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Sheldon Martin[_4_] Sheldon Martin[_4_] is offline
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On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:24:37 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 2/12/2021 7:31 AM, Gary wrote:
>> On 2/11/2021 3:46 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> Nat Geo has a series called Food Factory and I just watched an episode
>>> that showed Hershey Kisses.
>>>
>>> They bring in milk from 14,000 cows every day
>>> They make 70,000,000 kisses every day.
>>>
>>> In the 18th century bite sized confections were called "kisses" thus the
>>> name.

>>
>> I watch that show occasionally. I like it better when they make
>> something other than candy.
>>
>>

>I find the mechanics of it fascinating. The specialty machines that cost
>big bucks so we can buy food cheaply. I have an idea for a new cookie
>and it will only cost $750,000 to start production.


The Oreos name should be changed to Boreos.