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February 9th is National Bagel and Lox Day! / #BagelandLoxDay

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Here are today’s food finds about bagels and lox:

 The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.

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Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the soft inside while retaining a crisp exterior.

best-montreal-bagels

Over a billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.

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What is lox? Lox is thinly sliced smoked salmon.

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Bagel & Lox are typically bagels with cream cheese, onions,  and smoked salmon.

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Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress
  • 1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
  • 1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.
  • 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.
  • 1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”
  • 1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”
  • 2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.

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February 9th is National Bagel and Lox Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here are today’s food finds about bagels and lox:

 The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.

russanddaughters-mg-1213-toddchalfant_54_990x660

Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the soft inside while retaining a crisp exterior.

best-montreal-bagels

Over a billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.

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What is lox? Lox is thinly sliced smoked salmon.

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Bagel & Lox are typically bagels with cream cheese, onions,  and smoked salmon.

grain-free-bagels11-e1429221357347

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress
  • 1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
  • 1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.
  • 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.
  • 1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”
  • 1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”
  • 2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.

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The OFFICIAL February ‘Food Holiday’ list

John-Bryan Hopkins

february-calendarCanned Food Month
National Chocolate Lovers Month
National Cherry Month 
National Grapefruit Month
National Snack Food Month
National Potato Lovers Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
!st week of Feb- African Heritage & Health Week
3rd Weekend of February: National Margarita Weekend
“Superbowl Sunday” : National Pork Rind Day (aka National Pork Rind Appreciation Day)
Daily Holidays

February 1
National Cake Pops Day
National Baked Alaska Day
National Dark Chocolate Day
February 2
National Tater Tot Day
February 3
National Carrot Cake Day
February 4 
National Homemade Soup Day
National Stuffed Mushroom Day
Pork Rind Appreciation Day*
February 5
World Nutella Day

National Frozen Yogurt Day
February 6
National Chopsticks Day
February 7
National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
February 8
National Molasses Bar Day
National Potato Lover’s Day
February 9
National Bagels and Lox Day
National Pizza Day
–
February 10
National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
National “Have a Brownie” Day
February 11
National Peppermint Patty Day
February 12
National Plum Pudding Day
(National PB&J Day)
National Biscotti Day
February 13
National Cheddar Day
National Tortellini Day
National “Italian Food” Day
February 14 
National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
February 15 
National Gumdrop Day
National Chewing Gum Day
February 16 
National Almond Day
February 17 
National Cafe’ Au Lait Day
February 18 
National “Drink Wine” Day
February 19 
National Chocolate Mint Day
February 20 
National Cherry Pie Day
National Muffin Day
 –
February 21 
National Pancake Day
National Sticky Bun Day
–
February 22
National Margarita Day 
National Cook a Sweet Potato Day
–
February 23 
National Banana Bread Day
February 24 
National Tortilla Chip Day
February 25 
National Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day
National Clam Chowder Day
February 26
National Pistachio Day
February 27 
National Chili Day
National Strawberry Day
National Kahlua Day
February 28 
National Chocolate Souffle Day
February 29
National Frog Legs Day

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2021’s February Food Holidays

John-Bryan Hopkins

february-calendarCanned Food Month
National Chocolate Lovers Month
National Cherry Month 
National Grapefruit Month
National Snack Food Month
National Potato Lovers Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
!st week of Feb- African Heritage & Health Week
3rd Weekend of February: National Margarita Weekend
“Superbowl Sunday” : National Pork Rind Day (aka National Pork Rind Appreciation Day)
Daily Holidays

February 1
National Cake Pops Day
National Baked Alaska Day
National Dark Chocolate Day
February 2
National Tater Tot Day
February 3
National Carrot Cake Day
February 4 
National Homemade Soup Day
National Stuffed Mushroom Day
Pork Rind Appreciation Day*
February 5
World Nutella Day

National Frozen Yogurt Day
February 6
National Chopsticks Day
February 7
National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
February 8
National Molasses Bar Day
National Potato Lover’s Day
February 9
National Bagels and Lox Day
National Pizza Day
–
February 10
National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
National “Have a Brownie” Day
February 11
National Peppermint Patty Day
February 12
National Plum Pudding Day
(National PB&J Day)
National Biscotti Day
February 13
National Tortellini Day
National “Italian Food” Day
February 14 
National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
February 15 
National Gumdrop Day
National Chewing Gum Day
February 16 
National Almond Day
February 17 
National Cafe’ Au Lait Day
February 18 
National “Drink Wine” Day
February 19 
National Chocolate Mint Day
February 20 
National Cherry Pie Day
National Muffin Day
 –
February 21 
National Pancake Day
National Sticky Bun Day
–
February 22
National Margarita Day 
National Cook a Sweet Potato Day
–
February 23 
National Banana Bread Day
February 24 
National Tortilla Chip Day
February 25 
National Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day
National Clam Chowder Day
February 26
National Pistachio Day
February 27 
National Strawberry Day
National Kahlua Day
February 28 
National Chocolate Souffle Day
February 29
National Frog Legs Day

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February 9th is National Bagel and Lox Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

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Here are today’s food finds about bagels and lox:

 The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.

russanddaughters-mg-1213-toddchalfant_54_990x660

Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the soft inside while retaining a crisp exterior.

best-montreal-bagels

 

Over a billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.

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What is lox? Lox is thinly sliced smoked salmon.

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Bagel & Lox are typically bagels with cream cheese, onions,  and smoked salmon.

grain-free-bagels11-e1429221357347

 

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress
  • 1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
  • 1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.
  • 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.
  • 1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”
  • 1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”
  • 2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.

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It’s Official! Here’s 2018’s February Food Holidays

John-Bryan Hopkins

february-calendarCanned Food Month
National Chocolate Lovers Month
National Cherry Month 
National Grapefruit Month
National Snack Food Month
National Potato Lovers Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
!st week of Feb- African Heritage & Health Week
3rd Weekend of February: National Margarita Weekend
“Superbowl Sunday” : National Pork Rind Day (aka National Pork Rind Appreciation Day)
Daily Holidays

February 1
National Cake Pops Day
National Baked Alaska Day
National Dark Chocolate Day
February 2
National Tater Tot Day
February 3
National Carrot Cake Day
February 4 
National Homemade Soup Day
National Stuffed Mushroom Day
Pork Rind Appreciation Day*
February 5
World Nutella Day

National Frozen Yogurt Day
February 6
National Chopsticks Day
February 7
National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
February 8
National Molasses Bar Day
National Potato Lover’s Day
February 9
National Bagels and Lox Day
National Pizza Day
–
February 10
National Cream Cheese Brownie Day
National “Have a Brownie” Day
February 11
National Peppermint Patty Day
February 12
National Plum Pudding Day
(National PB&J Day)
National Biscotti Day
February 13
National Tortellini Day
National “Italian Food” Day
February 14 
National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
February 15 
National Gumdrop Day
National Chewing Gum Day
February 16 
National Almond Day
February 17 
National Cafe’ Au Lait Day
February 18 
National “Drink Wine” Day
February 19 
National Chocolate Mint Day
February 20 
National Cherry Pie Day
National Muffin Day
 –
February 21 
National Pancake Day
National Sticky Bun Day
–
February 22
National Margarita Day 
National Cook a Sweet Potato Day
–
February 23 
National Banana Bread Day
February 24 
National Tortilla Chip Day
February 25 
National Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day
National Clam Chowder Day
February 26
National Pistachio Day
February 27 
National Strawberry Day
National Kahlua Day
February 28 
National Chocolate Souffle Day
February 29
National Frog Legs Day

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February 9 is National Bagel and Lox Day

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Here are today’s five thing to know about Bagel and Lox:

  1. The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.
  2. Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the sought inside while retaining a crisp exterior.
  3. Over a Billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.
  4. The top selling bagels are Plain(#1), Whole Wheat(#2) and Sesame Seed(#3)
  5. Originally bagels were baked and sold by street vendors. They would have been carried around on a long string draped over the sellers’ shoulders. (Link to drawing)

What’s a lox? Lox is thinly sliced smoked salmon

Bagel & Lox are typically bagels with cream cheese, onions,  and smoked salmon. Other variations often include  tomatoes, cucumbers, capers, and/or scrambled eggs

Daily Quote: “Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise”~Dixie Carter

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Today’s Pinterest Board : Foodimentary

Today’s Food History

  • 1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress
  • 1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
  • 1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.
  • 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.
  • 1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”
  • 1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”
  • 2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.



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February 9 is National Bagel and Lox Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

Celebrating February 9

Daily Five Food Finds: Bagels

1. The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.

2. Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the sought inside while retaining a crisp exterior.

3. Over a Billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.

4. The top selling bagels are Plain(#1), Whole Wheat(#2) and Sesame Seed(#3)

5. Originally bagels were baked and sold by street vendors. They would have been carried around on a long string draped over the sellers’ shoulders. (Link to drawing)

What’s a lox? Lox is thinly sliced smoked salmon

Bagel & Lox are typically bagels with cream cheese, onions,  and smoked salmon. Other variations often include  tomatoes, cucumbers, capers, and/or scrambled eggs

Daily Quote: “Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise”~Dixie Carter


Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress
  • 1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
  • 1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.
  • 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.
  • 1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”
  • 1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”
  • 2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.


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National Bagel and Lox Day

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National Bagel and Lox Day

Five things you should know about

Bagels and Lox

  1. The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.
  2. Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the sought inside while retaining a crisp exterior.
  3. Over a Billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.
  4. The top selling bagels are Plain(#1), Whole Wheat(#2) and Sesame Seed(#3)
  5. Originally bagels were baked and sold by street vendors. They would have been carried around on a long string draped over the sellers’ shoulders.

On This Day in Food History…

1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress

1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.

1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.

1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.

1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”

1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”

2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.

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February 9 is National Bagel and Lox Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

Celebrating February 9

Daily Five Food Finds: Bagels

1. The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.

2. Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the sought inside while retaining a crisp exterior.

3. Over a Billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.

4. The top selling bagels are Plain(#1), Whole Wheat(#2) and Sesame Seed(#3)

5. Originally bagels were baked and sold by street vendors. They would have been carried around on a long string draped over the sellers’ shoulders. (Link to drawing)

What’s a lox? Lox is thinly sliced smoked salmon

Bagel & Lox are typically bagels with cream cheese, onions,  and smoked salmon. Other variations often include  tomatoes, cucumbers, capers, and/or scrambled eggs

Daily Quote: “Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise”~Dixie Carter


Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress
  • 1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
  • 1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.
  • 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.
  • 1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”
  • 1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”
  • 2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.


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February 9

National Bagel and Lox Day

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1854 Coffee County, Georgia was founded.
  • 1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress
  • 1883 Garnet Carter was born. He invented miniature golf in 1926.
  • 1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
  • 1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature:
  • 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.
  • 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.
  • 1895 Volleyball is invented by W.G. Morgan.
  • 1901 Fred Harvey died in Leavenworth, Kansas. Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”
  • 1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”
  • 2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.

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February 9 – Today’s Food History

John-Bryan Hopkins

National Bagel and Lox Day

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

  • 1854 Coffee County, Georgia was founded.
  • 1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress
  • 1883 Garnet Carter was born. He invented miniature golf in 1926.
  • 1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.
  • 1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature:
  • 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.
  • 1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.
  • 1895 Volleyball is invented by W.G. Morgan.
  • 1901 Fred Harvey died in Leavenworth, Kansas. Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”
  • 1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”
  • 2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.

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