Today in History Food Edition January 11, 2024

Saint Theodosius the Cenobiarch
Turkish Coffee
Turkish Delight
Pide
National Pizza Week
Fig Pizza
Annual Minnesota Organic Conference
Minnesota Broccoli Salad
Restaurant Week South Carolina
South Carolina Sweet Tea
Hot Toddy Day (Usually whisky, hot water and honey)
Hot Toddy
Japan: Kagami-Biraki (Rice Cakes Festival). The round rice cakes (Kagami mochi) that were offered to the deities that visit on New Year's are broken into pieces (Kagami Biraki) and eaten
Kagami-Biraki
1770 BenjaMin Franklin sent "some of the true rhubarb seed" from London to his friend John Bartram in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Rhubarb Pie
1836 John Molson died (born Dec 28, 1763)
Beer Colada
1874 Gail Borden died
Condensed Milk
Milk Day
Milk Pudding
1917 The French government regulated the price of Gruyere cheese as a war rationing method
Gruyere Cheese
1963 The 'Whisky A Go-Go' opens in Los Angeles - the first disco in the U.S.
Whiskey A Go Go
2005 A third case of mad cow disease is discovered in Canada, probably infected from use of banned contaminated feed.
Mad Cow Cocktail
2010 Dutch brewer Heineken acquired all of Femsa's Mexican beer operations which includes Dos Equis, Sol and Tecate brand beers
Loaded Tecate