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Food in History Time Line 1904-Popcorn, hog dogs, ice cream cones, and peanut butter were introduced at the St. Louis World's fair. 1912 The 1st self-service grocery store opened in California. 1914- The war in Europe affected imported pasta from Italy and because of this, The U.S. started large scale production. 1915-Processed American Cheese was introduced to American stores by J.L. Kraft and Son. 1916-The Piggly Wiggly Grocery Chain was started in Memphis, Tennessee. 1919-Milk was 15 cents a quart, eggs were 62 cents a dozen and sirloin steak was 61 cents a pound. 1920- 70% of the population baked their own bread. 1923-Sanka, Welche's Grape Jelly and the Milky Way candy bar were introduced. 1924-The Caesar Salad was created. 1927-Pez Candy was introduced in Austria as a breath mint for smokers. Kool-Aid is introduced to the American Public. 1929-71% of American Households had incomes less than $2,500. The average weekly wage was $28.00! 1931- The famous cookbook, The Joy of Cooking,written by Erma Rombauer, is published. This is the first printing of the book. If you happen to be the lucky person that still has this book, and it is in very good condition, it is worth over $1,000.00!!! But remember, it has to be the very 1st printing 1931- Enter Beech-Nut Baby Food! There were 13 varieties.
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1932- This is the year that many Americans were starving and and undernourished. The average wage earner only received about $17 a week 1933-Prohibition has ended. Wow, Ernest and Julio Gallo Wines were introduced this year! Food Prices? 5 cents for a loaf of bread, 10 cents for a quart of milk, and eggs were 29 cents a dozen. Ruth Wakefield created Toll House Cookies 1936- Anyone remember the Howard Johnson's Restaurants? I do! Howard Johnson's first restaurant was opened up in Orleans, Ma, on Cape Cod! I still think they had the best Strawberry Ice Cream. 1937- Luxuries were added to a grocery store in Oklahoma City. Shoppers could now put their food in a "Shopping Cart." A few fast food products were introduced: Ragu Spaghetti Sauce, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, and of course SPAM! (not the computer kind) More than 2 million homes in America have refrigerators. 1939- The U.S. Department of Agriculture introduced the first Food Stamp Program to feed the needy. Milk containers are now made out of two types: Glass and Paperboard. And, to top it off, the first instant coffee was born. It was Nescafe! 1940- The first MacDonalds opened in San Bernadino, California. James Beard published his first cookbook "Hors d'Oeuvres and Canapes" This is the edition you want if you are collecting cookbooks. Last, but not least, the first Dairy Queen opens in Joliet, Illinois. 1941- The first issue of "Gourmet" magazine is published. The "Casserole Cookery" cookbook, written by Marian Tracy, is published. Cheerios Cereal comes into being, along with M&M Candy! 1942- Anyone remember K-Rations? Wrigly Co, packed the rations for our troops overseas. The rations contained: compressed graham biscuits, canned meat, cigarettes, sugar (and of course, Wrigly Chewing Gum) 1945- Earl Tupper invents plastic food containers and founds the Tupperware Company! I personally have not seen any of these old containers in my travels. 1946- The Culinary Institute of America opens in New Haven, Connecticut 1947- The first microwave oven is introduced, called the Radar Range.
1949-
70% of milk sold in the United States
is homogenized.
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