Food & History: December 11

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Food & History: December 11 1874 James Lewis Kraft born, founder of Kraft, a wholesale cheese distributor and producer. 1889 Walter Knott born, founder Knott’s […]

Food & History: November 25

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Food & History: November 25 1846 Carrie Amelia Moore Nation born, a radical American temperance movement leader most noted for using a hatchet to destroy […]

Food & History: November 23

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Food & History: November 23 1534 German botanist Otto Brunfels dies. His work is considered to be a bridge between ancient and modern botany. 1553 […]

Food & History: September 27

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Food & History: September 27 1870 Edmund McIlhenny patents an improved method for making pepper sauce and today only the Tabasco Sauce can bear that […]

Food & History: September 9

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Food & History: September 9 1754 Captain William Bligh born. The most famous mutiny in history took place on his ship while returning from Tahiti […]

Food & History: August 29

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Food & History: August 29 1893 60 independent orange growers formed the Southern California Fruit Exchange to market their fruit. 1896 Chop suey created in […]

Guacamole

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Guacamole You know that green delicious stuff you find in Mexican restaurants? Its basically avocado and not much else. Rather than go buy a jar […]

Food & History: July 16

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Food & History: July 16 1907 Gourmet Popcorn founder Orville Redenbacher born. 1928 James Harvey Logan dies, developer of the Loganberry in 1881. 2006 Robert […]

Food & History: July 3

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Food & History: July 3 1806 Michael Keens presents the first cultivated strawberry. 1857 Anna Maria Russell, 7th Duchess of Bedford dies. She is best […]

Food & History: June 5

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Food & History: June 5 1856 The first Vegetarian Community established in Kansas. 1876 The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia sells bananas for the first time […]

Food & History: May 20

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Food & History: May 20 1506 Explorer Christopher Columbus dies. 1799 Honore de Balzac Born. Author and food enthusiast, Balzac would lock himself in a […]

Food & History: April 17

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Food & History: April 17 1629 Horses first imported to the American colonies by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1790 Benjamin Franklin dies. A Founding father […]

Food & History: April 12

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Food & History: April 12 1949 United Fruit Company registers the ‘Chiquita Banana’ trademark for fresh bananas. 1989 The USSR issues ration cards for sugar due […]

Food & History: April 11

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Food & History: April 11 1926 American horticulturist Luther Burbank died. He developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables, including the Burbank Potato in […]