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Earliest known reference to a "doughnut":
1809
The earliest-known written reference to a doughnut was by Washington Irving, who in 1809 wrote of "an enormous dish of balls of sweetened dough, fried in hog's fat, and called doughnuts, or olykoeks."
Source: New York Times, 1/12/1994
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Most expensive dessert:
The 'Frozen Haute Chocolate' sundae at Serendipity 3
Stephen Bruce, owner of Serendipity 3, commenting on the restaurant's 'Frozen Haute Chocolate' sundae, "It took us a long time to experiment with all the ingredients and flavors, and more than three months were needed just to design the golden spoon." At $25,000, the FHCS was awarded the Guinness world record for the most expensive dessert. The dessert comes complete with a diamond encrusted gold spoon that can be taken home. Ridiculously-expensive-dessert-purists were dismayed by Serendipity 3's inclusion into the Guinness Book's world record pantheon, complaining that the spoon gift was cheating.
Source: Reuters, 11/9/2007
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Jell-O capital of the world:
Salt Lake City, Utah
No place ranks higher than Salt Lake City in per capita Jell-O consumption. That title was briefly lost to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1999, but has again been retaken. Lime is the favorite flavor.
Source: Salt Lake Tribune, 2/19/2002
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