Today in History Food Edition January 18, 2024

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St. Theodosia of Constantinople
Turkish Rose Pavlova
St. Margaret of Hungary
Pork with Apples and Cider Sauce
Hungarian-Style Stuffed Cabbage
Apricot Peach Jam
Hungarian Carnival Doughnuts
Hungarian Doughnut Ribbon
National Peking Duck Day
Peking Duck Pancakes
National Gourmet Coffee Day
Magical Coffee
1778 Captain Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands. He named them the Sandwich Islands, after Lord Sandwich, who was the first Lord of the Admiralty
Hawaiian Sandwich
1818 George Palmer was born. Palmer, of Huntley and Palmer biscuit manufacturers, introduced the first biscuit tins
Palmer Cookies (Copycat)
1882 Alan Alexander Milne was born. Creator of Winnie the Pooh, the honey loving bear
Winnie the Pooh Treats
1907 John James McLaughlin of Ontario, Canada is awarded a trademark for Canada Dry Ginger Ale, "the champagne of ginger ales."
Ginger Ale (Copycat)
1909 Quebec prohibits the sale of alcoholic candy being sold by some 30 stores in Montreal
Liquor filled Chocolates
Boozy Bears
Spiked Lollipops
Cheater Spiked Lollipops
1943 Pre-sliced bread was banned in the U.S. for the duration of World War II, to conserve metal from spare parts that might be needed
Cracked Wheat Bread
1990 The first McDonald’s in Moscow opened
Chicken Nuggets (Copycat)
2005 The first Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, was unveiled in Toulouse, France
Paper Plane Cocktail

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