Kitchen History!

Who invented ice cream?  Why are pizzas sometimes round, sometimes square?  Did the fortune cookie really come from China?  Who thought up the popsicle?  Who is the "sandwich" named after?  Where was the first hot dogs served?  Our favorite foods have a history of their own...and creative inventors.

Ever wonder how the potato chip was invented?

Read it here!

Gingerbread was a fighting good treat during the American Revolution!

Read about it here!

Ever wonder why the pretzel has its unique shape?  Let's go to Italy and find out.

Here, this book is hard to find.  Let me read it to you!

Who knew pretzels were over 2000 years old? There is a recipe at the back of this book for pretzels.  Not so easy, but delicious!  

What are some of your favorite foods?  See if you can find their backstory 

here or here!

Happy reading...and eating!