JANUARY 31 - Today in Food History
- National Brandy Alexander Day
- Feast of St. John Bosco, patron of apprentices.
1882 Birth of Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. A famous dessert of Australian or New Zealand origin was named for her. It is a meringue with whipped cream and fruit. (Please, no more email on this subject - both countries have strong supporters for the origin, and in an effort at compromise, I have split the credit with both.)
1893 The Coca-Cola trademark was recorded.
1908 Carl von Voit died. German physiologist whose work on metabolism helped establish modern nutritional science.
1930 Scotch tape was developed by Richard Drew of the 3M Company.
1948 The 'New Yorker' published J.D. Salinger's 'A Perfect Day for Banana Fish.'
1980 Due to record high sugar prices, Coca Cola begins substituting high fructose corn syrup for half of the sucrose (sugar) used in Coca Cola.
1990 The first McDonald's restaurant in Moscow, Russia opens.
1991 Average U.S. food prices: white bread 71 cents; grade A large eggs $1.10 dz; milk $2.76 per gallon; chicken 89 cents lb; ground beef $1.65 lb
2001 Germany announced plans to destroy 400,000 cattle due to the mad cow crises. The European Union estimates that up to 2 million cattle will be destroyed in EU countries by the end of June.
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