Food Trivia For Thanksgiving Week

23 Monday Nov 2009

Posted by Bob and Robin in Celebrations, Food Trivia, Rudy's Twin Falls, Thought For The Day, Trivia

It is great to get these food trivia articles from Rudy’s. Here is the latest one for Thanksgiving week. Enjoy!

This Week in the History of Food & Drink

November 23, 1921: President Harding signs the Willis Campell Act, which prohibits doctors from prescribing beer or liquor.

November 24, 1762: The first written record of the word ‘sandwich’. Edward Gibbons Journal, 11/24/1762: ‘I dined at the Cocoa Tree… Twenty or thirty of the first men in the kingdom…supping at little tables…upon a bit of cold meat, or a Sandwich.’- I’ll give a toast to Mr. Gibbons when I snack on a turkey sandwich this Friday.

November 25, 1884: John Mayenberg, of St. Louis, Missouri, patented evaporated milk.

November 26, 2009: Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27, 1924: The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was originally called a Christmas Parade.

November 28, 1863: Thanksgiving was first celebrated as a regular American Holiday.

November 29: National Chocolate Day

Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Susan said:

November 25, 2009 at 5:27 am

Hi Bob, Thanks for the mention of Rudy's in your newsletter! Here's a link to Lava Lake. They are incredible. Cheryl Bennett is the contact person there and she's terrific.www.lavalakelamb.com I hope you get to tast some. These are really happy lambs.Susan Ettesvold

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