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Turns out black people are just the untapped market Betty Crocker's been searching for. Or, as the food giant's press release puts it: "Black-eyed peas cornbread salad. Sweet potato pie smoothies. West African peanut stew."

When I heard this, I was shocked. I went into my kitchen and checked the cupboards and the refrigerator. MSG was in everything ; the Campbell's soups, the Hostess Doritos, the Lays flavored potato chips, Top Ramen, Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper, Heinz canned gravy, Swanson frozen prepared meals, and Kraft salad dressings, especially the 'hea

My mom had plenty of cookbooks around the house — she was a dietitian, after all — but I loved that the Betty Crocker book was meant just for kids.

York Steak House was a national chain of restaurants in the United States that specialized in steaks and potatoes. It was among several chains then owned by cereal manufacturer General Mills. Though popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the majority of its locations shut down in 1989.The restaurants, located primarily in shopping malls, generally had a floorplan of a cafeteria (cold items on one side, hot items on the other with the cashier at the end). This combined with a decor similar to Medieval England that comprised of dim lighting, heavy wooden furniture, and iron chandeliers. The presumption was that the restaurant's name was derived from the House of York. Another possible origin of the name may have come from the Edina, Minnesota location at Southdale Center, which is located on York Avenue.Other General Mills restaurant chains besides York included Betty Crocker's Tree House, The Good Earth, and Guadala Harry's. However, some chains that General Mills once owned, such as Red Lobster and Olive Garden, continue to this day under the ownership of Darden Restaurants, which General Mills spun off in 1995.