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Thermometer (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{note|An essay I made to prove the connection between Greek Mythology, the regions of the World, and Peanut Brittle.}} Peanut brittle is a sweet made with melted sugar or corn syrup with water, with peanuts, a leavening agent, and spices, spread out and hardened and cooled before broken into pieces. It is a staple of the American South, and was eaten by confederate soldiers in the Civil War. Peanut brittle is a worldwide candy, and confectioners in the Middle East mix...") |
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*The next tale starts with a lumberjack named Tony Beaver who saved his village. Tony lived in the mountains in the 19th century and stockpiled jumbo sized peanuts- and because Tony was a giant they were the perfect size for him. Then it rained for multiple days and the river began to rise and was going to flood and it was going to destroy the village. So Tony came up with an idea to save the village; he dumped the jumbo sized peanuts and molasses into the river which formed a thick brown mass and when it hardened it stopped the water from rising. The place where the villagers got water was now blocked because of his creation. So Tony broke off a piece of the hardened mass and realized it tasted good, and peanut brittle was born.
In Ancient Greek mythology, Persephone is the goddess of spring, and vegetation(specifically greens). Now you might think that peanuts are not greens, because
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