To prepare it, the bark of the cinnamon tree is dried and rolled into cinnamon sticks, also called quills. Cinnamon can also be dried and ground into a powder. The characteristic flavor and aroma of cinnamon comes from a compound in the essential oil of the bark called cinnamonaldehyde.
The nationâs first winery and vineyard was in Jessamine County, Kentucky. By Frank Goad. Jessamine County is home to the nationâs very first winery and vineyard. You may be aware of the rapid growth of Kentuckyâs wine industry over the past 10 to 15 years.
On Hwy. 49 at Little Yazoo, 5 miles east of Tinsley Oil Field. Oil was first discovered in Mississippi in 1939 just west of here on the Mississippi River in the Gulf Coast region. The discovery of oil at Tinsley Field in Yazoo County marked the beginning of commercial production of petroleum products in Mississippi. During its first 50 years, 220,000,000 barrels of oil were produced.