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Here are today’s five thing to know about Irish Coffee:

1. The Irish coffee typically consisted of black coffee, sugar, whipped cream, and Irish whiskey.
2. Some say it was invented in Ireland and was intended to help travelers keep warm while traveling the Atlantic Ocean.
3. It is said that Stanton Delaplane brought the drink to the United States and convinced the Buena Vista bar in San Francisco to put it on their drink menu.
4. Tom Bergin’s Tavern in Los Angeles, also claims to have been the originator and has had a large sign in place reading “House of Irish Coffee” since the early 1950s.
5. A similar hot Irish drink is called the Hot Irish Monk – cocoa, Frangelica (available kosher in select places) and whiskey.

Daily Quote: 

“Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat”~Alex Levin

A great article about Irish Coffee’s History.

Today’s Pinterest Board : Foodimentary

Today’s Food History

• 1799 The first US patent for a seeding machine was issued to Eliakim Spooner of Vermont
• 1858 Mendelssohn’s “The Wedding March” was first played at Queen Victoria’s daughter’s wedding
• 1945 Grand Rapids, Michigan became the 1st U.S. city to fluoridate its drinking water an effort to reduce tooth deca