Candy, Chocolate, Cookies and Desserts Bubble Gum Cake mix was invented in 1949. Candy History Candy Canes The History of Cheesecake Chewing Gum - Thomas Adams Chocolate - Chocolate Bars - Chocolate-making Equipment Chocolate Chip Cookies - Ruth Wakefield Cotton Candy Machine Cracker Jack Donut/Doughnut Fig Newton Cookies Fortune Cookies were invented in America in 1918, by Charles Jung. Arthur Ganong Canadian, Arthur Ganong invented the first nickel chocolate bar in 1910. Graham Crackers HOT ROCKS On October 17, 1961, HOT ROCKS Candy was trademark registered. The History of Gummie Candy - Gummie Worms and Bears Ice Cream Jello Life Savers Candy Lollipops Marshmallows & Marshmallow Peeps Moonpies From the official Moonpie website comes this sweet history of Moonpies. M&M's Pez Candy Popcorn During the 17th century, early French explorers in the Great Lakes region reported that the Iroquois Indians popped popcorn in a pottery vessel with heated sand and used it to make popcorn soup, among other things. Popsicle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cereal - Cereal Toys The History of Breakfast Cereals The modern commercial concept of cereal food originated in the vegetarian beliefs of the American Seventh-day Adventists. Learn about Charles Post, Will Keith Kellogg, Cherrios, Cornflakes, cereal processing, cereal box toys, and more. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cider In a sense, the history of the apple is a history of our agrarian roots. Paleobotonists estimate that humans first discovered apples in the early Paleolithic period, some 750,000 years ago. The carbonized remains of apples have been dated at 7500 BC. Records describing the extensive planting of apple trees in elevated gardens along the Nile River Delta have been dated at 1300 BC. In Colonial times, Apple Cider was the alcoholic drink of choice. A young man by the name of Johnny Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, was largely, if indirectly, responsible for spreading the cider. History of Apple Cider -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheese in a Can The Nabisco Company invented cheese in a can. The real name of the product is Easy Cheese. You can squirt the cheese out of the can and it is real cheese, but it does not need refrigeration. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuckwagon The chuckwagon (a cowboy's portable kitchen wagon used on the cattle trails) was invented by Charles Goodnight in 1866. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corn Flakes - Will Keith Kellogg Will Keith Kellogg In 1894, Kellogg was trying to improve the vegetarian diet of hospital patients when he invented corn flakes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Drive-In Restaurants (Also See Restaurants Below) The drive-in restaurant concept, where patrons are served food in their vehicles, dates back to pre-World War II. The concept reached its height of popularity in the early 1950's. The first drive-in restaurant opened in Glendale, California in 1936. Drive-in Restaurant Resources -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Food History Websites An American Century of Food Convenience Comes to the Kitchen The History of Food Who Cooked That Up? Food Timeline Food Timeline Food History -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frozen Foods Frozen Foods Freeze Drying & Freeze Dried Foods -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- French Fries History of the French Fry The original name for french fries was potatoes, fried in the French manner that is how Thomas Jefferson first described the dish. Jefferson introduced french fries to the colonies in the late 1700s. The Idaho Potato Luther Burbank patented the Idaho potato. Tater Tots On October 21, 1958, Tater Tots were trademark registered and eating potatoes was never the same. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamburger - Cheeseburger The origin of hamburger is unknown, but the hamburger patty and sandwich were probably brought by 19th-century German immigrants to the United States, where in a matter of decades it came to be considered an archetypal American food. The trademark for the name cheeseburger was awarded in 1935 to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In, in Denver, Colorado.