MAY 15 - Today in Food History
- National Chocolate Chip Day
- St. Isidore the Farmer, patron of agricultural workers, livestock, and ranchers.
1923 Listerine was registered as a trademark.
1930 Mrs. Ellen Church, a registered nurse, became the world’s first airline stewardess (flight attendant). The 11 passengers were flying on a United Airlines tri-motor Boeing 80A from San Francisco to Cheyenne, Wyoming. The meal was chicken, fruit salad and rolls.
1940 Nylon stockings went on sale for the first time in the U.S. in Wilmington, Delaware.
1989 Hershey's reduces the size of the Hershey bar to 1.55 ounces. The price remains 40 cents.
1991 The famous Paris cooking school, L'Ecole de Cordon Bleu, opens a branch in Tokyo, Japan.
2007 Karen Hess, culinary historian, died. Some of her books were 'The Taste of America' (1977) and 'Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection' (1992). She also annotated Mary Randolph's 'Virginia Housewife' (1983).
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