# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3363
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67248 "2019-08-10T23:01:39Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > (What’s EVOO, BHT and PAM?) EVOO = Extra Virgin Olive Oil BHT is a food additive. PAM is a non-stick cooking spray (maybe not available in Canada?) mmm ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67249 "2019-08-11T00:28:34Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > PAM is a non-stick cooking spray (maybe not available in Canada?) [It’s sold there.](https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/pam-original-cooking-spray/6000016955664) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67250 "2019-08-11T02:28:03Z")
Is PAM an acronym? Yes, it’s a very familiar product here… forever. And BHT stands for? ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67251 "2019-08-11T02:53:10Z")
Food-related acronyms. 1. EVOO 2. MSG 3. GMO 4. BHT 5. FDA 6. BLT 7. BBQ 8. USDA 9. PAM 10. PB&J 11. UHT > **[Ultra-high-temperature processing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-high-temperature_processing)** > > Ultra-high temperature processing (UHT), ultra-heat treatment, or ultra-pasteurization is a food processing technology that sterilizes liquid food by heating it above 135 °C (275 °F) – the temperature required to kill bacterial endospores – for 2 to 5 seconds. UHT is most commonly used in milk production, but the process is also used for fruit juices, cream, soy milk, yogurt, wine, soups, honey, and stews. UHT milk was first developed in the 1960s and became generally available for consu UHT mi... And I didn’t know the meaning of PAM: “The name PAM is an acronym for Product of Arthur Meyerhoff” > **[PAM (cooking oil)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAM_(cooking_oil))** > > PAM is a cooking spray currently owned and distributed by ConAgra Foods. Its main ingredient is canola oil. > PAM was introduced in 1959 by Leon Rubin who, with Arthur Meyerhoff, started PAM Products, Inc. to market the spray. The name PAM is an acronym for Product of Arthur Meyerhoff. In 1971, Gibraltar Industries merged with American Home Products (now Wyeth) and became part of the Boyle-Midway portfolio. When Reckitt & Colman (now Reckitt Benckiser) acquired Boyle-Midway from American Home Pro... ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67252 "2019-08-11T03:15:22Z")
Food-related acronyms. 1. EVOO 2. MSG 3. GMO 4. BHT 5. FDA 6. BLT 7. BBQ 8. USDA 9. PAM 10. PB&J 11. UHT 12. CFIA Canadian Food Inspection Agency. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67253 "2019-08-11T03:28:16Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > And BHT stands for? Butylated hydroxytoluene. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67254 "2019-08-11T04:01:31Z")
Food-related acronyms. 1. EVOO 2. MSG 3. GMO 4. BHT 5. FDA 6. BLT 7. BBQ 8. USDA 9. PAM 10. PB&J 11. UHT 12. CFIA 13. FHB “Family Hold Back” - a codeword in my mother’s family, if guests were present, when there wasn’t enough food for everyone to have seconds. Next category: Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67255 "2019-08-11T04:08:14Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67256 "2019-08-11T04:09:08Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67257 "2019-08-11T04:17:03Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67258 "2019-08-11T07:28:35Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. Don’t Bring Me Down ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67259 "2019-08-11T11:26:09Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. Don’t Bring Me Down 6. “Hold On Tight” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67260 "2019-08-11T12:04:02Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. “Don’t Bring Me Down” 6. “Hold On Tight” 7. “Strange Magic” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67261 "2019-08-11T13:58:06Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. “Don’t Bring Me Down” 6. “Hold On Tight” 7. “Strange Magic” 8. “Rock And Roll Is King” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67262 "2019-08-11T14:22:44Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. “Don’t Bring Me Down” 6. “Hold On Tight” 7. “Strange Magic” 8. “Rock And Roll Is King” 9. “Calling America” ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67263 "2019-08-11T14:41:43Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. “Don’t Bring Me Down” 6. “Hold On Tight” 7. “Strange Magic” 8. “Rock And Roll Is King” 9. “Calling America” 10. “Evil Woman” ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67264 "2019-08-11T16:37:53Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. “Don’t Bring Me Down” 6. “Hold On Tight” 7. “Strange Magic” 8. “Rock And Roll Is King” 9. “Calling America” 10. “Evil Woman” 11. “Xanadu” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2019, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67265 "2019-08-11T22:44:25Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. “Don’t Bring Me Down” 6. “Hold On Tight” 7. “Strange Magic” 8. “Rock And Roll Is King” 9. “Calling America” 10. “Evil Woman” 11. “Xanadu” 12. “Can’t Get It Out Of My Head” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67266 "2019-08-12T01:04:58Z")
Electric Light Orchestra songs 1. “Turn to Stone” 2. “Telephone Line” 3. “Mr. Blue Sky” 4. “Rockaria!” 5. “Don’t Bring Me Down” 6. “Hold On Tight” 7. “Strange Magic” 8. “Rock And Roll Is King” 9. “Calling America” 10. “Evil Woman” 11. “Xanadu” 12. “Can’t Get It Out Of My Head” 13. “shine a Little Light” Next: Old-timey male names that sound cool again for little dudes. 1. Harry ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/67267 "2019-08-12T01:13:13Z")
Old-timey male names that sound cool again for little dudes. 1. Harry 2. Edwin [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3362) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=3364)