288021 Tue Dec 04 14:36:18 -0800 2001 2 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1552332 Here's a great site I just discovered (thanks to refdesk.com) that gives you the history of when and how different foods first came into being. Ciao. Link: http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food.html Tue Dec 04 14:36:18 -0800 2001 0 Bob Brooks 1 1552336 This is a seriously cool site! Merci beaucoup. Tue Dec 04 15:31:57 -0800 2001 1552332 0 lucia 1 1552349 The same site (belonging to the Morristown, NJ Public Library) has another cool page for those interested in food preparation, from the paleolithic to the newest humanitarian daily rations, including the Titanic dinner menus (first and second class), the Dining Room Regulations at Alcatraz and a link to restaurants in Coney Island c. 1870. Link: http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/kid/food1.html Tue Dec 04 20:22:46 -0800 2001 1552332 0 Lucho