National Peanut Brittle Day
Daily Fact: “Brittle” , a flat hardened sugar candy, is thought to be one of the first candies ever made.
Peanut brittle made with corn syrups & nuts began appearing in cookbooks around the 19th century.
Daily Quote: “A fanatic is a nut who has something to believe in.”~Dean Koontz
Today’s Food History
on this day in…
- 1838 The first state temperance law was passed in Tennessee.
- 1875 The first battery-powered dentist’s drill was patented by George F Green of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
- 1932 RIP William Wrigley, Jr. He started Juicy Fruit chewing gum in 1893, & later Wrigley’s Spearmint. Wrigley’s boson became the largest chewing gum manufacturer in the world.
- 2007 RIP Sharon Tyler Herbst Author of ‘ The Food Lover’s Companion,’ ‘The Joy of Cookies,’ & many more food related books.
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I love brittle!
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love your photos!
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Brilliant name for your blog! I’m curious how your love of food flourished to such an artistic expression.
Thanks for following my blog. As you can see, I don’t believe in dieting, although my main focus is helping people lose weight. I LOVE food and teach others how to live in peace with food and savor each bite.
Could have done without the info about dentist drill. ;)
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Food is my life. I’ve been blogging for years, since around 2005 and after all my data was destroyed by a virus I moved to WordPress.com and sorta started over. I am pretty big on twitter too. If you into that. http://www.twitter.com/foodimentary
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Hey thanks for stopping by! I am really enjoying reading through your posts. Love the history, too! Mmm…peanut butter. Not really a big thing down here in Peru (or outside the US?) unfortunately.
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you guys are missing it! peanuts actually originted in your region of the world.
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Really? Well, must not have been around Peru. Here, potatoes are our thing! haha You can’t come to Peru and not hear at least 5 times that there are over 3,000 varieties of potatoes in Peru, etc.
Actually, now that I think about it, there are quite a few sauces that we use that have peanuts in them…I don’t know why they never thought to mash them into peanut butter! We just have a few choices in the stores, but I do have at least 1 jar in my house at all times :)
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Love “Today’s Food History.” Store displays, conversations, especially the smell of Juicy Fruit gum brings a flood of memories of my Granny Pawlica who always chewed Juicy Fruit and kept a stash in her purse……
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My family and I make peanut brittle around Christmas each year. If it’s made right, it’s delicious. If not… well, your teeth might be in trouble lol
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Thanks for stopping by to take a look at less & more – I regularly feature simple, easy and gluten-free recipes that my family enjoys. Your blog looks like such a fun place! Enjoy all the good eating!
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Wow, I always thought Spearmint gum was invented first because it’s so popular! You learn something new every day!
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The food history is good fun. Enjoyed that. Thanks for the follow at my blog http://miskcooks.com
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I don’t think peanut brittle exists in the UK, it sounds tasty though!
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Love your daily updates – very cool!
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And now I want peanut brittle. Good thing the grocery store is on my to-do list today. Great blog!
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I STILL have brittle leftover from the holidays. I was surprised at how good it was with coconut.Yum!
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added you to my blogroll btw :)
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thanks so much!
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really like your blog, find if very interesting! Peanut brittle is great, love it folded through vanilla ice cream..
thanks for following my blog too :)
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We made Queensland nut brittle today in honour of Australia Day
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Brilliant photo! :)
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