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The Sweet Evolution


The History of Cranberry Sauce
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
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Dec 13, 20251 min read


History of Chex
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
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Dec 6, 20251 min read


The Evolution of Soda
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,
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Dec 4, 20251 min read


The Evolution of Waffles
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
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Nov 17, 20251 min read
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