National Taffy Day

Five Food Finds about Taffy

• Salt water taffy was “invented” in Atlantic City in 1883.

• Modern technology allows confectioners to produce 1,000 pieces of taffy a minute.

• In one hour enough pieces of taffy are made to cover one third of the length of Atlantic City (about 1.3 miles).

• The three most popular taffy flavors sold by Sweet Candy Company are peppermint, cinnamon and chocolate.

• America celebrates National Taffy Day May 23rd.

Today’s Food History

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1707 Carolus Linnaeus was born. He was a Swedish botanist who developed the 2 name or binomial system for defining and naming plants.

1774 Residents of Chestertown, Maryland  react to news of the Boston Tea Party by staging a similar protest, dumping a shipment of tea into the Chester River.

1868 R.I.P. Kit Carson, American frontiersman. His last words were supposedly “Wish I had time for just one more bowl of chili.”

1922 Thomas Edison patented a method for making metal foils.

1960 R.I.P. Georges Claude. A French engineer, he invented the neon light, commonly used for signs.

1968 ‘Yummy, Yummy, Yummy’ by the Ohio Express is #1 on the charts.