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Mystery Monday – Chocolate Chips!

Good afternoon! Today is Chocolate Chip Day, so I took the show today to give you some fun facts and some history on the chocolate chip! DaysoftheYear.com says that the best way to eat chocolate chips is by the handful, straight out of the bag, and I’m pretty inclined to agree with that statement.

Since today was Mystery Monday, we had a chocolate chip related Mystery Question!
My question was: “Who is credited with the invention of the chocolate chip?”

Congrats to Olivia of Mt. Vernon, who correctly answered our question!
The correct answer was Ruth Graves Wakefield!

Check out some of the fun facts and history that I talked about on the show today below!

It all started at a little place you may recognize the name of, the Toll House Inn. Located in Whitman, Massachusetts, it just happens to be the home of that most favorite of cookies, the chocolate chip cookie. Ruth Graves Wakefield had originally planned on making a chocolate cookie, and decided to do so by throwing in chunks of a chocolate bar into it. In a happy accident, it turned out that the chocolate did not melt and mix with the rest of the cookie, but maintained its shape, filling the cookie with delicious little chocolate bits.

But it didn’t immediately go from chocolate bar to chocolate chip, there was a little innovation that happened in between first. Based off of the success of the cookies she made, Nestle agreed to add Ms. Wakefield’s recipe to their wrapper. What did they pay her for this honor? A lifetime supply of chocolate! Sounds like an awesome deal to us too! Nestle (and at least one other company) went on to include a chopping tool to help prepare the bars for use in cookies. That is, right up until 1941 when they started selling them as ‘chocolate chips’ or ‘chocolate morsels’.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • The chips melt best at temperatures between 104 and 113 °F (40 and 45 °C). The melting process starts at around 90 °F when the cocoa butter in the chips starts to heat. The cooking temperature must never exceed 115 °F (for milk and white) or 120 °F (for dark) or the chocolate will burn.
  • Today, chocolate chips are very popular as a baking ingredient in the United States and the chocolate chip cookie is regarded as a quintessential American dessert.
  • Chocolate chips are also available in Europe, Australia, and other parts of the world. Nestlé and The Hershey Company are among the top producers of chocolate chips.
  • In 1987 Chester Soling sponsored a contest to find the best recipe for chocolate chip cookies and got over 2.600 responses for various recipes.

    Our word of the day today was peregrinate.
    verb || PAIR-uh-gruh-nayt
    This means to travel especially on foot, or to walk or travel over.

    We begin our narrative of the linguistic travels of peregrinate with the Latin word peregrinatus, the past participle of peregrinari, which means “to travel in foreign lands.” The verb is derived from the Latin word for “foreigner,” peregrinus, which was earlier used as an adjective meaning “foreign.”That term also gave us the words pilgrim and peregrine, the latter of which once meant “alien” but is now used as an adjective meaning “tending to wander” and as a noun naming a kind of falcon. (The peregrine falcon is so named because it was traditionally captured during its first flight—or pilgrimage—from the nest).

    Thanks for listening!
    -Lilly

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A Munchie Mystery Monday

Good afternoon! Thanks for tuning in for the Afternoon Drive!
Today was Mystery Monday, and we saw the return of the Mystery Box! Joe hid, and I had to guess what was in there. Joe was pretty stumped the last time we did the Mystery Box, but Joe did eventually guess what it was. (It was a guitar capo by the way 🙂

Also, this is an item we could do the taste test on, and I was very excited about that!

When we did the hearing test, I learned it wasn’t a very heavy object, and it slid pretty easily, From the questions I asked, I learned that it’s something you’d normally find in a kitchen, and it is not a breakfast item. From the smell test, I learned that my brain is stupid and it won’t identify a smell that I know I know. It’s an item that has chocolate in it, and we learned that it is a standalone item. Normally you’d eat this item on its’ own.
We then found out it was a candy bar, and I think that sealed it for me.
HA! No I didn’t. I thought it was a Crunch Bar, but no! Alas, it was not.
Thanks to Mike of Fredericktown who helped me out!

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Our word of the day today was Oleaginous
This is an adjective that means having the nature or qualities of oil, containing oil, or producing oil! Oleaginous has always meant “oily, fatty, greasy” to describe plants, fruits,vegetables, fish, and stones. Oleaginous acquired its uncomplimentary sense“smarmy, unctuous” in the 19th century. Oleaginous entered English in the17th century.

 

Thanks for listening!!!
-Lilly

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Mystery Monday!

It is officially summer here on the campus of MVNU, and I couldn’t be happier!
Today was Mystery Monday, and that means the Mystery Question!

On May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building was dedicated by President Herbert Hoover.

 10 years later, May 1, 1941, one of the most critically acclaimed films of all time was released, but was a box office flop

We had a three-fold question today, here it is…

First question: How many stories are in the Empire State Building?

Second question: Part 1: What was the name of the film released in 1941?
Part 2: Who directed this film?

Our word of the day today was: floriferous
This is an adjective which means: producing blossoms; flower-bearing.

Thanks for listening! Have a great day!
-Lilly

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Mystery Monday: Soda Edition

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This Monday marked the return of the Mystery Box, a game where we attempt to figure out what time is hidden in the box using all of our senses except sight.  This week Jennifer of Mount Vernon called in and was able to tell us that it was a can of Mountain Dew

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Cheryl of Fredericktown also got in on the winning today as we asked a trivia question for another chance to win a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.  We asked what the oldest soft drink in America is, and the answer was Dr. Pepper, which was first sold in 1885 in Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas.

Our Word of the Day, which is informal British very lucky or pleasant; easy; desirable.

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What area has 40 times as many germs as a Public Restroom?

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That was the question we asked today.  We received many calls, guessing things like counter tops, phones, the human mouth, or even a keyboard.  In the end though the correct answer was the buttons on the elevator.  So next time you enter an elevator, remember to wash your hands.

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Our word of the day today was Smattering, a noun which means a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something.

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Mystery Box Calculations…

 

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I’m stressing out a bit…I see buttons that say SIN, COS and TAN.  It’s the Mystery Monday Mystery Box item!

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Congratulations to Sarah from Mount Vernon, who helped me figure it out and wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Lifeline 2017 starts Wednesday with our annual Day of Prayer and Praise!  Click here to learn more.

Our Word of the Day is sarcasm, a noun meaning  a sharp, satirical or maybe ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain.

Thanks for listening!
-Joe

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Mystery Monday: Netflix and Relationships

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Today was Mystery Monday, so Joe and I asked a question relating to an interesting survey we read.  In a new relationship survey, over half of couples said the know the relationship is serious when this happens?  The answer was when they share their Netflix Password.  If you’d like to read an article on it, click HERE.

Our word of the day was Anthophilous, an adjective that means attracted by or living among flowers.

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A March Mystery Box Monday

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Today for mystery Monday we saw the return of the Mystery Box, and this week Joe hid from Eddie.  L.J. called in and told us that the item was a candle, specifically and Oakmoss and Amber candle. He won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

If you would like to help us out by joining the Big Blue Music Crew, click HERE to fill out the survey and get a free T-Shirt.

Our word of the day today is Stravage, a verb of Scottish, Irish, and North English origin which means to wander aimlessly.

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A Musical Mystery Monday!

Joe and I are back from NRB! It was an incredible trip, but it is good to be back here with you in rainy Ohio. Today was Mystery Monday, which meant the return of the Mystery Box! Since I never get to do Monday shows, Joe let me hide an item in the mystery box! I did do a Monday show with him over Christmas break, and he hid a razor in there, so today it was my turn!
I have to admit, Joe seemed pretty stumped until Lopez called in, but congrats to Lopez from Mt. Vernon who correctly guessed what the item was! He will receive a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley! The item was a guitar capo!

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Returning from Florida, we have so many points and takeaways from NRB, but one of Joe’s big highlights was listening to Dr. Tony Evans speak on Wednesday night at NRB. To really sum up what Dr. Evans said, Joe said this:
“Part of our call as Christians is to go out and fix what is broken. We can’t sit back and just watch things break, we have to be proactive in fixing what is broken.”
Dr. Evans is on the forefront of racial reconciliation and he really convicted us that evening, which made it a highlight for all 11 of us.
Here’s a link to the recap video I did of our trip! Check it out!

Lifeline 2017 is coming up at the end of this month! Our theme this year is ‘Let it be Love’ based off the song from Family Force 5, and John 13-:34-35, which reads:
34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.”
Mark your calendars for March 29th, because Lifeline is coming!!!
Learn more about what Lifeline is and how you can help, here!

Our word of the day today was: affable (adjective af·fa·ble \ˈa-fə-bəl\)
This word means being pleasant and at ease in talking to others;  characterized by ease and friendliness. Check out the origin and facts about this word here! 

Have a wonderful evening!
Blessings,
– Lilly

 

 

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