by Marlene Kouba
The wild cherry tree is native to America and its wood is prized for making furniture.
The first caramel was created in Chicago in 1875
Castor oil is used as a lubricant in jet planes.
A steak is 74% water.
The orange is a berry.
Brown sugar is white sugar with the molasses put back in.
Fortune cookies originated in California, not China.
A quart of milk weighs 2.15 lbs.
It takes 340 squirts of milk to make a gallon.
Pop-Tarts were invented in 1964.
The banana plant is not a tree but an herb. The stalk is made of leaves that overlap eath other, like celery.
Marlene is a long-time member of Hettinger County Farm Bureau and currently serves as vice president for the county Farm Bureau.