Did you know? Eighty-seven years ago, In 1923, Coca Cola introduced a six-pack cardboard carton that was described as “a home package with a handle of invitation.”
TriviaThe Handle of InvitationThursday, June 10th, 2010Did you know…Monday, November 23rd, 2009Did you know, German chocolate cake does not come from Germany. In 1852, Sam German developed a sweet baking chocolate bar for Baker’s Chocolate Company. The chocolate bar was named in honor of him: “Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate.” The first known published recipe for German’s chocolate cake was in a Dallas newspaper in 1957 from a Texas homemaker. The resulting rise in German’s Sweet chocolate sales put the company on alert; the company quickly sent copies & photos of the recipe across the nation. After over forty years, the German’s Chocolate Cake continues to be a favorite dessert everywhere. Did you know…Friday, November 6th, 2009English coffee houses in the 17th and 18th century were viewed with suspicion by the crown as centers of unregularted discussion. Known as “Penny Universities” they were the nurseries of political and intellectual ferment. The scientific Royal Society, the commercial Lloyds of London and the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, Manufacture and Commerce are among the institutions spawned in coffee houses. |
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