More Silliness

I read an article about the literal meanings of some food-realted words and decided that it would be fun to list some of them.

Like “Taco” means plug or wad. How silly is that?

And “chimichanga ” means trinket.

Anyway, I was searching for more information and came across these gems from the Professional Chefs’ Association:

Ever wonder what animals are in a box of animal crackers? 1 lion, 1 buffalo, 2 sheep, 2 monkeys, 2 tigers, 3 rhinos, 3 rhinos, 5 bears , 6 gorillas

And how about this one about doughnuts:

In the beginning, doughnuts were made of raised dough and a nut was baked into the center…That is how the word”doughnut” came about!

And five will get you ten that you did not know that In 1919, a molasses flood killed 21 people in the north end of Boston. WHAT??????

Speaking of “five will get you ten”, do you know where that phrase came from?
Bet you don’t (wink)! It’s actually betting parlance. Betting 5 (dollars, pounds, matchsticks) will get you (win for you) 10 (dollars, etc.) In other words, even odds.

It’s 32 degrees right now and is supposed to reach 49, today. Maybe we’ll get rid of most of this “silly” snow…