Know it all

In the United Sates, coffee consumers on the West Coast prefer dark roasted coffees, and people on the East Coast prefer a lighter roast.

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A doughnut has about 300 calories. A bagel and cream cheese has about 450 calories.

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A person who tastes coffee and evaluates its flavor is called a cupper.

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The first Krispy Kreme doughnut was sold on July 13, 1937, at a grocery store on South Main Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Can you name the coffees with the following ad slogans? “Fill it to the rim,” “Good to the last drop,” “The best part of waking up.” See answer at end.

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During World War I, a female volunteer from the Salvation Army stayed with the men in battle on the front lines to comfort them. “The Salvation Army Lassie,” as she came to be known, made the soldiers doughnuts using the ingredients she had access to — flour, evaporated milk, sugar and eggs — mixed in a pail and fried in a steel helmet.

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Juan Valdez and his burro were created by an advertising agency to represent the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia. Coffee brands that display the Juan Valdez logo guarantee that all of their coffee beans come from Columbia.

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Doughnuts made with potato flour are called spudnuts.

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Coffee made in a French press captures more of the coffee’s flavor because, unlike drip coffee, the coffee grounds are in direct contact with the brewing water.

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Café Du Monde was established 1862 in New Orleans French Quarter. The café is famous for their beignets, fried dough in a square shape covered in powdered sugar.

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Sanka was the first brand of decaffeinated coffee in the world. When introduced, Sanka had bright orange labels on their cans. The color was easily identifiable to consumers, so coffeepots for decaffeinated coffee were made with bright orange handles.

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Competitive eater Eric “Badlands” Booker (born 1969) is a doughnut-eating champion. In 2004, the 420-pound New Yorker ate 49 glazed doughnuts in eight minutes. Booker also holds the eating records for matzo balls, peas and corned beef hash.

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In the Caribbean, coconuts are more plentiful than cows, so people commonly use coconut milk in their coffee.

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In the 1600s in Poland, bagels were given as a gift to women in childbirth.

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Answer: “Fill it to the rim with Brim.” “Good to the last drop” is Maxwell House coffee, first made at the Maxwell House hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1892. “The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup.” The Folger Coffee Company was founded by James Folger (1838-1889) in San Francisco in 1872. The original Folger Building is located at 101 Harrison St. in San Francisco.

Know It All is by Kerry McArdle. It runs in the weekend and Wednesday editions of the Daily Journal. Questions? Comments? Email knowitall(at)smdailyjournal.com or call 344-5200 ext. 114.