Month of January
On January 4, 1905 Actor Sterling Holloway was born. He was also the voice of Winnie The Pooh, the honey loving bear in Disney’s animated version. On January 11, 1874 Gail Borden died. Borden was the Inventor of the process for making condensed milk, and founder of New York Condensed Milk Co., later to become the [...]
Month of December
On December 7, 1926, The Electrolux Servel Corp. received the first U.S. patent for a household refrigerator cooled by a sealed gas refrigerant. On December 14, 1943, John Harvey Kellogg died. A physician, vegetarian and health food pioneer. He was superintendent of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, where he developed the first breakfast cereals for his [...]
Month of November
On November 2, 1755, Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of Louis XVI of France. She would sometimes wear potato blossoms as a hair decoration. Attributed quote: “If they have no bread, let them eat cake. On Novmber 9, 1938, Edward Murray East died. An American botanist and chemist he helped with the development of hybrid corn. [...]
Month of October
On October 5, 1964, Buffalo Wings were created by Teressa Bellissimo at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, for her son and some friends as a midnight snack. October 12 is national Gumbo Day? On October 19, 1917, in France, Salvation Army volunteer Helen Purviance made the first doughnuts for homesick U.S. soldiers. The [...]
Month of September
On September 7, is National Date-Nut Bread Day On September 14, 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.’ On September 21, [...]
August 24, 2011
Did you know… Today, in history… In 1869 Cornelius Swarthout received the first U.S. patent for a waffle iron.
For September
Did you know… That sealed honey containers found in King Tut’s tomb were edible, 2000 years later?! Yucky! Round cherry pits were used to play games, just like marbles? Olive trees live a long time? Some are over 1500 years old! Bananas are nutritious and easy to digest? It is the number one fruit offered [...]
August 17, 2011
Did you know, Today, in history… it’s National Vanilla Custard Day!
Month of June
On June 8, 1786, in New York City, the first commercially made ice cream is offered for sale? On, June 15, 1752 Benjamin Franklin flew a kite? On, June 29,1967, Jayne Mansfield died. She was an American beauty contest winner, stage and screen actress. Supposedly, the only title she ever turned down was ‘Miss Roquefort [...]
