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March 11 is National “Eat Your Noodles” Day

Here are today’s five thing to know about Noodles:

Dry noodles are considered a form of unleavened bread
In China archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest bowl of noodles, thought to be over 4000 years old. They were made of millet flour.
“Instant” noodles were invented in 1958. They are flash fried then quickly dried. This made for a long shelf life.(If they are kept dry, some say they will remain edible for decades)
Over 40% of the flour in Asia is used to make noodles. Feeding over half of the world’s population.
Thomas Jefferson brought the first “macaroni” noodles to America in 1789 after returning from a trip to France.

Today’s Pinterest Board : Foodimentary

Today’s Food History

1791 Samuel Mulliken of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received a patent for a machine to thresh corn and grain.

1853 Self rising flour was supposedly invented by Henry Jones of Bristol.

1903 Lawrence Welk, champagne music-maker, was born.

Categories: Food Holidays, March Food Holidays

Tagged: 5 food finds, events of march 11, five food finds, food holidays, foodimentary, instant noodles, march food holidays, social media foodie, the original social media foodie

March 10 is National Ranch Dressing Day

Here are today’s five thing to know about Ranch Dressing:

In 1954 ranch dressing was invented at Hidden Valley Ranch, a dude ranch near Santa Barbara, California.
Ranch dressing has been the best-selling salad dressing in the United States since 1992, overtaking Italian dressing.
Hidden Valley brand owns the right to ‘the Original Ranch®‘ After decades of trademark lawsuits similar products can be labeled ‘ranch style’ or simply ‘ranch’
While popular in the United States and Canada, ranch dressing is virtually unknown in most of the world
Since 1972 Hidden Valley Ranch has been owned by Clorox.

Today’s Pinterest Board : Foodimentary

Today’s Food History

1845 RIP John Chapman, ‘Johnny Appleseed’ ,an American pioneer and legend, he planted apple seeds in the Ohio River valley area (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois)

1867 Lillian D. Wald was born. She was a scientist and nurse, and among her activities, she helped initiate the enactment of pure food laws in the U.S.

1873 RIP John Torrey, he was the first professional botanist in the New World.

1914 At the National Gallery in London, a suffragette slashed Diego Velázquez’s ‘Rokeby Venus’ with a meat cleaver.

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Tagged: food events of march 10, foodimentary holiday, hidden valley ranch, original social media foodie, ranch dressing day, ranch dressing history, social media foodie, the original social media foodie

March 7 is National Cereal Day

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Here are today’s five thing to know about Cereal:

Dr. John Kellogg invented corn flakes in 1894, considered the first breakfast cereal.
The ‘Kellogg’s” signature on corn flake boxes is the actual signature of Dr. Kellogg
He originally hand signed his boxes to prove their ‘authenticity’
The puffed rice cereal, Rice Krispies, were introduced by Kellogg’s in 1929.
In 1941, Kellogg’s introduced Cheerioats(later renamed Cherrios) the first ready-to-eat oat cereal

Today’s Pinterest Board : Foodimentary

Today’s Food History

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.

Categories: Food Holidays, March Food Holidays

March 11 is National “Eat Your Noodles” Day

Interesting Food Facts about Noodles

Dry noodles are considered a form of unleavened bread
In China archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest bowl of noodles, thought to be over 4000 years old. They were made of millet flour.
“Instant” noodles were invented in 1958. They are flash fried then quickly dried. This made for a long shelf life.(If they are kept dry, some say they will remain edible for decades)
Over 40% of the flour in Asia is used to make noodles. Feeding over half of the world’s population.
Thomas Jefferson brought the first “macaroni” noodles to America in 1789 after returning from a trip to France.

Fun Fact:

In Japan, it is considered good form to loudly slurp your noodles as a way of telling your host that you are enjoying the meal.

Noodles symbolize long life in Chinese culture.

Today’s Food History

1791 Samuel Mulliken of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received a patent for a machine to thresh corn and grain.

1853 Self rising flour was supposedly invented by Henry Jones of Bristol.

1903 Lawrence Welk, champagne music-maker, was born.

Categories: Food Holidays, March Food Holidays

Tagged: 5 food finds, events of march 11, five food finds, food holidays, foodimentary, instant noodles, march food holidays, social media foodie, the original social media foodie

March 10 is National Ranch Dressing Day

March 10

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National Ranch Dressing Day

5 facts about Ranch Dressing

In 1954 ranch dressing was invented at Hidden Valley Ranch, a dude ranch near Santa Barbara, California.
Ranch dressing has been the best-selling salad dressing in the United States since 1992, overtaking Italian dressing.
Hidden Valley brand owns the right to ‘the Original Ranch®‘ After decades of trademark lawsuits similar products can be labeled ‘ranch style’ or simply ‘ranch’
While popular in the United States and Canada, ranch dressing is virtually unknown in most of the world
Since 1972 Hidden Valley Ranch has been owned by Clorox.

Supposedly, the ORIGINAL recipe for Ranch Dressing

from TopSecretRecipes.com

On This Day in Food History…

1845 RIP John Chapman, ‘Johnny Appleseed’ ,an American pioneer and legend, he planted apple seeds in the Ohio River valley area (Ohio, Indiana, Illinois)

1867 Lillian D. Wald was born. She was a scientist and nurse, and among her activities, she helped initiate the enactment of pure food laws in the U.S.

1873 RIP John Torrey, he was the first professional botanist in the New World.

1914 At the National Gallery in London, a suffragette slashed Diego Velázquez’s ‘Rokeby Venus’ with a meat cleaver.

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March 7 is National Cereal Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

National Cereal Day

The History of Kelloggs the inventor of ‘Breakfast Cereals’

Dr. John Kellogg invented corn flakes in 1894, considered the first breakfast cereal.
The ‘Kellogg’s” signature on corn flake boxes is the actual signature of Dr. Kellogg
He originally hand signed his boxes to prove their ‘authenticity’
The puffed rice cereal, Rice Krispies, were introduced by Kellogg’s in 1929.
In 1941, Kellogg’s introduced Cheerioats(later renamed Cherrios) the first ready-to-eat oat cereal

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1804 John Wedgwood, the son of Josiah Wedgwood of pottery fame, founded the Royal Horticultural Society.

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.