In 1912, Nabisco had a new idea for a cookie – two chocolate disks with a creme filling in between. The first Oreo cookie looked very similar to the Oreo cookie of today, with only a slight difference in the design on the chocolate disks. Little did they know that the Oreo cookie would become the largest selling cookie of all time.
National Oreo Cookie Day
Today’s Food History
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1899 Aspirin was patented by Felix Hoffman of the German company, Bayer. Aspirin was originally developed by Charles Frederic Gerhardt in 1853, but he never thought it important enough to patent.
1912 Nabisco debuts the Oreo cookie. The Oreo is considered largest selling cookie of all time.
1930 Retail frozen foods go on sale for the first time in Springfield, Massachusetts. Various fruits, vegetables, meat and fish were offered for sale. Clarence Birdseye had developed the method used to successfully freeze foods on a commercial scale.
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How did I miss this? I enjoy Oreos!
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Reblogged this on Colby is Mega.
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I just posted one on my blog:
http://iusedtobeacook.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/bake-a-better-oreo/
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Ooh, there’s a recipe for that?!
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Not any more.
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Oh, Oreo … you’ve been my undoing more than once!
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Think has inspired me to make some oreos! Thanks!
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AWESOME! I have a secret stash of Oreo’s and peanut butter in my room..
Operation PBO will commence when I get home!
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I’m also english and never used to like them..the biscuit part always tasted incredibly weird to me..*but then again it could’ve just been the whole thing*..anyway, then I tried them with smooth peanut butter and it tastes..*droools* 😀
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Reblogged this on Meals on Wheels.
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All this Oreo posting is making me really, really want them. Damn you, man. Damn you! (also thanks because now I have an excuse to get Oreos).
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Might just have to buy a pack today so my kids can celebrate (okay, I’ll sneak one too!).
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Thank God for Nabisco! Man, I love Oreo’s. I couldn’t comment yesterday because they looked too good.
Too bad for Mr. Gerhardt. He had no idea!
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Oreo…Milk’s favorite cookie. Perfect slogan. Happy Birthday!
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I don’t actually like them 😦 i think it’s a English thing 🙂
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