Native Americans Native Americans would crush up tart cranberries and add sweeteners like maple and sugars. Adapted English settlers adapted the recipe to be used as a sauce for meats like turkey. An example of the original cranberry sauce recipe! 1796 In 1796 a new cookbook was published that contained the original recipe for cranberry sauce. 1900s By the 19th century, it became a holiday staple. Ocean Spray In 1912 a new brand of cranberries was made called Ocean Spray. Thi

How it started Unlike a lot of our recipes that started hundreds of years ago, this started in 1936, when Raslton Purina discovered it. Shredded Ralston Shredded Ralston was the first and original name of Chex, taking inspiration of the creators first name. Chex In 1950, the name is changed to Chex, and they also introduced a new rice variant to stores Chex Mix Chex Mix is actually an original recipe printed on the back of the box. 1997 Later in 1997, a popular cereal company

Healthy Did you know the first soda used to be healthy? In the 1700s people found a way to carbonate water. Drugstores People believed it was a health tonic and soda was put in drugstores as a way to mix and handle medicines. Flavor Later companies like Coca Cola added flavor to medicines but they didn't become sodas until much later. Soda People started drinking sodas for pleasure when the recipe of sodas were modified to taste better by adding sugar and chemicals to soda,

Obleios The first type of waffle was from Ancient Greece. It was an obleios. It was a thin crunchy circular wafer usually served savory. It was often filled with herbs and cheeses. The obleios was similar to a modern day crepe. I cooked a Crepe on a skillet and added herbs and cheese in the middle to make a dish similar to an obleios. Medieval In the Middle Ages a new type of waffle was made. It was batter cooked in double sided iron presses. The taste was improved with vary

An Accident? In 1905, a boy named Frank Epperson, was drinking juice with a stirring stick in the juice, on his porch outside. By accident he went inside and left the juice out overnight. Frozen In the morning, when he went back outside the next day, his juice was completely frozen. He called this new creation the “Eppsicle.“ I put watermelon juice in a Dixie cup, I put a straw in then froze it for a few hours. Selling In 1923 almost 20 years later, his kids changed the name

Brownies are a sweet, chocolately treat with intense flavor! But have you ever wondered about the first kind of brownie? Brownies or Blondies? Before brownies were a thing, blondies existed. They were similar to a modern day brownie but with a molasses base instead of chocolate. How it’s made The first type of brownie was made by Palmer House in 1893, it was a molasses based blondie but had roasted walnuts and apricot spread. I made brownies, then I baked walnuts into them.

Quesadillas are a hot greasy Mexican dish, with enough stretchy cheese to make you fall in love! But have you ever wondered how they were first served? No cheese? Actually, when quesadillas were first made, cheese hadn’t come to Spain. Neither had the popular flour tortillas. Quesadillas were made of corn tortillas, pumpkins, beans and squash! I boiled squash and the mashed it up, after that I added it to a corn tortilla! Then I grilled it at medium heat for a few minutes til

We all know what hot chocolat e is it’s a steamy hot creamy drink that is iconic to this day! You might have wondered how it was made! The Start of Hot Chocolate Hot chocolate started as a cold, spicy peppery drink. It was made from cacao beans, water, vanilla and spices like pepper. The people who made this recipe were the Mesoamericans. I cut Mexican Hot chocolate into 6ths and then I added warm milk and crushed the chocolate up with a whisk. Moving to Europe In the 16th

Oh Snow!! The Earliest Iced Dessert The first ice cream was invented by Alexander the Great of Persia, he would mixed shaved ice with...

The Start of Tea According to the Chinese legend, the first type of tea wasn't specifically Green or Black tea. But actually it was the leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant. It was discovered by accident after Emperor Sheng Nong was holding a cup of hot water when the leaves of the tree fell in. That was in 2737 BCE. I Made Oolong Tea ( Camellia Sinensis tea) I put a Camellia Tea bag into boiling water. I waited about 10 minutes for that bright brown color. After I took the

Everybody knows what pizza is, a crispy flatbread with creamy tomato sauce, melty cheese. Have you ever wondered what pizza looked and...