This Day in Food History

National Candy Corn Day

1815 Andrew Jackson Downing was born. American horticulturist, author of ‘The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America’ (1845) and editor of the ‘Horticulturist’ periodical.

1894 The first U.S. patent for a time clock was issued to Daniel Cooper of Rochester, New York.

1990 ‘Ice Ice Baby’ by Vanilla Ice is #1 on the charts.