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History of the MAC
History of the Cheese
History of the Mac and Cheese
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Essential Ingredients
100

What two ingredients is macaroni typically made from?

flour and water

100

Which US state which produces the most amount of cheese?

Wisconsin

100

This president is most associated with bringing mac n' cheese to America.

Thomas Jefferson

100

In 1937 this brand came out with it's own brand of mac and cheese. It was released toward the end of the Great Depression, when families needed to feed large groups of people as inexpensively as possible.

Kraft

100

What are the three main ingredients in mac and cheese?

macaroni (pasta), cheese, and milk or water

200

This is the all-time bestselling non-elbow shape boxed macaroni and cheese

SpongeBob SquarePants

200

How many boxes of Mac & Cheese does Kraft Foods sell every day?

Approx. 1 million boxes per day

200

While mac and cheese is now made with any kind of cheese, what type of cheese was it originally made with back in the day?

Parmesan Cheese

200

What shape pasta does the brand Velveeta use?

Shells

200

What crayon company first had a "mac and cheese" crayon color?

Crayola

300

Who came up with the name "macaroni"?

The Greek people it means "food made with barley"

300

It takes about 10 pounds of milk to make approximately ? pound of cheese?

approximately 1 pound

300

What country did Thomas Jefferson bring the first macaroni-making machine back from?

Italy

300

What country consumes the most Kraft mac n' cheese?

Canada 

300

Why have some countries banned American boxed Mac and Cheese?

due to the food dyes

400

In what NYC borough was the first pasta factory opened? 

Brooklyn

400
What's the most popular type of cheese used in macaroni and cheese?
Sharp Cheddar
400

What was mac and cheese originally called during its invention in Italy?

Macaroni Pudding 

400

What makes Kraft mac and cheese yellow?

The spices: paprika, turmeric and annatto

400

When was the first processed, powdered cheese invented?

1918

500

In what decade was the first pasta factory in Brooklyn, NY opened?

1840s, 1848 to be exact

500

People of this country are the largest consumers of cheese worldwide

Greece

500

When is National Mac and Cheese Day?

July 14th is National Mac and Cheese Day

500

This brand just announced on their Twitter account that they've developed a "mac on tap dispenser."

Stouffer's

500

These two ingredients are used to create a roux, a base for thickening the cheese sauce.

butter and flour