Happy Columbus Day! A little off-topic, but what the heck! Mid-way thru Columbus' first voyage he began to miss his favorite foods! Do you know what they were? Select Columbus's Favorite foods below: Pizza Potato Chips Tacos French Fries Popcorn Pecan Pie Corn Flakes Peanut Brittle Corn Muffins Italian Tomato Sauce Baked Pinto Beans Curried Potatoes Vanilla Ice Cream Hungarian Goulash Cranberry Sauce German Chocolate Cake Have you recorded your selections? Ready for the answer(s)??? ANSWER: All of the choices are wrong! All of the selections shown have a Native American food as their main ingredient! The tomato in Pizza and Italian Tomato Sauce are a Native American food that was unknown to Columbus before his voyage. All the different kinds of potatoes were Native American. Tacos were a favorite food of Native Americans but unknown to Columbus. All types of corn including popcorn, as well as pecans, peanuts, pinto beans, and cranberries were Native American foods. The flavorings of vanilla and chocolate were Native American. Even the paprika in Hungarian Goulash was a Native American spice unknown to anyone in Europe before 1492! Hope you are having a happy holiday! Myron -- ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Myron Menaker Daytona Beach FL USA myronm@bellsouth.net | \ / _\/_ .-'-. //o\ _\/_ -- / \ -- | /o\\ jgs^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^-=======-~^~^~^~~^~^~^~|~~^~^|^~` |