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Here are the correct answers to the December 2002 Gourmet Guess questions:

1. Popular throughout Northern Europe during the winter holidays, what are spiced, small ball-shaped cookies called in Germany?

A) Knoedel
B) Pfeffernuesse
C) Lebkuchen
D) Springerle

2. Mozzarella, Provolone and Caciacavallo are three Italian cheeses made by what special "curd-stretching" process?

A) Caciofiore
B) Pecorino
C) Taleggio
D) Pasta filata

3. In France, what is a hotte?

A) Grape harvester's basket
B) Bread baking tin
C) American-style hot dog
D) Cheesesteak sandwich

4. Comice, Kaiser, Seckel and Williams are varieties of what fruit?

A) Apricot
B) Nectarine
C) Pear
D) Cherry

5. In Japan, a sesame-lime-ginger vinaigrette used as a traditional table condiment or dipping sauce for poached meats, fried foods and seafood is called what?

A) Ponzu
B) Kombu
C) Shoyu
D) Mochi

6. In mid-December, Swedes celebrate Saint Lucia's Day with Lussekatter, or St. Lucy's Cats. What are they?

A) Mushroom cakes
B) Saffron buns
C) Sugar cookies
D) Cheese pretzels

7. Jacob Beam, the first member of the Beam family to distill Bourbon whiskey in Kentucky, started his business in what century?

A) 17th
B) 18th
C) 19th
D) 20th

8. Melokhia, Ful medames and Eish baladi are popular foods of what country?

A) Iran
B) Finland
C) Egypt
D) Mozambique

9. Sometimes called Gamza, the most widely grown grape in Hungary (and also grown throughout Eastern Europe) is called what?

A) Kadarka
B) Ezerjo
C) Gamay
D) Furmint

10. [Bonus] The Component Design Northwest Wine Thermometer, part of this month's Gourmet Guess prize, not only accurately measures a wine's temperature, but also functions as what?

A) Corkscrew
B) Sobriety test
C) Sediment filter
D) Cork stopper