National Cereal Day
Today’s Food History
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1804 John Wedgwood, the son of Josiah Wedgwood of pottery fame, founded the Royal Horticultural Society.
1849 Luther Burbank was born. American horticulturist, he developed many new varieties of fruits and vegetables, including the Burbank Potato (1873), the Shasta Daisy, over 100 varieties of plums and prunes and 10 varieties of berries.
1897 Dr. John Kellogg served corn flakes for the first time to his patients at his hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. They wouldn’t be sold commercially until 1906.
1914 The Coca Cola Bottler’s Association was formed.
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Reblogged this on Colby is Mega.
Lookeee! Cheerios!! My favourite most well loved breakfast cereal! Lovely munchy crunchy cereal!
And Mr. Kellogg’s patients didn’t die! That says something. Man, I love cereal. I have to have it every morning. I shared this on Facebook and yesterday’s too.
Cereal … extreme high salt contains. Check your pack at home … scary! Not at all good for us and that’s what we eat the first thing in the morning … but they are nice. *smile
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I consider cereal to be a food group in itself…mmmm carbs!!
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