What the Helva Is This?
Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under Adventures in Shopping, Food, Gluten Free, Soy Free, Teeni's Trivia, Vegan, Vegetarian, Wheat Free | 33 Comments
Well, I’m glad you asked. Because I really wanted to know too. So in my latest grocery mystery adventure, I purchased something called Helva, sometimes called Halva (or vice-versa).
From what I now understand, Helva is a sweet treat that is popular in Turkey. It is most often made with ground sesame seeds […]
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Read More..>>The PIF Drawing for Teeni’s Trivia
Posted on October 11, 2007 - Filed Under Award, Meme, Teeni's Trivia | 19 Comments
I apologize for the long awkward video - I put in the names, pulled them out, then used the backs of the non-winner’s papers to put the colors of the prizes and pulled those out. I didn’t want to break the video while I ran around (you can hear my corduroys swooshing) so […]
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Read More..>>Teeni’s Trivia - Pay It Forward
Posted on October 9, 2007 - Filed Under Meme, Teeni's Trivia | 14 Comments
Well, I wasn’t sure how to pass on my Pay It Forward gifts so I am having a little contest. It consists of three trivia questions. My regular readers may already know the answers but my newer readers should easily be able to do a little “research” on the site to find them out. […]
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Read More..>>Teeni’s Trivia - Slot Machines Answer
Posted on August 31, 2007 - Filed Under Teeni's Trivia | 5 Comments
The first gambling machine to really catch on was one introduced by the Mills Novelty Company in 1910. There were earlier machines going as far back as the 1890’s, but this one was actually a chewing gum vending machine. The machine dispensed cherry, orange, or plum flavored gum, depending on which fruits […]
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Read More..>>Teeni’s Trivia - Slot Machines Question
Posted on August 30, 2007 - Filed Under Teeni's Trivia | 7 Comments
Does anyone know how the modern-day one-armed bandit ended up with the cherry, orange, plum, and lemon on their spinning wheels? I found the answer interesting and thought you might as well. I don’t want to torture you too much so I will just leave this open for guesses for one day and […]
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