Food
History - Beverages and Drinks
By
Mary
Bellis
The
History of Beer, Wine, and Alcoholic Beverages and Drinks
Cider
In a sense, the history of the apple
is a history of our agrarian roots. Paleobotonists estimate that humans
first discovered apples in the early Paleolithic period, some 750,000 years
ago. The carbonized remains of apples have been dated at 7500 BC. Records
describing the extensive planting of apple trees in elevated gardens along
the Nile River Delta have been dated at 1300 BC. In Colonial times, Apple
Cider was the alcoholic drink of choice. A young man by the name of Johnny
Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was largely, if indirectly,
responsible for spreading the cider.
Coffee
Milk
- 1964: Plastic milk container commercially
introduced.
- 1932: Plastic-coated paper milk
cartons* introduced commercially
- 1884: Dr. Hervey D. Thatcher of
Potsdam, New York invents the milk bottle.
- 1878: Dr. Gustav De Laval invents
the continuous centrifugal cream separator
- 1856: Gail Borden received first
United States and English patents for condensed milk.
*Victor W. Farris was the inventor
of the paper milk carton.
More Milk Milestones
Mongols
Invented Powdered Milk
Marco Polo arrived in Mongolia in
1275 and stayed in Kublai Khan's court for 17 years. During this time,
he made written records of how the Mongols used powdered milk.
Soft Drinks and Beverages
Tea
Iced Tea
Iced tea was first sold at the St.
Louis World's Fair in 1904 by Englishman, Richard Blechyden. Blechyden
had a tea concession and invented the beverage on a very hot day.
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