History Of Foods

1920  French fries popularized in the U.S. post-WWI   

1920  laChoy Food Products gets its start in Detroit.   

1921  table-salt makers iodize salt with potassium iodide to prevent enlarged thyroid.   

1921  the first White Castle hamburger stand opens in Wichita, Kansas. The white of the stone suggested cleanliness, the castle facade suggested stability. The little hamburgers are 5 cents apiece.   

1922  Minties candy invented by James Noble Stedman   

1923  tijuana restaurant owner Caesar Cardini comes up with the showy, tableside prepared Caesar salad.   

1924  botan Rice Candy introduced by Seika Foods.   

1924  Red River Cereal introduced by Red River Grain Co   

1924  Wolf Brand Chili goes into big-time production   

1925  mcVitie's chocolate digestive biscuit introduced.   

1925  Mr. Goodbar launched by Hershey’s   

1925  postum Cereal Co, now General Foods, buys the rights to Jell-O, invented in 1897 by Pearl Bixby Wait of LeRoy, NY.   

1925  the first paper napkin comes on the market.   

1926  cobb salad, a chopped salad made with avocado, lettuce, celery, tomato, bacon, chicken, chives, hard-boiled egg, watercress and Roquefort cheese is created at the Brown Derby in Los Angeles by owner Bob Cobb to use up leftovers.   

1926  Milk Duds are introduced   

1927  general Electric introduces the revolutionary monitor-top refrigerator. The motor was sealed in a case that perched on top of the appliance and required no maintenance.   

1927  Kool-Aid is introduced by Edwin Perkins, originally with 7 flavors   

1927  Pez is introduced in Austria as a peppermint breath mint for smokers   

1927  Wrigley introduces PK Gum (discontinued in 1975)   

1928  broccoli is new to the United States.   

1928  dubble Bubble bubble gum invented by Walter Diemer.   

1928  heath chocolate toffee bar introduced.   

1928  Lucky tattie candy mentioned in Dundee Evening Telegraph   

1928  sliced bread is introduced.   

1928  Velveeta Process Cheese Spread is introduced   

1929  clarence Birdseye masters the quick-freezing of vegetables.   

1929  Crunchie bar introduced by J. S. Fry & Sons   

1929  nestle purchases Peter's Chocolate, a European company specializing in chocolate for chefs and bakers. That company developed the world's first milk chocolate, using Henri Nestle's condensed milk.   

1929  oscar Mayer Wieners are introduced.   

1929  The ruby variety of grapefruit is discovered as a mutation on a McAllen, TX farm   

1929  The stock market crashes   

1930  Birdseye introduces frozen food; electric stoves appear   

1930  Fruit cocktail sold commercially by Del Monte   

1930  Gum trading cards debut   

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