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10 You Are What You Eat 8 Reading Before Reading رابط الدرس الرقمي www.ien.edu.sa Read the article and underline the information that tells you how certain popular foods were discovered. accidental Food Discoveries Can you imagine a world without cool, creamy ice-cream cones? Isn't it depressing to imagine life without chewy, delicious, chocolate chip cookies? And who could get by without salty, addictive, crispy potato chips? Yet all these treats are fairly recent inventions that may never have come into existence if it weren't for lucky accidents. pil Have you ever enjoyed the cool refreshment of a popsicle on a hot summer day? If so, you have an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson to thank. One winter day in 1905, young Epperson was making soda pop by mixing powdered soda and water. He accidentally left the mixing bucket outside with the mixing stick in it overnight. That night, the temperature reached freezing. In the morning, Epperson discovered that the fruit-flavored liquid had frozen to the stick. Although he tried and liked his invention, it wasn't until eighteen years later that it occurred to him to turn his invention into a business. Epperson's children referred to this treat made by their pop as a popsicle. That name stuck and eventually became the official name. Today, popsicles are enjoyed by millions of people around the world. But, perhaps your dessert of choice on a hot day is an ice-cream cone. If so, you should be glad for the unexpected event that brought two men together at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. An ice-cream vendor named Charles Menches was doing such booming business that he ran out of bowls to put the ice cream in. The vendor next to Menches was a young Syrian immigrant named Ernest Hamwi. Hamwi was selling a Syrian treat called zalabia, a crisp, wafer-like pastry. Hamwi came up with a solution to Menches' quandary. Hamwi rolled some of his warm pastry into a cone so that Menches could put ice cream inside. In that instant, a favorite international hot weather treat was born. Of course, not everyone is a fan of frozen treats. Some prefer the indulgence of delicious freshly baked goods, like chocolate chip cookies. These people should be grateful for an accidental discovery made by an American housewife in 1930. One day Ruth Wakefield was making chocolate cookies when she realized that she had run out of baker's chocolate. Wakefield decided to substitute broken-up pieces of a chocolate bar she had on hand. She assumed that the small pieces of chocolate would melt and mix into the batter. However, after taking the cookies out of the oven, Wakefield discovered that the chocolate hadn't melted. Instead, there were little chips of chocolate throughout the cookie. Much to Wakefield's delight, the chocolate chip cookie proved to be a great success with her family and guests. Wakefield sold the recipe to the chocolate company NestléⓇ in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate chips. It wasn't long before the chocolate chip cookie became a world-famous treat. Ministry of Education 2024-1626 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 162 30/4/24 2:31 AM

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O But, if crunchy, salty treats like potato chips are your preference, then you owe a debt of gratitude to a cranky chef and a picky diner who lived over 150 years ago. On August 24, 1853, George Crum was working as a chef in a restaurant when he became frustrated with a customer. The customer had repeatedly sent back his French fries, complaining that they were too thick and soggy. Fed up, Crum decided to teach him a lesson. Crum sliced the potatoes as thinly as possible and fried them in grease. To Crum's astonishment, the customer thought the chips were delectable. They became a regular item on the restaurant's menu and, in time, became a staple of the global fast food industry. Clearly not all accidents are bad. Some have made our lives richer, sweeter, and tastier! After Reading Answer the questions. 1. In your own words, explain how popsicles were invented. 2. Where was the ice-cream cone invented? 3. How did Syrian culture contribute to the invention of the ice-cream cone? 4. What did Ruth Wakefield get from NestléⓇ in exchange for her recipe? 5. Why did George Crum originally create the potato chip? 9 Speaking 1. Work in pairs or groups. Make a list of desserts and snacks that are popular and try to decide what makes them popular, i.e. texture, flavor, aroma, presentation, ingredients, etc. 2. Think about a new dessert or snack and make notes in the chart. Use your notes to present your dessert/snack in class. 3. Choose what you think is the best new dessert/snack and say why you think it's the best. Name(s) Flavor/ingredients Bought or homemade How to make it وزارة التعليم Ministry of Education 2024-1446 MG_02_COMBO_TEXT_2024.indb 163 My favorite desserts and snacks My new dessert/snack 163 30/4/24 2:31 AM

if crunchy salty treats like potato chips are your preference

Work in pairs or groups. Make a list of desserts and snacks that are popular and try to decide what makes them popular, ie. texture, flavor, aroma, presentation, ingredients, etc

In your own words, explain how popsicles were invented