CHASE YOUR MONDAY BLUES AWAY WITH THESE FACTS!

Good Morning everyone! Are you feeling the Monday blues just like me? Well, why don’t we chase away all the Monday blues far from us by discovering more facts that are simply mind blowing? That’s cool with you? Then, let’s go!

Have you ever wondered, why does Hamburgers are being called as Hamburgers? Mmm.. A good question eh? Let us find out why! In the early 18^th century, some Germans noticed during their travels to Asia that the locals would stuff their beef between their saddles while they would ride, to help soften it for later consumption. The Germans loved the idea of soft seasoned meat, and so they brought the idea back to their home in Hamburg. As time went on, soon it became known as Hamburg meat. A few years later, as German immigrants made their way to U.S, they shared the recipe of Hamburg meat. It wasn’t long before people began to put their own spin on things. Legend has it, that the first known Hamburger, in the form we think of it today, rather than just softened, seasoned steak, as it was originally, was made my Charlie Nagreen.

Second facts of the day are also very closely related to Hamburger as well. Have you ever had any doubts on where do French fries actually originate from? Crunchy, golden slices of goodness, mm... What a wonderful invention! Exactly who came up with this idea? Let’s find out. Historical accounts indicate that the Belgians were possibly trying to frying up thin strips of potatoes as early as the late 17^th century in the Meuse Valley between Dinant and Liege, in Belgium. In this area, it is very common for the people to fry up small fish as a staple for their meals. However when the river froze up thick enough, it tended to make it difficult to get fish. So instead of drying up fished in this time, they turn to potatoes where they slice the potatoes thin just like the fish. At the same time, the French claimed that they invented the French fries. Once it became popular that the French have invented French fries, especially in Paris, push-cart vendors’ starts to sell them and call them “frittes”.

I am a fan of butter, and jam goes great with butter. Wait, is that jam or jelly? Honestly. I didn’t know that jam and jelly had any difference; I thought they were the same thing! Well you know what? I WAS WRONG! Well the difference is here, jelly is strictly made from the juice of fruit, while jam is made from the crushed fruit. Specifically, jelly is made by crushing fruit, then straining out everything except for the juice. The juice is then boiled, typically with sugar and pectin added, the latter of which is reacts with the sugar and heat to give the jelly a thicker consistency for spreading. The first step in making jam is about the same as making jelly, but instead of straining the juice, the crushed fruit is left in. Unlike most jellies, jam may not contain pectin, as the mashed fruit will often give it sufficiently good consistency of spreading. If you are wondering on how to differentiate jelly from jam, all you have to know is that jelly will spread out evenly while jam will tend to be a little lumpy.

Hope you guys enjoy all the facts, as well as facts from last week! We will have more to discover in the future, I’m sure! Till then, adiyos!