Today is National Gummy Worm Day. Gummy worms slithered onto the scene on July 15, the date on which we now mark as Gummy Worm Day. Gummy worms were invented in the early 1980s by the German confectionery manufacturer Haribo. Haribo was known for their...
Today is National French Fries Day. French fries were likely invented in Belgium in 1680. During a cold winter, the Meuse River froze over, and people couldn’t catch the small fish they usually fried and ate. Instead, they cut potatoes into strips and fried them...
Today we put the spotlight on pecan pie. But before we take that first bite a little bit of background: The history of pecan pie can be traced back thousands of years to Native Americans who used the nut’s meat as a filling for their medicine pouches and in...
Today is dedicated to making up your own Sundae Day. What a fun way to spend an afternoon, inventing and then taste testing your own Sundae. But first a little background: The ice cream sundae was invented in 1893 by Chester Platt, the owner of Platt &...
Today is as good as any other in blueberry season to pick fresh blueberries. The difference is that this day was set aside for that very purpose. Blueberries are native to eastern and north-central North America. The low-bush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)...
