"tang" news and stories

I was noodling around in my files and food magazines and ran across some info that I thought would make a good food trivia quiz.

Food Trivia Quiz

1. When and where did McDonald's open its first drive thru?
2. Who turned the world on to Blackened red fish?
3. Who are Tim and Nina and what are they known for?
4. In 1982 what became ET's favorite candy?
5. When was the Slurpee introduced?
6. What is Alice Waters known for?
7. Who was the first Ronald McDonald?
8. What cities recently banned the sale or use of certain food products.
9. What storm caused the devastation of one of the top food destinations in the world?
10. Where was the original home of Subway?
11. Who wrote "On Food and Cooking" the book that was the catalyst for the combining of the culinary arts and science?
12. When did the Blooming Onion first appear on a chain restaurant menu?
13. When did the Food network first start broadcasting?
14. When and where did the first Starbucks open?
15. The first dishwasher was introduced to the public in 1893. What decade did it finally catch on?
16. What was the first diet soda?
17. What was the "Space Age drink" and when was it introduced?
18. Waring invented the blender in 1937. What year was the one millionth blender sold?
19. What was the cereal Mikey likes?
20. Who wrote "Mastering the Art of French Cooking"?

Don't peek at the answers! They're after the jump.

A few days ago, I did a post about Tangpagne, a fermented beverage made from Tang. I should have figured that this wasn't the only attempt to make Tang alcoholic. Rob over at Foo(d) Bar brought to my attention a drink called the Buzz Aldrin, which is 4 parts Tang, 2 parts peach vodka and 1 part triple sec. It all gets served up in a martini glass rimmed with, you guessed it, Tang. The Buzz Aldrin is apparently a specialty over at The Continental in Philadelphia (the link goes to the rather obnoxious Starr Restaurants main page, you've been warned).

[Photo: Foo(d) Bar]

I'm always glad to see bloggers trying out homebrew projects. One of the most recent I've found is over at Blog on the rocks, where Andrew has shared his recipe for "Tangpagne," or fermented Tang. Basically, all that's involved is combining Tang powder, a packet of yeast and some warm water in an air-tight container. From there, the yeast works its magic, converting the Tang's sugar into alcohol. According to Andrew, the result "tastes like fizzy Tang that is slightly yeasty and mildly alcoholic." Blog on the rocks has step-by-step photos of the process.