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He was Frank Brown, the maitre d' at a Chicago restaurant frequented by the rice company's top executives before World War II and the name "Uncle Ben" referred to a Gulf Coast rice farmer that delivered to food buyers a high quality rice in the 1940's. Uncle Ben's was first based in Houston, Texas.
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Where did Uncle Sam get his name?
Hundreds of years ago, the owner of a packaging company that sold goods to the United States was knicknamed "Uncle Sam," and on each box the initials "U.S." (for United States, the destination of the goods being shipped), were printed. The workers in the production company didn't know that the "U.S." stood for "United States," and thought they referred to the owner of the plant--"Uncle Sam." Ever since, the name "Uncle Sam" has been synonymous with "United States."
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When was Uncle Sam Goddamn created?
Originally published as the cover for the July 6, 1916, issue of Leslie's Weekly with the title "What Are You Doing for Preparedness?" this portrait of "Uncle Sam" went on to become--according to its creator, James Montgomery Flagg--"the most famous poster in the world." Over four million copies were printed between 1917 and 1918, as the United States entered World War I and began sending troops and matériel into war zones.
How much is in one box of Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice?
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Where is the Bens Mill Trust Limited in Barnet Vermont located?
The address of the Bens Mill Trust Limited is: Po Box 50, Barnet, VT 05821-0050
Although named for a legendary Texas farmer what product has on its box an image of Frank Brown a restaurant maitre d'?
Uncle Ben's Converted Rice
Is 100g of rice equal to 1 cup of rice?
Depends on the rice. Metric measures are usually listed in the serving size section on the back of the box or bag. For example, Uncle Ben's converted brown rice lists 1/4c as 47g. So 188g per cup.
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Depends, is there Rice Crispies inside? If so, about as much as a box of Rice Crispies.
How many cups in a big rice crispy box?
I have a box of rice crispies and it holds 18 oz. I want to make cookies and I need to know how many cups in this 18oz are rice crispies?
If you compare the nutritional information on a box of white rice and a box of brown rice how come it seems that the white rice is healthier when you have always been told the opposite?
Actually, the nutrition labeling on otherwise comparable white rice and whole-grain brown rice indicates that brown rice is healthier, categorically. It could be that you are not looking at whole-grain brown rice but at processed brown rice.
How many ounces of rice krispies is needed to make 6 cups?
One ounce of Rice Krispies is equal to about 1 cup volume. (One 12 ounce box of Rice Krispies cereal will make a double batch of "treats").
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It depends on the box. It could be anywhere from 0 grains if the box is empty to a billion grains if it's a huge box! Next time you find a box of rice, count how many grains there are! :D
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