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It's October and that means pumpkin time. Whether with nasty faces outside on the veranda or pureed in the oven at home – Pumpkins are simply a part of October . But what seems so natural to us today required meticulous scheduling, laborious manual labor, and, above all, a whole lot of coincidence over many generations. But why is the pumpkin so synonymous with autumn in general and October in particular? Why does anyone bother scary faces into his thick skin? And why is there a World record in pumpkin boat rowing ? Come with us on an exciting journey in the footsteps of probably...

The apple - already in In Genesis , the first book of the Bible, the seductive fruit plays a significant role that has remained ingrained in Western cultural understanding to this day. Indeed, the cultural influence of the fruit on our world today should not be underestimated. After all, according to tradition, we have an apple to thank for Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity, one of the fundamental building blocks of modern physics and thus our current understanding of the universe and our place in it. And hardly anyone can hear the word " Apple " today without thinking of technological progress. But...

Yes, you read that right. But before you get all scared and look for the ketchup bottle in the refrigerator, here is a quick all-clear. Your standard ketchup from the supermarket around the corner almost certainly contains, depending on the manufacturer, at least traces of tomatoes . But that wasn't always the case. Fishy Origins Even though the origins of ketchup go back to the Time before Christ and it is still not entirely clear where the sauce originated, we do know one thing for sure: Ketchup was initially pure nothing to do with tomatoes to do. Early researches sought the origin of the sauce in Far East...

When talking about cakes in America, most people probably think of the traditional Pies or the also very popular here Cheesecake . But there's another classic of American baking culture that's often overlooked when people think of cakes: American Brownies What are brownies? For those who have never had the pleasure of enjoying a wonderfully sweet brownie in their lives, you may rightly ask: What are brownies? Here's a brief introduction. One chocolate-containing Dough mix, whether handmade or one of the popular brownie Baking mixes , is placed in a flat cake tin or a special brownie pan baked until a defined crust is formed. The finished cake is then cut...