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lollipops
Caramels were known in the early eighteenth century and lollipops by the 1780s..."Hard candies" made from lemon or peppermint flavors were popular in the early nineteenth century. -
Tomatoes in USA
Italians first grew the tomato about 1550 and apparently were the first Europeans to eat it. About 25 years later it was grown in English, Spanish, and mid-European gardens as a curiosity, with little or no interest in it then as food. -
Chinese food in USA
Asian food was introduced to the United States in the mid-1800's when Chinese immigrants from Canton began settling in California. At that time the food was consumed primarily by the Chinese community. Chinese food became popular with young cosmopolitans in the 1920s because it was considered exotic. -
Heinz Ketchup
"To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success."
Founder Henry John Heinz. The Heinz ketchup was named after him. -
Pizza
The first ever pie was simple, was just meet and cheese inside of it. The history of PIzza first happened in Italy, then it expanded all over the world -
Sloppy joes
Sloppy joe is a sadwich that was orginated in America. They were rationed during World War II as a way to help the American war effort, homemakers were forced to look for creative ways to stretch the household food dollar. -
Orange Juice
Originally created for the U.S. Army, the product was introduced to the American public April 30, 1946. The company changed its name to Minute Maid in 1949. In the summer of 1949, Minute Maid ran a major ad campaign in major popular magazines/newspapers. -
Chex Mix
One of the great American food company traditions is promoting products with recipes. After World War II many USA companies repositioned extant products to appeal to the newly rising affluent middle class raising the new "baby boom" generation. -
Buffalo Wings
Frank and Theresa Bellissimo in 1939 bought a restaurant at the foot of Main street in Buffalo, New York which was near the Buffalo River so they called it the Anchor Bar. In 1964, Theresa Bellissimo stumbled onto an idea, to fry chicken wings and serve them. -
Gatorade
In early summer of 1965, a University of Florida assistant coach sat down with a team of university physicians asked why players kept getting sick. So then the sportdrink powder was made, and that made the florida gators starting winning games. So later they named the drink GATORADE
