The history of food and food related inventions. Did you know that Brian Maxwell invented PowerBars. Adolph Rempp invented Adolph's Meat Tenderizer. Joe Gregor invented brown n serve dinner rolls. Granola bars were invented by Stanley Mason. On May 31, 1892, Lea & Perrins Worchestershire Sauce was trademarked registered.
The history of alcoholic drinks and beverages.
To barbecue means to slow-cook meat at a low temperature for a long time over wood or charcoal.
Cider, coffee, tea, milk, various soft drinks and colas, beer, wine, iced tea, Gatorade, Kool-aid and more.
Cereal or grain is a member of the grass plant family, with starchy seeds used for food.
By the early 20th century, Americans could not get enough of the confection called chewing gum invented by Thomas Adams.
The origin of the candy cane goes back over 350 years.
The history of various candies, cookies and desserts.
History has the first recorded mention of cheesecake, as being served to the athletes during the first Olympic Games held in 776 B.C.
The Olmec Indians (1500 BC-400 BC) are believed to be the first to grow cocoa beans as a domestic crop.
Soup history occurred when John Dorrance the nephew of a wealthy Campbell’s Soup investor went to work for the company. The English word "soup" comes from the old word "sop" which is a slice of bread covered with beef roast juices. The first soup dates back to 6000 B.C., with the main ingredient being Hippopotamus and other animal bones.
Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pembert - learn the history of coca cola and other soft drinks.
The Nabisco Company invented cheese in a can.
The chuckwagon (a cowboy's portable kitchen wagon used on the cattle trails) was invented by Charles Goodnight in 1866.
The basic process of freeze-drying food was known to the ancient Peruvian Incas of the Andes. Freeze-drying, or lyophilization, is the sublimation/removal of water content from frozen food
How many things can be made from potatoes?
Clarence Birdseye invented, developed, and commercialized a method for quick-freezing food products in convenient packages.
Who was the first person to flip a burger
The popularity of the term hot dog is generally attributed to sports cartoonist T. A. "Tad" Dorgan.
Ice cream is often called The Great American Dessert find out the history behind ice cream - sundaes and cones.
Several inventors have been credited as having invented the first ice cream cone
Historical photos of ice cream production and technology
Historians argue over the origins of the ice cream sundae.
The word ketchup is derived from the Chinese ke-tsiap, a pickled fish sauce. It made its way to Malaysia where it became kechap and ketjap in Indonesia. F. & J. Heinz Company began selling tomato ketchup in 1876.
Stanley Mason invented a clothespin fishing lure, the first disposable, contoured diapers, squeezable ketchup bottle, granola bars, heated pizza boxes, heatproof plastic microwave cookware and dental floss dispensers.
Who invented the refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave oven and other kitchen appliances?
The history of the many foods made under the Kraft brand name.
The first metal lunchbox produced was the Hopalong Cassidy created by the Aladdin company in 1950.
Where did margerine come from?
Who invented marshmallows and marshmallow peeps and fluff?
Mayonnaise was invented in 1756.
Where does did the McIntosh Apple come from.
In 1898 the New York Biscuit Company and the American Biscuit and Manufacturing Company merged over one hundred bakeries into the National Biscuit Company later called Nabisco.
Where did omelets come from.
Peanut butter was invented and reinvented many times during history.
PEZ Candy has been an integral part of the American scene for approximately 50 years - invented in 1927 by Eduard Haas III.
On October, 1965, Pillsbury debuted the loveable 14-ounce, 8 3/4-inch character in a Crescent Roll commercial.
Considered a peasants meal in Italy for centuries modern pizza is attributed to baker Raffaele Esposito of Naples.
Starting with 1798 when the term "soda water" was first coined.
Who invented potato chips.
During the 17th century, early French explorers in the Great Lakes region reported that the Iroquois Indians popped popcorn in a pottery vessel with heated sand and used it to make popcorn soup, among other things.
The history of restaurants, drive-ins, and famous restaurant chains.
Who invented Wishbone Salad Dressing? Who tossed the first salad?
Philippe Mathieu invented the French Dip Sandwich in 1908.
An introduction to the history of soft drinks including coca cola and pepsi cola - the inventors and history behind pop.
More than 20 years ago, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth. Among the many tasks Glenn had to perform while in orbit were the first American space experiments in eating food in the weightless conditions of Earth orbit.
The history of the TV dinner - why did it become so easy to watch television and eat dinner at the same time?
In 1888, the Thomas Adams Gum Company introduced the very first vending machines to the United States.
Food history is full of fascinating lore and contradictory facts.
Some notable events in the history of American cuisine.
Many of the foods we recognize and still use today were developed during the period between 1850 and 1900.
