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Just when you thought there weren’t enough chips in this world, out

comes another one. Torengos are pretty much the normal white-corn

tortilla chips with a slight deviation -- a scoop shape to pick up more

salsa.

Packaged in a triangular Pringles-like container to accommodate their

triangular shape, the Proctor & Gamble-owned Torengos were introduced

this month to take advantage of the holiday season, the upcoming college

football bowls and the Super Bowl, and the popularity of tortilla chips.

It appears they sell at a rate 2 1/2 times faster than potato chips,

according to figures released at the Snaxpo 2000 conference in

Philadelphia.

For more information about the new chips, check out o7

https://www.torengos.comf7 .

Apple juice tends to make one thirsty

With the holidays here, the name Martinelli comes to mind.

Interestingly enough, There’s actually a history behind the name.

Switzerland native Stephen G. Martinelli settled in Central California in

1859 near Monterey Bay, where the apples were perfect for making cider.

About 10 years later, he began the cider business in his brother’s

barn, producing hard cider, champagne cider and carbonated soft drinks.

Horse-drawn wagons delivered the delicious beverages. By 1885, the

business moved to its current site in Watsonville. In 1890, the cider

received the first-prize gold medal at the California State Fair.

The bottles of apple cider found at the store today still boast that

gold medal and 50 or so that followed. In 1917, the company began making

the pure apple juice that boast the motto, “Drink your apple a day.” It

is also still found at the store.

Recipes using the apple beverages -- including hot mulled cider,

Martinelli’s sparkler, apple juice a-la-mode and cider julep -- can be

found at o7 https://www.martinellis.comf7 . Anyone thirsty?