Sauces 🍅
It is cooked, pureed apples combined with cinnamon and sugar.
What is applesauce?
Astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, took with him tubes of applesauce for his journey through space.
These pictures come in hundreds of pieces.
What are (jigsaw) puzzles?
It is called a jigsaw because the picture was originally attached to wood and was cut into its pieces with a jigsaw.
This brings May flowers.
What are April showers?
The saying can be traced back to England from the 1500s poet Thomas Tusser. Back then, he wrote “Sweet April showers do spring May Flowers”.
March comes in like a lion....
What is out like a lamb?
This tomato based sauce is most famously made by the Heinz company.
What is ketchup?
Ketchup's origins are surprisingly fishy, stemming from a Chinese fermented fish sauce called "kê-tsiap".
When you were growing up, boys played with this military figure.
What is G.I. Joe?
Joe was the world's first 'action figure'. With 21 moving parts, uniforms representing the four branches of the US Armed Forces, and miniature weapons and service manuals, this was marketed as a toy for boys.
Spring has done this.
What is sprung?
Sprung means “to quickly jump.” We don’t meander into spring; we jump into it wholeheartedly.
On March 9th this year, Canada and the United States switch to this time.
What is daylight saving time?
We turn our clocks ahead one hour. The expression “spring forward, fall back" helps to remind us if we gain or lose and hour.
This Mexican red sauce is served with tortilla chips.
What is salsa?
Salsa has been around since the Aztecs, who used it as a condiment for just about everything. But it didn't have an official name until 1571, when Alonso de Molina, a Spanish priest and missionary, dubbed it “salsa”, which literally just means “sauce” in English.
These paint kits are show you where to put each colour.
What are paint-by-number kits?
A commercial artist conceived the idea when he was asked to find a way to sell more paint.
This is in the air.
What is love?
Spring is mating season for many animals as they ensure that their young are born or hatched during a time of year when food is abundant and the environment is favorable.
These places get their first glimpse of the sun in March, after a totally dark winter.
What are the poles (Arctic and Antarctic)?
The closer to the poles, the longer polar night lasts: at the North Pole, for example, the Sun sets a few days after the autumnal equinox in mid-September and does not rise again until mid-March, a total of 179 days.
This mayo-based sauce served with fish includes minced dill pickles, mustard, lemon juice, and spices.
What is tartar sauce?
Tartar sauce got its name from its association with steak tartare, a dish of raw minced beef, which in turn is believed to have been named after the Tatars, a nomadic group from Central Asia.
This best-selling toy from the 1950s was for young children to sculpt arts and crafts projects with.
What is Play-Doh?
Play-Doh began life as a wallpaper cleaner until a teacher decided to have her students use it as clay for sculpting.
One of the Beatles’ early hits is “Here Comes the [missing word].
What is sun?
Winter is usually extremely gloomy in England, but in 2019, the sun popped out in February, and temperatures soared. They called it “fool’s spring.
This is the day in March when the Earth's axis and its orbit line up so that both hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.
What is the spring equinox?
This marks the official first day of spring. Many cultures have observed the spring equinox with festivals and rituals centered around fertility, abundance and the renewal of life
This French sauce is typically served with eggs benedict and is made with egg yolks, lemon juice, and butter.
What is Hollandaise ?
It was created to imitate a Dutch sauce for a king from the Netherlands who was visiting.
This popular children’s game involves throwing a small ball in the air and seeing how many metal pieces can be picked up before you catch the ball.
What is jacks?
Known as knucklebones, jackbones, fivestones, and by many other names, jacks have been played worldwide since prehistoric times.
Many animals experience this shedding of their winter coats during spring.
What is Molting?
Ducks and geese undergo a complete molt after the breeding season, becoming temporarily flightless.
The "Ides of March" are this day.
What is March 15th?
It is the day Roman statesman Julius Caesar was assassinated. The immortal words “Beware the Ides of March” are uttered in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar to the leader by a fortune-teller.