Today in History Food Edition February 25, 2024

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