Turkeys originated from Mexico
not Turkey.
The first meal eaten on the moon by Neil
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was cold roast turkey.
Turkey was a luxury right up until the 1950s,
when refrigerators and freezers became more
widely available
The bronze coloured wild turkey must fly to survive and glide a mile without fluttering a wing.
Female turkeys are called hens, male turkeys are toms and baby turkeys are called poults.
Most of the turkeys raised commercially are
White Holland's which have all white plumage.
The Bronze turkey was the chief turkey raised
in Canada until mid '60s.
The Guinness Book of Records state's that the greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey
is 39.09kg (86lbs), at the last annual
"heaviest turkey" competition held in London,
on December 12, 1989.
The first meal eaten on the moon by Neil
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was cold roast turkey.
Turkey was a luxury right up until the 1950s,
when refrigerators and freezers became more
widely available
The bronze coloured wild turkey must fly to survive and glide a mile without fluttering a wing.
Female turkeys are called hens, male turkeys are toms and baby turkeys are called poults.
Most of the turkeys raised commercially are
White Holland's which have all white plumage.
The Bronze turkey was the chief turkey raised
in Canada until mid '60s.
The Guinness Book of Records state's that the greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey
is 39.09kg (86lbs), at the last annual
"heaviest turkey" competition held in London,
on December 12, 1989.
Did you know?
A study has shown that January
8th is the
busiest day of the year for divorce lawyers when
up to one in five couples will enquire about divorce after the pressures of Christmas.
The enforced intimacy of Christmas, coupled
with the start of a new year is thought to be
the main trigger.
The other peak in the year
is after the summer holidays. Adultery,
lack of sex, abuse and boredom were the
main causes of divorce enquiries.
Studies show that fewer than 40% of those
who divorce will be happier.
busiest day of the year for divorce lawyers when
up to one in five couples will enquire about divorce after the pressures of Christmas.
The enforced intimacy of Christmas, coupled
with the start of a new year is thought to be
the main trigger.
The other peak in the year
is after the summer holidays. Adultery,
lack of sex, abuse and boredom were the
main causes of divorce enquiries.
Studies show that fewer than 40% of those
who divorce will be happier.
The average child in Britain
will open 18 presents
on Christmas morning, worth £330 according to
a survey by Children’s Mutual, a leading Child
Trust Fund provider.
Of the presents received, one in 10 will be broken
by the New Year, only 40% will make
it to March and just a quarter will be intact
by next Christmas.
In total around 46 million toys, worth
£870m will be thrown away.
on Christmas morning, worth £330 according to
a survey by Children’s Mutual, a leading Child
Trust Fund provider.
Of the presents received, one in 10 will be broken
by the New Year, only 40% will make
it to March and just a quarter will be intact
by next Christmas.
In total around 46 million toys, worth
£870m will be thrown away.
The originator of the cracker
was a
man called Tom Smith who owned
a sweet shop in London.
During the 1840’s Tom found that people
liked sugar almonds, but while he was on holiday in France he came across a variety of sweets wrapped up in a twist of paper. So Tom decided to copy the idea to wrap his sugar almonds. The new wrapping made the sweets look rather special. They sold well. Then Tom noticed that young men were buying them to give to their sweethearts. He began placing ‘love mottoes’ on small slips of paper inside the sweet wrapping. This novelty sold even better than Tom had expected. People went out of their way to visit his shop and buy this new kind of sweet.
In 1846 Tom turned his thoughts towards Christmas. Instead of sweets, why not wrap little toys and novelties in the twisted wrapping? Tom experimented and hit on the idea of producing a wrapping that could be pulled apart – just like the cracker as we know it today.
As he had hoped, the Christmas novelty was a success, but Tom was still not satisfied. One evening he was standing idly in front of the fire. As he kicked a log into place there was a shower of sparks and the log cracked and popped making Tom jump. ‘That’s it!’ he laughed to himself. ‘What I need is something in my wrapping that will make a ‘snap’ when it is pulled open’.
The new ‘crackers’ were a sensation and soon making them became a full-time business. Tom had to open a factory
to produce them. Today the Tom Smith factory sell crackers all over the
world, and the man who liked to amuse his customers would be amazed to know
that his sense of fun had started a Christmas tradition.
man called Tom Smith who owned
a sweet shop in London.
During the 1840’s Tom found that people
liked sugar almonds, but while he was on holiday in France he came across a variety of sweets wrapped up in a twist of paper. So Tom decided to copy the idea to wrap his sugar almonds. The new wrapping made the sweets look rather special. They sold well. Then Tom noticed that young men were buying them to give to their sweethearts. He began placing ‘love mottoes’ on small slips of paper inside the sweet wrapping. This novelty sold even better than Tom had expected. People went out of their way to visit his shop and buy this new kind of sweet.
In 1846 Tom turned his thoughts towards Christmas. Instead of sweets, why not wrap little toys and novelties in the twisted wrapping? Tom experimented and hit on the idea of producing a wrapping that could be pulled apart – just like the cracker as we know it today.
As he had hoped, the Christmas novelty was a success, but Tom was still not satisfied. One evening he was standing idly in front of the fire. As he kicked a log into place there was a shower of sparks and the log cracked and popped making Tom jump. ‘That’s it!’ he laughed to himself. ‘What I need is something in my wrapping that will make a ‘snap’ when it is pulled open’.
The new ‘crackers’ were a sensation and soon making them became a full-
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
The average Briton spends around
£600 on presents alone at Christmas, much of that going
on a credit card or loan.
Around 10,000 people were
predicted to end up bankrupt and insolvent in the three months following Christmas due to their
on a credit card or loan.
Around 10,000 people were
predicted to end up bankrupt and insolvent in the three months following Christmas due to their