
National Irish Coffee Day
Daily Quote:
“Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat”~Alex Levin
Today’s Food History
on this day in…
- 1799 The first US patent for a seeding machine was issued to Eliakim Spooner of Vermont
- 1858 Mendelssohn’s “The Wedding March” was first played at Queen Victoria’s daughter’s wedding
- 1945 Grand Rapids, Michigan became the 1st U.S. city to fluoridate its drinking water an effort to reduce tooth decay
Tagged: coffee, facts, fluoride, food, foodimentary, fun, irish coffee, life, todays food history, wedding, wedding march


This is such a fabulous blog – I am tempted to use it as my one food a day inspiration…you capture what is good about food…what we miss.
Thanks so much! Let me know how it works out. Love to celebrate food.
Pl