OCTOBER 23
Today in Food History• National Boston Cream Pie Day
(Boston Cream Pie is not a pie, it is a cake composed of 2 layers of sponge cake with a layer of custard or cream filling, usually topped with chocolate. Boston Cream Pie is the official state dessert of Massachusetts) • National Canning Day (See 1752 below)
(Canned Food Trivia and Facts) • Feast of St. John of Capistrano: The swallows of Mission San Juan Capistrano in California leave to winter in Argentina. On March 19 they return to California.
[Mission website]
On this day in:1752 Nicolas Appert was born. (The year is listed in various sources as 1749, 1750 and 1752; month and day also varies in October and November). Inventor of the canning process, preserving food by sealing it in sterilized containers. He published the results of 14 years of research in 1810 & received 12,000 franc award from French government. (History of Canned Foods) 1762 Samuel Morey was born (died Aparil 17, 1843). American inventor. His first patent, issued on January 26, 1793 (No. X51), was for a steam powered roasting spit, and was signed by George Washington. 1817 Pierre Athanase Larousse was born (died Jan 3, 1875). French educator and publisher. Published many outstanding reference works including the encyclopedic 15 volume Grand Dictionnaire. In 1938 the Larousse publishing house published an encyclopedia of gastronomy, 'Larousse Gastronomique' edited by Prosper Montagne. 1819 The first boat passed through the Erie Canal from Utica to Rome, New York. On board were Governor DeWitt Clinton and various state officials and others. 1874 The winner in an Oyster shucking contest in Montreal, Canada shucked 300 oysters in 30 minutes.
(Oyster Trivia --- Oyster Recipes --- Oyster Quotes) 1927 William Barron Hilton was born. A son of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels. Barron Hilton is a former co-chairman and president of the Hilton Hotel chain. 1928 Hoberg Paper & Fibre Co. registered the 'Charmin' trademark for toilet paper, paper towels, etc. 1928 The musical comedy 'Animal Crackers' starring the four Marx Brothers, opened on Broadway. 1943 Barbara Ann Hawkins of the vocal group 'The Dixie Cups' was born. 1947 Greg Ridley of the music group 'Humble Pie' was born. 1947 The Canadian government ends wartime price controls of meat. 1951 The 'Dial' trademark was registered for bar soap. 1986 Edward Adelbert Doisy died (born Nov 13, 1893). American biochemist who shared (with Henrik Dam) the 1943 Nobel Prize for Medicine for the isolation and synthesis of vitamin K.
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