings.

It’s the only gimmicky gadget I’ve ever found useful.

I did not know who this Sandra Lee was.. so I looked it up on Amazon. Here is an amusing quote from a review: "Thank you Sandra for giving me the feeling that I am a gourmet cook and the confidence to be one."

Hum.. it's a toss up between
A) Jello Pistachio pudding- gloriously green with little chunks of pistachio in it. Those were pistachios right? I honestly haven't thought of eating it in the last 10 years. and
B) "Fluffy Jello," Cherry. This is one I think my mother must have gotten from a Jello cookbook- let the jello half set, then whip with a beater. I'm pretty sure my palate has grown out of that one now.