American FoodCoca-Cola John Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia made tonics and el
American Food
Coca-Cola
John Pemberton, a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia made tonics and elixirs. While creating a remedy to cure headaches, he mixed coca leaves and cola nuts. When carbonated water was added accidentally Pemberton decided to market his creation as a fountain drink rather than a curative mixture.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
In the 1930s in Whitman, Massachusetts the beloved chocolate chip cookie was created. One day at the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield ran out of her baking chocolate. She decided to chop a chocolate bar into small pieces, then adding the pieces to some dough and history was made.
Ice Cream Cones
Ice cream has been around for thousands of years. However, the cone is a recent taste treat. The discovery took place at the 1904 Worlds Fair in St. Louis. One day an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes. The vendor besides him was selling wafer thin Persian waffles. He rolled them up and offered them to the ice cream man.
Iced Tea
Yes, America was the birthplace of iced tea. In summer 1904, at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, the weather was swelteringly hot. Well, a creative young Englishman named Richard Blechynden took a chance and poured the tea into glasses with chunks of ice. The beverage was a big success.
A creative young Englishman named Richard Blechynden created
A.Coca-Cola.
B.Chocolate Chip Cookies.
C.Ice Cream Cones.
D.Iced Tea.