9 Things You Didn't Know
On the front page of Squidoo there is a list called: 9 Things You Didn't Know. That list is there to showcase the top lenses in various topics, to so you the variety of lenses there are for you to read on Squidoo. Today while reading that list, I got to thinking: Why not make a lens like that? Like what you ask? Like this one! On this lens I well be seeking out 9 things from various categories that you may not have known and well talk about them.
Created on August 22, 2007
Last Update on May 16, 2008
9 Foods You Never Ate:
Well, maybe you have eaten them, but more often than not, I find these food which I eat, are unknown to others, and when I tell them about any one of them they go: "Huh? What's that?". I'll keep adding to this list until I can come up with 9 different things.* First on my list is the Pomegranate. I don't know about where you come from, but around here Pomegranates are very seasonal, available only for a few weeks in December, and cost $2.99 a piece, so I don't get to eat them very often, and it's quite a luxury when I do, but I love them, and would eat them every day if I could!
* Second has to be Fiddleheads. Fiddleheads are a very rare little plant that grows in the local swamps. Fiddleheads are pure heaven to the taste buds, with a rich buttery, musky flavor, somewhat like a cross between asparagus and buttered mushrooms. You have two choices: head out to the woods, fight off black flies, wade through peat bogs and pick them yourself, or find a farm stand on the road side and pay from $4.99 - $12.99 a pound for these delicate plants from someone who already did the swamp wading for you. These are only in season one week of the year in late April or early May, and must be picked while still in bud form as they are poisonous once they bloom.
* Third is Moxie. Another local food, this one a drink, originally sold in the early 1800's under the name of Snake Oil, it is now a soda, made with a bitter tasting herb, and is described by it's fans as tasting like a dead snake boiled in kerosene. It is the official drink of the State of Maine.
* Fourth on my list is Pierogi. Part pasta, part pastry, a Pierogi is a kind of dumpling made from potato and cheese, and either fried or boiled, and served with butter. They have a delicate texture and a rich heavenly flavor.
* Next has to be Tender Bits. Tender Bits are a meatless form of lamb tender loin, made out of soy protein. Never having eaten lamb, I have no idea if they taste like lamb or not, but they sure do taste good in a stir-fry with Nappa, rice, and turmeric.
* Rhubarb are a strange bitter fruit, tasting sort of like strawberries mixes with raw lemons. They make the most amazing pies, thus giving them the common nick name of "Pie Fruit".
I'll be featuring lenses for each of these food items, as I find them.
9 Lenses About Unusual Foods
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Pierogi
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Pierogis are amoung the best foods ever created. This lens is devoted to Pierogis.
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Vegetarian Meat Substitutes
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For vegetarians who would like to find meat substitutes that fill your need to get your protein, this page is for you. My family has eaten these foods for years as a healthy diet to avoid more killing of animals. We never ate pork anyways,and I could...
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Moxie
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Moxie: The Maine State drink, a bitter cola with the bite of a viper, once called Snake Oil the Elixer of Life, described by it's lovers and haters alike as tasting like a snake soaked in kerosene, and here is my lens devoted to the best tasting drin...
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Pomegranates
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Pomegranate~The healthy fruit you eat the seeds from! This fruit is filled with delicious,juicy seeds that have an acid,almost citrus taste.Pomegranates are not only delicious, but are filled with healthful anti-oxidants!Yummy!!! Be sure to scroll al...
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I * Love * Rhubarb -- 5 Fabulous Recipes!
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Growing up in Northeastern Ohio, we grew quite a variety of fruits and vegetables in our backyard garden. Corn and green beans grew quite well for us, but I can't help but remember the fabulously hearty stalks of rhubarb that our garden produced! It...
9 Animals You Never Saw:
Alright, so most of you have heard of these animals, but how many of you have ever actually seen one? I'll keep adding to this list until I can come up with 9 different things. -
Curious Bobcats 101
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Bobcats are curious, like cats, but they are very shy and never come up to people. They do not make good pets. Bobcats have very sharp teeth and are carnivorous (eating only meat.) The bobcat's scientific name, Felis Rufus, has to do with the ca...
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Eels
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My favorite creatures are eels. Strange. Mysterious. Beautiful. This lens is here to tell you more about them. Two Moray Eels Guard the Entrance to Their Den Photographic Print Curtsinger, Bill Buy at AllPosters.com
9 Movies You Never Watched:
...this section is being edited and shall return shortly... 9 Books You Never Read:
It's no secret that I love to read and that I read a lot. On this list I'll be featuring 9 books that I have read, that most likely, you have not. I'll keep adding to this list until I can come up with 9 different things. -
[The Tailypo: A Ghost Story]
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Tailypo! Tailypo! Where is my Tailypo? Tailypo! Tailypo! I'm coming for my Tailypo! What child of the 1970's doesn't remember this spooky and terrifying tale of a ghost cat? --This lens is still under construction
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James Retief
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James Bond in outer space. By far the greatest sci-fi series ever written. Follow James Retief and Ben Magnun on their action packed, tongue-in-cheek adventures across the galaxy. The Retief series started out as a series of short stories published t...
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SHIVER by Wendy C. Allen
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My long time readers well recognize this theme: Yes, SHIVER is back, and I'm am now working on my pet project once again. It has returned with a vengeance, because not only is SHIVER the novel back in production, but starting in April of 2008, SHIVER...
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InuYasha
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InuYasha by Rumiko Takahashi. Best Japanese series ever written! I love these books. Just can't get enough of them. This lens is still under construction and may take a while to complete, I plan on it getting quite big. Please come back again in a f...
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The Pearl Necklace by Wendy C. Allen
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The Self-Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter
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The Self-Publishing Manual is the most complete book ever written on the art of starting and maintaining a full time career as a self publisher. This is the best book available for anyone seeking to start their own small press publishing house. This...
9 Websites You Didn't Know About
- Blingo
- Blingo is a search engine with a twist. Each search on Blingo is also a chance to win a prize. Learn more. Welcome to Blingo.
- Copyscape - Website Plagiarism Search - Web Site Content Copyright Protection
- Search for copies of your page on the Web. Defend your site with a plagiarism warning banner! Premium - Unlimited searches, copy and paste. Copysentry - Automatic web monitoring.
- LibraryThing | Catalog your books online
- LibraryThing catalogs your books online, easily, quickly and for free.
- The I.N.D.U.C.K.S. COA search engine
- Home page | Help | Creators | Characters | Publications | Advanced Search | Comics collection | Online indexing | COAzilla | Login I.N.D.U.C.K.S.World-wide database about Disney comics.
- Gothic clothing from Drac-in-a-Box UK, gothic lolita, plus size gothic fashions, boots and jewellery
- Gothic clothing from Drac-in-a-Box UK, gothic lolita, plus size gothic fashions, boots and jewellery.
- Seventh Sanctum
- A site of generators to randomly produce concepts, characters, and descriptions for stories, role-playing games, and art, as well as have fun or combat creative block.
- National Novel Writing Month
- Home of the National Novel Writing Month contest.
- Cartoon Dolls - Doll maker and Dress up games to dress up dolls and avatars - Making Cartoon Dolls @ TDP
- Dress-up games and doll maker to create cartoon dolls and design avatars with HTML Codes for profiles and pages. We offer fashion and fantasy games for girls, educational articles for kids, many fun activities and contests.
- Purple Paws
- The Animal Rescue Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific need - providing food for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year.
- Screaming Queens Drag Entertainment
- Welcome to the magical world of Screaming Queens Entertainment! Let us add a colorful twist to your next event. We bring to you the world's most exquisitely costumes party performers. Choose from our larger-than-life assortment of Las Vegas Showgirls, Strolling Buffet Tables, glamorous Drag Queens, and whimsical theme characters. Whether your soiree is edgy yet sophisticated, family oriented, or wild and reckless, Screaming Queens has something for you!
9 Birds You Never Saw Before
Again, a list which most of you have heard of, but how many of these birds have you actually seen? I'll keep adding to this list until I can come up with 9 different things. -
Turkey Vultures
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The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger, feeding off the remains of dead domestic and wild animals. Dependent on its sense of smell to locate the carcasses, a fresh kill will not always attract its attention. If the carcass has been left in the open for a...
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The Great Blue Heron
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The Great Blue Heron is the largest of the North American herons, dwarfing other herons as well as its closest relatives, the egrets and bitterns. It is a wader and is often seen standing in or around water.
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The Barred Owl
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The Barred Owl's signature call, "Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you" is easy to identify. Many people simply refer to them as "Hoot Owls." They are fairly common here in South Carolina, and on a quiet night I can usually hea...
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The Snowy Egret
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Snowy Egrets are the beautiful birds that inhabit marshes, swamps, ponds, lakes, and shallow coastal areas and tidal flats. In the 19th and early 20th century, they were hunted to near extinction for their beautiful white feathers.
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Sandhill Cranes
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Evidence suggests that the Sandhill Crane is the oldest known bird species in existence today. A fossil of a bird estimated to be10 million years old was found in Nebraska, a popular stop over point for migrating birds. Its structure was identical to...
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