Here are today’s five things to know about carrot cake: Carrots were first cultivated in north Africa & the Mediterranean. They originally were purple or grey in color. Introduced to Europe around 1000 years ago. The weed/flower Queen Anne’s Lace is actually a wild carrot. Jello in the 1930’s offered ‘carrot pie’ flavored gelatin. People […]

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