Madison Shane
Outline
I.Americas favorite food A. AGD- Most people think of apple pie as America’s favorite food. However pizza has taken over and pushed apple pie aside. Would you believe American’s eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day?*
B. RA- Each man, woman and child in America eats an average of 46 slices (23 pounds) of pizza a year. Wouldn’t it be great if we could create our dream pizza in our own home, making it just the way we want it and saving money at the same time. Since 300 billion people enjoy pizza lets take a deeper look into it.*
C. Thesis- So today I will go through the steps on how to make your favorite pizza at a affordable price.
D. Preview- First we will step back in time and take a look at where pizza first started. Then we will look into the popularity of pizza and its
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1. The earliest form of pizza was a crude bread that was baked beneath the stones of a fire. After cooking they seasoned it with an assortment of different toppings and spices. Around 521-486 B.C. the Persian soldiers baked a kind of flat bread and topped it off with cheese and dates. 2. All of the ingredients came from all different places around the world.
a. Evidence was found of a flat flour cake that was baked and widely eaten at that time in Pompeii and nearby Neopolis, The Greek colony that became Naples. Was also found in Pompeii of shops, complete with marble slabs and other tools of the trade, which resemble the conventional pizzeria. b.Tomatoes were brought back to Europe from the New World (Peru). They usually had only flour, olive oil, lard, cheese, and herbs with which to feed their families.
B.Up until the 17th Century pizza was just known as “flat bread.”
1. It got its name from visitors in Naples who would venture over to the poor part of town and try this peasant dish made by men called