Did you know....by Divinity

“TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE
“Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that’s bad for you!”
Tommy Smothers


TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Shrimp Scampi Day

1768 Georg Brandt died. A Swedish chemist, he discovered the element cobalt in 1730. Cobalt is used in steel making, and is an essential part of vitamin B12

1856 A shipment of 33 camels arrived at the Texas port of Indianola. They had been purchased on the North African Coast, for the U.S. army to use in the deserts of the Southwest.

1913 The zipper was patented by Gideon Sundback. Most checked chefs pants still have buttons.

1988 McDonald's announced it will be opening 20 Moscow restaurants. They will serve Bolshoi Mak instead of Big Macs.

1989 Donald Deskey died. An industrial designer, he designed the packaging for Tide laundry detergent and Crest toothpaste among others.

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DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
The artichoke was first developed in Sicily and was known to both the Greeks and the Romans. In 77 AD the Roman naturalist Pliny called the choke one of earth's monstrosities, but many continued to eat them. Historical accounts show that wealthy Romans enjoyed artichokes prepared in honey and vinegar, seasoned with cumin, so that this treat would be available year round.”

“Thank God I didn't know any of that.”

“Mmmm, pickled artichokes. Yummy. My artichokes didn't produce any large heads last year. They got to about 2 in. across and opened into very beautiful flowers.”

“mmmmm x2. I love artichokes!

We bought a dip at Costco that is Spinach & Artichoke Parmesan. OMG...it is sooo good. Hot OR cold.

Great. Now I'm hungry.”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Oatmeal Cookie Day

1792 John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich died. Captain Cook named the Sandwich Islands after him (now known as Hawaii). He is supposed to have invented the sandwich as a quick meal so as not to interrupt his gambling sessions.

1904 The Louisiana Purchase Exposition opened in St. Louis (St. Louis World's Fair). It was at the Fair that the ice cream cone was supposed to have been invented. The hot dog and iced tea were also popularized at the Fair.

1952 Mr. Potato Head is introduced to the world. Mr. Potato Head is the also the first toy to be advertised on television.

1955 'Cherry Pink & Apple Blossom White' by Perez Prado hits number one on the charts.

1981 Dunkin Donuts opened its first store in the Philippines.

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DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
The bar code, those stripes of varying width that appear on virtually every price tag or package today, was invented by Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver. They were issued US Patent #2,612,994 on October 7, 1952. In 1974 the UPC (Universal Product Code) symbol set for bar coding and the UPC scanner, were first used at Marsh's supermarket in Troy, Ohio.”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY
* May Day
* Mother Goose Day
* National Chocolate Parfait Day

1683 Supposedly, a patent for a system of extracting salt from sea water was granted in England.

1841 The first wagon train left Independence, Missouri for California.

1851 London's Great Exhibition opened in Hyde Park. It was the first international exhibition ever to be held. The Exhibition was housed in the Crystal Palace.

1889 Bayer introduced aspirin powder in Germany.

1927 Imperial Airways became the first British airline to serve hot meals.

1931 Empire State Building opens. It was built on the site of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

1971 'Brown Sugar' by the Rolling Stones is released.

1991 Charles Elton died. Elton was an English biologist who first developed the idea of a 'food chain.'

2001 Hindus in Seattle filled suit against McDonald's restaurant chain for not disclosing the use of beef flavoring in its French Fries.

2005 A 9 foot, 640 pound freshwater catfish was caught by fishermen in northern Thailand on the Mekong River. According to many, this is the largest freshwater fish ever caught.

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DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
The Biscuit Tree:
This remarkable vegetable production has never yet been described or delineated. As it never grows near rivers, nor near the sea, nor near mountains, or vallies, or houses, - its native place is wholly uncertain. When the flowers fall off, and the tree breaks out in biscuits, the effect is by no means disagreeable, especially to the hungry. - If the Biscuits grow in pairs, they do not grow single, and if they ever fall off, they cannot be said to remain on.
Edward Lear (1812-1888) 'Nonsense Trees'”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY
* Beverage Day
* National Crepe Suzette Day
* Bulgaria: Shepherd's Day

1806 Chapin Aaron Harris was born. He was cofounder of the first dental school in the world, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.

1833 John Deere developed the first steel plow.

1851 John Gorrie patented an ice making machine, the first U.S. patent for a mechanical refrigerator.

1862 Henry David Thoreau Died. American author, philosopher, and naturalist. Author of 'Walden; or, Life in the Woods.'

1898 Daniel Gerber of baby food fame was born.

1905 Toots Shor, restaurateur was born.

1940 John Steinbeck receives the Pulitzer Prize for his novel 'The Grapes of Wrath.'

1959 Icelandic gunboats fired on British trawlers during their ‘Cod War’ over fishing rights.

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DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
PLANTAINS: This popular banana in Latin American, Caribbean, and Asian countries is often referred to as a cooking banana. Plantains resemble bananas but they are longer in length, thicker skinned, and starchier in flavor. In most countries, plantains are used more like a vegetable than a fruit. They are not suitable for eating raw unless very ripe, when they turn completely black. One half of a large plantain is low in sodium, high in potassium and vitamin A, and a good source of fiber. This versatile fruit has three unique stages when they can be eaten:
• Green plantains taste more like a potato with a starchy texture. At this stage, the interior is yellowish or slightly pink. The fruit is firm and is often used as side dishes.
• Yellow plantains are the middle stage of the fruit. These plantains can have some brownish-black spots. Their role now is both vegetable and fruit and is used in dishes that request for a slightly sweet taste and firm texture.
• Black plantains are typically found in sweeter recipes. These plantains are all black or spotty black and are soft. Black plantains can be eaten out of hand.”

“Plaintains are awesome...platanos maduros or tostones con mojo (fried plaintains w/garlic) or mariquitas.”

“TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE
“Coffee leads men to trifle away their time, scald their chops, and spend their money, all for a little base, black, thick, nasty, bitter, stinking nauseous puddle water.”
‘The Women's Petition Against Coffee’ (1674)


TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Roast Leg of Lamb Day
* National Home Brewer's Day

1660 Isaack B. Fubine of The Hague received a patent for macaroni.
(This fact is reported on many sites on the internet. No one has any further information listed, and I am in doubt as to its accuracy).

1873 Salmon Portland Chase died. He was Secretary of the Treasury under Abraham Lincoln, and later Chief Justice.

1947 The 'Kraft Television Theater' premiered on NBC TV

1953 The world record swordfish was caught in Chile: 1,182 pounds.

1987 Shelly Long, who played Diane Chambers, makes her final appearance as a regular on 'Cheers.'

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DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
FRUIT, NUTS & FAT:
Very few fruits contain fat: avocados, olives and nuts are the only ones with significant amounts.
• Avocados are about 22% fat, with the average medium size avocado containing 300 calories and 30 grams of fat.
• Ten medium size black olives have 50 calories and 4 grams of fat.
• One cup of unsweetened shredded coconut has 26 grams fat and 283 calories.
• The average one ounce of nuts contains 165 to 200 calories and 14 to 21 grams of fat.
• The average banana contains .6 grams fat.”

“* National Nutty Fudge Day

1777 According to the International Dairy Foods Association, the first ice cream advertisement appeared in the New York Gazette on this date.

1792 Charles-Somon Favart died in Belleville, France. A French playwright and pastry cook, one of the founders of the opera comique.

1878 Catherine Esther Beecher died. An American educator and author of 'Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book', etc.

1889 John Cadbury died. He was the founder of Cadbury chocolate company.

1912 The Beverly Hills Hotel opened.

1994 Roy J. Plunkett died. He was the inventor of Teflon (Polytetrafluoroethylene) in 1938. The first nonstick cookware using Teflon was sold in 1960.

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DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
19th century English physician, Dr. James H. Salisbury, said that bread and vegetables were bad for us. He claimed that starch ferments in the stomach and produces acid, vinegar, alcohol and yeast, all of which poison bodily tissues and cause disease and mental derangement. Salisbury said we should eat broiled, lean ground beef 3 times a day. The popular Salisbury steak was named after him.”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
* National Dance Like a Chicken Day

1686 Gabriel Fahrenheit was born. Fahrenheit was a German physicist who invented the Fahrenheit temperature scale thermometer. It was the first thermometer to use mercury instead of alcohol, which also extended the temperature range of thermometers.

1853 Gail Borden applied for a patent for condensed milk.

1878 Vaseline petroleum jelly was trademarked by Robert August Chesebrough.

1919 Henry John Heinz died. Founder of the H.J. Heinz company and creator of its slogan '57 varieties.'

1943 Jack Bruce of the music group 'Cream' was born.

1985 The first McDonald’s restaurant, in Des Plains, Illinois, became the first fast food museum.

1991 World's largest burrito created, 1,126 pounds

1994 The FDA announced that the 'Flavr Savr' tomato, a biotech developed food, is safe.

2008 The Chicago City Council repealed its ban on the sale of Foie Gras.

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DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
A nectarine is a fuzzless variety of peach. It is NOT a cross between a peach and a plum.
Nectarines, like peaches, probably originated in China over 2,000 years ago and were cultivated in ancient Persia, Greece and Rome. They were grown in Great Britain in the late 16th or early 17th centuries, and were introduced to America by the Spanish. The word 'nectarine' means sweet as nectar, and this is very likely the obvious origin of the name.
Today, California grows over 95% of the nectarines produced in the United States.
Peach seeds may occasionally grow into trees that bear nectarines, and nectarine seeds may grow into trees that bear either nectarines or peaches. It is not possible to know which fruit will grow on trees grown from nectarine seeds, so nectarine branches are grafted onto peach trees to guarantee a crop of nectarines.”

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“TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE
“There are five elements: earth, air, fire, water and garlic.”
Louis Diat, French chef (1885-1957)



TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY
* National Grape Popsicle Day

1901 Conrad Arnold Elvehjem Born. American biochemist who identified nicotinic acid as a vitamin (one of the B vitamins), and that a deficiency on nicotinic acid resulted in the disease pellagra.

1907 Rachel Louise Carson was born; author of 'Silent Spring.' An American biologist, the book was concerned with the dangers of environmental pollution, especially DDT

1930 Richard G. Drew of St. Paul, Minnesota patented transparent cellophane adhesive tape. He worked out a deal with 3M to market this 'Scotch' tape. What did we ever do without it?

1933 The first automatic soda fountain dispenser is introduced by Coca-Cola.

1975 British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was born. Known as the 'Naked Chef,' on his BBC TV cooking shows (the name refers to simplicity, not nudity). He has had several TV shows, 'The Naked Chef,' 'Return of the Naked Chef,' 'Happy Days with the Naked Chef,' 'Jamie's Kitchen,' 'Return to Jamie's Kitchen,' and 'Oliver's Twist.' He has also written several cookbooks.

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DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia
Hooch or hootch is an American slang word popular during prohibition for illegally produced alcoholic liquor. It is also a colloquialism for cheap liquor.

The word originated in the late 19th century in Alaska. A small Tlingit tribe, the Hutsnuwu (Hoochinoo) Indians lived on Admiralty island, south of Juneau, and were distilling their own alcoholic liquor from molasses in the late 19th century (they probably learned the distillation process from American trappers). The product became known as 'hoot-chinoo', 'hooch' or 'hootch', and a 'Report on the Population of Alaska' published with the 1890 U.S. census, stated that the cause of 'nearly all the trouble in this country' was 'hoochinoo' or 'hooch'.


FOOD HUMOR ?
Farm Humor
A: "What is the difference between a mailbox and a bull's bottom?"
B: "I don't know"

A: "I'll find someone else to post this letter..... "


KITCHEN TIPS
Cauliflower may turn yellow in alkaline water. For whiter cauliflower, add a tablespoon of milk or lemon juice to the water. Do not cook cauliflower in an aluminum or iron pot. The chemical compounds in cauliflower will react with the aluminum and turn the vegetable yellow. While in an iron pot, it will turn a brown or blue-green color.

Cauliflower Recipes
Cauliflower with Ginger
Frosted Cauliflower
Roasted Cauliflower with Raisins


WHO’S WHO
Coroebus of Elis (776 BC)
A cook, Coroebus was the first Olympic champion listed in the records. He won the sprint race in 776 BC.”

“Just when you thought it would end!!!


National Strawberry Shortcake Day

1800 Chicken Marengo was supposedly created by Napoleon's Swiss chef to commemorate the occasion of Napoleon's victory over the Austrians in the Battle of Marengo on this day.

1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick patented his reaping machine.

1972 The EPA banned DDT in the USA. DDT residue is still found in some foods grown in the U.S. in 2002.

1988 Unusual uses for peanut butter sandwiches: In New Jersey, students in a school were kept in an extra 45 minutes by a six-foot black bear that had wandered into the playground. They kept it at bay by tossing out peanut butter sandwiches until the game warden arrived to take him away.

1994 Henry Mancini died. Oscar winning music composer, he wrote many songs and film scores, including the score for 'Breakfast at Tiffany's
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“-Key West Conch Fritter Day
--Feast of Saint Germaine Cousin, patron of shepherdesses.

1752 Benjamin Franklin flew a kite.

1851 Jacob Fussell, a Baltimore dairyman, opens the first commercial ice-cream factory.

1869 Joseph Dixon died. An American inventor and manufacturer. Among his many accomplishments, he produced the first pencil made in the U.S.

1969 'Ice Cube' (O'Shea Jackson) singer and actor, was born.

1992 SPELLING LESSONS - At a spelling bee in a Trenton, New Jersey school, U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle, corrects a student's spelling of 'potato' by telling him it should have an 'e' at the end.

1999 Nicholas Vitalich is arrested for assaulting his girlfriend with a large tuna, outside a San Diego supermarket. He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon.”

“Mmmm, Conch fritters with lime-garlic sauce sound really good right now.

That's the biggest thing I miss about living on the coast of Florida. Really good, really fresh seafood that isn't all corn breaded and deep fried. From some place other than a "fish camp." Every effing restaurant that's a "seafood" restaurant up here is called a "fish camp." WTF?”

“-National Almond Butter Crunch Day
--Feast day of St. Peter, patron saint of fishermen, bakers, harvesters.

1943 General Eisenhower requested that Coca-Cola provide 10 portable bottling plants for U.S. troops overseas.

1966 The Barclaycard was introduced by Barclays Bank, the first credit card in Britain.

1967 Jayne Mansfield died. American beauty contest winner, stage and screen actress. Supposedly the only title she ever turned down was 'Miss Roquefort Cheese,' because she believed it "just didn't sound right."

1997 'Say You'll Be There' by the Spice Girls is #1 on the charts

2005 The USDA confirmed today the first domestic case of mad cow disease. The 12 year old cow was born in Texas and spent its whole life on the same ranch.”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY

* National Banana Split Day
* Feast of St. Louis IX, patron of distillers.

1840 Joseph Gibbons received a patent for a seeding machine.

1910 Arnold Neustadter was born. Inventor of the Rolodex rotating card file.

1935 Curtis Fletcher Marbut died. American geologist and one of the founders of modern soil science. He was with the U.S. Bureau of Soils for 25 years.

2001 In Oslo, Crown Prince Haakon of Norway married former waitress Mette-Marit.”

“These peanuts are making me thirsty....”

“I bet there's quite a few protestants out there who give a nod to that saint, Div.”

“Can you believe they demoted St. Christopher?

He even gets a nod in that song about Pluto....

St. Christopher is looking down on this
and he says, "Pluto, I can relate.
When I was demoted from sainthood
I gotta tell you little buddy,
it didn't feel real great"
and Scorpios look up in dismay
because Pluto rules their sign
Is now reading their daily Horoscope
just a futile waste of time?

from "Planet X"
I DON�T MAKE THIS STUFF UP� I JUST MAKE IT RHYME (2008)
Christine Lavin

(sorry for the digression...)


When is National BLT Month? It's gotta be somewhere around this part of the calendar; there are ripe tomatoes everywhere.

Remember what Miracle Max said....

Sonny, true love is the greatest thing, in the world-except for a nice MLT - mutton, lettuce
and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe....

Miracle Max
(Billy Crystal)
The Princess Bride (1987)

”

“HPM and I were trying to think of the local restaurants that serve lamb last night. We were talking about a restaurant we used to go to that had excellent kubili pilau, a.k.a. lamb pilaf. Alas, they're long gone. Or lamb korma, or lamb kebabs...drool.”

“watch out for that mutt, lettuce & tomato.... i'm just sayin'....”

“Kibbe and shwarma are my favorites.”

“Amen! I love Mediterranean/Middle Eastern. Falafel and shwarma. MMmmmmmmmm.”

“mmm falafel w/ tzatziki!”

“Dangit, now Greek sounds good, too.

There's a place right up the road that has darn good gyros.”

“I am presently resisting the urge to post an image of Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop ----”

“Nah, socks aren't too edible.”

“I never liked that sock's attitude, LOL”

“Ice cream cones are from Belgium. Hot dogs from Germany (weiners are Wienerwurst Franks are Frankfurterwurst (sausages from Vienna and Frnkfurt).

1833 steel plow (sic) invented by John Deere? The steel plough was developped by the Celts in the Danube Valley Before Current Era.

The first pencil was made by Faber (yes, the famous publishing house) in Germany.”

“There's Jazz.

Some say the banjo, but it was based on an African instrument.

Velcro? � LOL”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY

* Eat a Hoagie Day
* National Cream-filled Donut Day
* Feast of Notburga of Eben, patron of waiters, waitresses and farmers.

1752 Yesterday was September 2, 1752.

1849 Ivan Petrovich Pavlov was born. Pavlov's work with dogs actually started as a study of digestion. He theorized that digestion was controlled in part by sensory inputs of sight, smell and taste - and as he discovered, sound; 'conditioned reflex.'

1976 'Play That Funky Music' by Wild Cherry is #1 on the charts

2006 The U.S. FDA reported an outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7. Fresh spinach is the suspected cause of the outbreak and consumers nationwide were advised not to eat bagged spinach. Eventually more than 200 people were sickened in 22 states and several deaths were reported.”

“Damn I am getting old...I remember listening to the top tunes on AM radio.”

“Did you know....by Divinity............that stovie has a furry fetish?”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY

* National Creme de Menthe Day
* St. Catherine of Genoa, patron of brides.

1885 Jumbo, an African elephant exhibited by in France, the London Zoo, and finally in the Barnum & Bailey Circus, died after being hit by a locomotive in Ontario, Canada. Jumbo was supposedly 12 feet tall at the time of his death.

1898 William S. Burroughs died. An American inventor, Burroughs invented and manufactured the first adding machine with a printer.

1962 The Four Seasons 'Sherry' hits number 1 on the charts.

1965 Green Acres TV show debuted.

1971 Greenpeace founded.

1981 The USDA announced that ketchup could be counted as a vegetable in the school lunch program.

1995 Tan M&Ms are replaced by the new blue M&Ms. The tan ones originally replaced violet M&Ms in 1949.”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY

* National Apple Dumpling Day

1630 Boston, Massachusetts was founded. Nickname, 'Bean Town.'

1836 Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu died. A French botanist whose ideas formed the foundation of a natural plant classification system.

1900 Hotelier John Willard Marriott was born. Beginning with Hot Shoppe restaurants, then airline catering, and then motels, Marriott built his business into one of the largest, fastest growing, and most profitable hotel and restaurant businesses in the U.S.

1997 'Honey' by Mariah Carey is #1 on the charts”

“Mmmm, I haven't made apple dumplings in about 10 years.

Anyone here remember that Disney movie, "The Apple Dumpling Gang" or something like that? I recall it was 70's silly.”

“Apple Dumpling Gang was such a cute movie!!!


TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY

* National Play-Doh Day
* St. Winnoc, patron of millers.

1709 Samuel Johnson, dictionary author, was born. I have read somewhere that he served his cat fresh shucked oysters.

1851 The first edition of the New York Times was published.

1883 Elmer Maytag was born. Founder of the Maytag Co., washing machine manufacturer. One of his descendants was Fred Maytag II, whose Maytag Dairy Farms manufactures Maytag Blue Cheese.

1990 A 500 pound, 6 foot high Hershey Chocolate Kiss was put on display at Times Square in New York City


DID YOU KNOW?
The fig, one of mankind’s oldest fruits, is only now receiving its due attention in homes across the United States.
Although considered a fruit, the fig is actually a flower inverted into itself. Originally native from Turkey to northern India, the fig fruit spread to many of the Mediterranean countries.
The primary producers of dried figs today are the United States, Turkey, Greece, and Spain.
This highly nutritious fruit arrived in the United States by Spanish missionaries settling in Southern California in 1759. Fig trees were soon planted throughout the state.”

“Figs sell in the grocery store 2 for $1 here. I love figs but I'm sure as heck not paying that much for them. Time to plant some figs.”

“DID YOU KNOW?
The first Wheaties commercial (live) aired when host Red Barbar promoted it during a Brooklyn Dodgers game (Variety, August 30, 1939).
Later the Dodgers did a promotion dressed in street clothes saying 'Yum, Yum Stuff!' (Variety, April 24, 1940)”

“Wheaties. Instant mush in your bowl. ;)

Did you know that the milk left over from a bowl of cocoa puffs, when added to a cup of coffee, makes a tasty mocha? It's pretty good. :D”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY

* National Pecan Cookie Day
* St. Matthew the Apostle, patron of accountants and tax collectors.

1756 John Loudon McAdam was born. He invented macadam pavement for roads. The Macadamia Nut was named for him.

1760 Olof Swartz was born. A Swedish botanist who collected plants in Jamaica and Hispaniola, and published several books on the plants of the Caribbean.

1937 J.R.R. Tolkein's 'The Hobbit' was published. Hobbits were well known as both gourmets and gourmands.

1961 Earle Dickson died. He invented Band-Aids for his wife, who had frequent kitchen accidents, cutting or burning herself. He worked for Johnson & Johnson, who soon began manufacturing Band-Aids.

1971 Coca Cola introduced the plastic bottle.

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DID YOU KNOW?
The ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) or maidenhair tree, is the only living member of the Ginkgophyta, which dates back some 286 million years ago. There are both male and female plants and the female fruits have a very disagreeable odor, so male trees are preferred for gardening. Ginkgo nuts are the seeds of this tree, and roasted ginkgo nuts are a delicacy in China and Japan. They are available fresh or canned (shelled, skinned and parboiled) and are used it stir fries, soups and stews.”

“Mmmmm, homemade pecan sandies sound really good this morning.”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY

* National White Chocolate Day
* St. Maurice's Day, patron of knife grinders.
* St. Phocas' Day, patron of gardeners

1777 John Bartram died. An American botanist, and considered the 'father of American botany,' he established a botanical garden in Philadelphia in 1728.

1877 Victor Shelford was born. An American zoologist and ecologist, he was one of the first to treat ecology as a separate science. He was active and influential in several ecological organizations, including the Nature Conservancy formed in 1951.

1903 Italo Marchiony applied for a patent for an ice cream cup mold. Initially, he would fold warm waffles into a cup shape. He then developed the 2-piece mold that would make 10 cups at a time. (The patent was granted on December 15).

1955 The first British commercial TV station began broadcasting. The first advertisement was for Gibbs SR toothpaste.

1967 The Queen Mary began her last Atlantic crossing.

1982 First Farm Aid Concert was held at Champaign, Illinois.

2002 William Rosenberg founder of Dunkin' Donuts died.

2003 Actor Gordon Jump died. The 'Matag Repairman' in commercials, also Arthur Carlson on ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’

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DID YOU KNOW?
The golden age of railroad travel lasted for roughly 75 years starting in 1868 with the introduction of the first dining car (named Delmonico in honor of the N.Y. restaurant). Railroad competition was so great that the best food possible was served regardless of cost. Terrapin stew, scrod and Cotuit oysters, broiled sage hen, aged Kansas City beef. Fred Harvey was in charge of food on the Santa Fe line and supposedly fired a dining car manager who was only losing $500 per month on food, and replaced him with a man who was able to lose $1,500 a month! Something to think about as you fly at an 35,000 feet eating airline food.”

“St. Phocas, huh? Sounds appropriate.

Mmmm, I haven't cooked a delmonico steak in a long, long time. Good beef is a lot more expensive here than in Florida.”

“Did yall kno that peepel wates verry much time sayin "Who are you?" and "Wher do you live?" and what never? If they wuld juts smell eech nothers butts they wuld awreddy kno!”

“Or they'd know if someone had Thai food last night.”

“TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY

* National Strawberry Cream Pie Day.
* St. Wenceslaus' Day, patron of brewers.

1895 Louis Pasteur died. A French scientist, who showed that microorganisms were responsible for disease, food spoilage and fermentation. He developed the process for killing these organisms by heat, called Pasteurization.

1902 Emile Zola died. French writer and critic who was also known as a gourmand. His detailed descriptions of simple meals, banquets and eating in his novels are among the best to be found anywhere. He was also known for his own luxury dinner parties. "What will be the death of me are bouillabaisses, food spiced with pimiento, shellfish, and a load of exquisite rubbish which I eat in disproportionate quantities."

1954 George Harrison Shull died. An American botanist, he is frequently called the 'father of hybrid corn.'

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DID YOU KNOW?
The pawpaw or papaw is the largest edible fruit native to the United States. They are indigenous from northern Florida to Canada and as far west as Nebraska. Pawpaws has a unique blend of tropical flavors, combining banana, pineapple and mango.
More about Pawpaws”

“I got perty big paws to! BOL!”