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This is what you can expect in our article on the topic Cheesecake : Cheesecake has been around much longer than New York European cheesecake is much creamier than New York cheesecake There are at least 11 clearly defined and very different cheesecake variants Cheesecake is available both from the oven and from the refrigerator The USA has a National Cheesecake Day New York Cheesecake is that American dessert par excellence and today even more internationally known and popular than many other equally delicious desserts from the USA, such as Brownies , Apple Pie or Pancakes . In our time Munich store We too have often been unable to resist...

It's hot today and that reminds me of summer days in America. There, the popular ice-cold "Fresh Lemonade" is available at various events, markets and on the beaches. Lemons are often squeezed on site and mixed with sugar, water and ice cubes to make a really refreshing drink. On the beaches of New England, there are even delivery trucks with an integrated lemon bar. They offer drinks with various names: Homemade Lemonade, Fresh Lemonade and Pink Lemonade. Even the native Americans drank lemonade. Their pink lemonade was made from red berries and maple syrup and refreshed immigrants in the colonies....

The difference between jelly and marmalade also exists in German. But what is the difference between jam and marmalade? I've been asked this question many times, and there's an answer for that too. However, it's a bit older, as the well-known Food and Drug Administration established standards for it back in 1940. They're still based on the old pioneer recipes of "half sugar, half fruit." Jelly - a jelly made from fruit juice, sugar, and often pectin or acid. At least 45 kg of fruit must be used to produce 55 kg of sugar. As early as the 16th century,...

America has so many flags with so many different stars. There is the current flag with 50 stars, the Lone Star from Texas, flags with 48 stars and the Betsy Ross flag. Since the latter is sometimes mistaken for the Confederate flag in our shop when we show our woven Betsy blanket, perhaps we should tell its legendary story. It is impossible to imagine the history of the USA without her: Betsy Ross. In May 1776, the leader of the Continental Army George Washington, the probably richest man in the colonies Robert Morris and her distant uncle George Ross met...