Today in History Food Edition February

State Festivals Southern Cotton Ginners Association Annual Meeting Annual World of Pinot Noir 49th Annual Maine Fishermen's Forum & Trade Show Milwaukee RV Show Alachua County Youth Fair and Livestock Show 112th Central Florida Fair Florida Strawberry Festival UK: National Toast Day Avocado Toast Surf and Turf Day Surf and Turf National Frog Leg Day Frog Legs 1736 Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers was born 2/29/1736 Enfield Shaker Cheap Cake Old Recipe Enfield Shaker Cheap Cake Updated Recipe 1808 Hugh Falconer was born (died Jan 31, 1865) Chopped Steak 2004 British actress Dana Broccoli died Grandma Zerbo’s Breaded Broccoli Broccoli Salad

Drinks from February 26, 2024 - March 3, 2024

Saint Esther Hamantaschen Cookies Meat filled Kreplach Purim Hamantaschen National Chocolate Souffle Day Boy Eats World 1553 Michel de Montaigne was born Bengali Shredded Salad 1942 'Moonlight Cocktail' by Glenn Miller was #1 on the music charts Moonlight Cocktail 1956 'Knott's Berry Farm' trademark was registered Boysenberry Sangria Sparkler 1957 Ainsley Harriott was born Balsamic and Pomegranate Beef Tagliata 2006 Chicago's oldest restaurant, the 107 year old Berghoff Restaurant closed Berghoff’s Creamed Spinach 2009 Reduced demand for butter & cheese and falling milk prices are forcing dairy farmers in the U.S. to sell Cream Cheese and Bacon Spread 2010 Rose Gray died (born Jan 28, 1939) Spaghetti with Clams

State Festivals RCI Chocolate Boot Camp National Potato Council Washington Summit St. Isabelle of France Tourin Soup Eating Disorders Awareness Week Magical Milkshakes from Gryffindor House National Pistachio Day Pistachio Drop Cookies National Personal Chefs Day Angry Chicken 1846 William ‘Buffalo Bill’ Cody was born (died Jan 10, 1917) Buffalo Bill’s BBQ Sauce 1852 John Harvey Kellogg was born Flaked Cereal 1928 Fats Domino (Antoine Domino) was born in New Orleans (died Oct 24, 2017 Blueberry Hill Cocktail 2008 The Global Seed Vault ('doomsday seed vault') opened deep Roasted Pumpkin Seeds 2008 All 7,100 Starbucks Coffee Shops in the U.S. close Starbucks Vanilla Iced Coffee (Copycat)

St. Walburga's Day, patron of crops Devonshire Apple Dappy Devonshire Clotted Cream Devon Porkers State Festivals Tampa Bay Jewish Food Festival 36th Annual Farm Toy & Craft Show National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day Chocolate Peanut Clusters National Clam Chowder Day 1830 Chowder 1904 Adelle Davis was born Fluffy Banana Carrot Muffins 1913 The 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was officially declared ratified Tax Evasion Cocktail 1918 Wartime food rationing began in parts of England 1918 War Cake 1919 Oregon became the first state to impose a tax on gasoline (1%) Gas Meat Flat Bread 1922 Donald McLean was born Maple Cinnamon Spiral Potatoes 1938 Miami, Florida gets its first drive-in movie theater BBQ Bacon Cheeseburger Nachos Pizza Rolls Almond Joy Bark 1950 George Richard Minot died Raw Liver Shooter 1958 Procter & Gamble Company registered 'Mr. Clean' trademark (cleanser, detergent) Mr. Clean (Copycat) Magic Eraser (Copycat) 1983 Tennessee Williams died (born March 26, 1911) Streetcar Named Desire Cocktail Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Night of the Iguana Cocktail The Milk Train doesn’t stop here 2020 Ice fisherman Thomas Knight caught a 40 inch, 37.7 pound lake trout Riverence Firecracker Trout

Saint Adela Joue de Boeuf Teurgoule State Festivals 32nd Annual Orange Beach Seafood Festival Crab Feed Beer City Festival 8th Annual SAP Chili Cook-Off 19th Annual Cabin Fever Charity Chowder Cook Off Florida Wing and Dessert Battle, A Blazing & Sweet Affair! Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival Lewiston Brewfest 17th Annual Winter Beer Festival Annual Winter Beer Dabbler West Plains BrewFest Annual Stanly County Winter Wine Festival Mowrystown FFA Alumni & Mowrystown FFA Farm Toy Show Devour Culinary Classic Annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook Off 58th Annual LaBelle Swamp Cabbage Festival Art & Seafood on the Waterfront Clearwater Sea-Blues Festival Tinley Park Home Show Parke County Maple Syrup Fair Chocolate Wine Trail 43rd Annual Sioux Falls SD Toy Show Washington D.C. Travel & Adventure Show AFFI-CON 2024 Annapolis Restaurant Week Downtown Kenosha Restaurant Week New York City Beer Week National Tortilla Chip Day Tortilla Chips World Bartender Day: Whiskey Sour 1857 The Los Angeles Vineyard Society was established Muscat Peach BBQ Sauce 1863 The Arizona Territory was created. Arizona Cactus and Beans 1896 Caesar Cardini was born in Italy (died Nov 3, 1956 in Los Angeles) Caesar Salad 1955 Steven Jobs was born Apple Jelly 1989 A fossil egg was found in Utah that was 150 million years old Dinosaur Fossil 2003 Bernard Loiseau died (born Jan 13, 1951) Shrimp and Scallop Fricassee

Friday Lent Baja Fish Tacos Spaghetti alle Vongole Brown Rice Vegetable Casserole Saint Polycarp Kofte State Festivals The Joy of Sake 35th Annual Sandestin Gumbo Festival SocialICE – Rochester's Ice Bar St. Petersburg Seafood & Music Festival Florida Gourd Arts Festival Annual Western Farm Show Charlotte Home Remodeling Show Annual Virginia Wine Expo National Banana Bread Day Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Treats Canada: Toronto Jamaican Patty Day Jamaican Patty 1822 Boston ('Bean Town') was granted a charter to incorporate as a city BeanTown Baked Beans 1846 William Horlick was born (died Sept 25, 1936) Chocolate Malted Milk Cupcakes 1884 Casimir Funk was born (died Nov 19, 1967) Cinnamon Water 1896 Leo Hirshfield introduced the Tootsie Roll Tootsie Roll (Copycat) 1901 In Canada, the Supreme Court rules the Manitoba prohibition law of 1900 is null and void Page Court Cocktail 1931 Helen Porter Mitchel died Melba Toast Piquant Peach Melba 2007 The movie 'The Astronaut Farmer' opened in U.S. theaters Bitter Astronaut Cocktail

Chair of St. Peter at Antioch Edible Chairs/Thrones Golden Chair Baked Rockfish Saint Margaret of Cortona White Cake with Roses National Chili Day Beef and Bean Chili State Festivals Joint IMPPA/IAMP Annual Convention Montana Beer Awards New York Farm Show World's Championship Bar-B-Que Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference BlendFest on the Coast South Beach Wine & Food Festival Newport Seafood & Wine Festival Inlander Restaurant Week Commodity Classic Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo National Margarita Day Classic Margarita Cook a Sweet Potato Day Chipotle Cheddar Orange Sweet Potatoes 1403 Charles VII of France was born Creme Agnes Sorel 1630 Quadequina, an American Indian, supposedly introduced English colonists to popcorn Caramel Corn 1732 George Washington, the first U.S. president, was born Baked Potato Skins Apple Pancake Apple Crisp Chocolate Creme Libation Cranberry Relish Chicken Spaghetti Baked Shad Beef Stock Baked Mushrooms 1819 Spain ceded Florida to the United States Florida Key Lime Pie 1893 Quebec declares beer of not over 4% alcohol is a 'temperance drink' (making it legal) Quebec Cocktail 1920 The first artificial rabbit is used at a dog racing track in Emeryville, California Wood-Roasted Rabbit Sweet and Salty Dog 1997 Scientists in Scotland announced the first successful cloning of a mammal Grilled and Fried Sheep Testicles 2011 U.K. The Cornish Pasty wins "protected geographical indication" (PGI) status Cornish Pasty

Saint Peter Damian Lasagne Verdi al Forno Spinach Egg Pasta Beef Ragu Chestnut Bread Recipe State Festivals Annual NWA Convention Annual 30A Wine Festival 90th Annual Minneapolis Home + Garden Show National Sticky Bun Day Ooey-Gooey Cinnamon Bun 1895 Carl Peter Henrik Dam was born Greek Goddess Juice 1927 Erma Bombeck was born Erma Bombreck’s Layered Salad 1931 Alka Seltzer is introduced in the U.S. by Miles Laboratories Alka-Seltzer 1947 Lidia Bastianich was born Crispy Baked Tomatoes 1985 Nathan Pritikin died Spinach and Ricotta Crepes 2001 The European Commission bans all British milk, meat British Tea Steak and Kidney Pudding