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Hawaii

The 50th and final state admitted into the Union, Hawaii is a series of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It is the furthest south of any U.S. state, further south than the Florida Keys, on roughly the same latitude as Cuba. The first human arrivals to the islands appeared more than 1,000 years ago, having island hopped from Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Polynesians brought pigs and chickens. In the 18th Century, Captain Cook brought cows, goats, and horses. Edible plants like taro, sweet potato, coconut, pineapples, and sugarcane were all brought to the islands to be cultivated in the rich volcanic soils. Today, Hawaii is known for growing coffee, macadamia nuts (originally from Australia), sweet Maui onions, pineapples, Ahi tuna, and sugar cane. But perhaps Hawaii is best known for the luau, a traditional feast that centers on the roasted pig, which is buried in the ground and cooked slowly over white-hot stones.

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Featured Cook FROG2112 Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Evansville, Indiana, USA Living In: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Caramel Popcorn

Reviewed on Oct. 5, 2008 by JJAVIER

Excellent recipe! This is the second time I have made it...the first time, it turned out grainy, as one review mentioned. After thinking about it, it turns out that I just dumped all of the caramel ingredients into the pan all at once (except for the vanilla). I think it's the baking soda that makes the difference. Looks like when I put it in before boiling the caramel, the caramel corn ends up looking grainy (though believe me, it didn't stop us from eating it!) This time, I put it in as instructed by the recipe (hmm, maybe I should read it more closely!) The caramel corn came out completely non-grainy. The cost of the ingredients didn't seem to make a difference at all. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some caramel corn to tend to...

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Potato Pancakes I

Reviewed on Oct. 5, 2008 by Nici

This is the first potato recipe that my kids (who are rice addicts) have gobbled down and asked for more. I used 1 Tbsp.cornstarch for 1 Tbsp. of the flour- not sure if that made any difference. They were wonderfully crispy, and tasted delicious! Now I know what to make for the kids when I just can't stand the thought of another bowl of rice!

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