The Soviet Union Put Out An Official Cookbook Of “Tasty And Healthy Food”
Sometimes a cookbook is more than a set of recipes: it’s a window into a culture.
Smith Island Cake Is Maryland’s Official State Dessert
Today in 2008, the state of Maryland formally recognized Smith Island Cake as its official state dessert. It’s yellow cake and chocolate frosting in layers and layers and layers.
Watergate Salad Is An Actual Sweet Dish Named For Our “Long National Nightmare”
Today in 1972, a break-in at the Watergate hotel that kicked off a huge political scandal... and also, somehow, gave a gelatin dessert the name "Watergate salad."
To Get Kids To Eat Their Veggies, A Company Sold A Line Called “I Hate Peas”
For National Eat Your Vegetables Day, the story of the time a company tried to get kids to eat French fry-shaped versions of dinner table vegetables, but with a name that may not have done them any favors.
Cracker Jack Originally Came With More Peanuts And No Prizes
In the old days, that line “buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack” was kind of redundant.
Betty Crocker May Not Be A Real Person, But She’s Been A Real Help To Bakers For Years
We're a few days out from World Baking Day, so here's the story of a woman who’s helped people find their way around the kitchen for more than a century… even though she isn’t a real person.
A Museum In Virginia Is Home To A Ham From 1902
It's National Ham Day, so we've got the story of a ham in Smithfield, Virginia that’s stood the test of time for over 120 years.
To Protect Riders, This 3D Printed Bike Helmet Contracts During A Collision
Bike helmets have been more or less the same for many years, but there’s a new effort to make safer and more responsive headgear with 3D printing.
King Cakes: Two Holidays, Three Colors, Lots Of Little Plastic Babies
In New Orleans, king cake is a Mardi Gras tradition, though it's one that started with an earlier holiday.
A Lawmaker Tried To Get Americans To Eat Hippo Meat, AKA “Lake Bacon”
About this time in 1910, a member of Congress thought the next big food trend would be hippo meat.