(Pictured above: JB Sabin, my friend and photographer, captures me pondering the making of Snickerdoodles for my guests. Check out his--and his sister Teresa's--amazing work on www.unexpectedfinds.com. )Greetings, Foodie Friends!
Maine experienced what the New England newscasters called a "Super Storm" (like many other states) these last few days. For some reason, the inn telephone was never so busy! Guests have been booking for Summer and Fall already. When this happens, I get even more excited about the upcoming year.
I finally found an amazing article in a 1999 Bon Appetit magazine. The entire issue looked back at the last century in food. The individual articles expressed the social and global forces that defined what we ate during each decade. Sidebars in the articles reported which food products came on new to the grocery market.
Here is a list of products that were new to our palettes in the 1920s:
Baby Ruth (1920), Oh Henry! (1920), Milky Way (1923), Popsicles (1924), Hostess Cakes (1927), Kool-Aid (1927), Peter Pan peanut butter (1928), Rice Krispies (1928), Valveeta processed cheese (1928), Yoo-Hoo chocolate drink (1923) and Wheaties cereal (1924).
Through generations these products have remained on our grocery store shelves. I thought you'd find this interesting. I did.
Until next time,
Keith A. Neubert, Innkeeper-Chef
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