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Making #datecookies together is a holiday tradition in our family.

Recipe from the first edition of the @BettyCrocker New Picture Cook Book, published in 1961

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Chocolate Chip #Cookies were invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield around 1938 and were commonly sent to soldiers during #WWII

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The Dill Pickles Rag (1906) by Charles L. Johnson was the second rag to sell a million copies (after Scott Joplin's Maple Leaf Rag). https://t.co/8Pudw9ZCcg

#NationalPickleDay

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Among the copious specialty flatware exists the #icecream fork - an ornate, formal-looking implement resembling a #spork. We didn't have one, but just had to try it anyhow.

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One of the easiest and most beautiful ways to decorate a pie. https://t.co/HENISyLArJ

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#Beets decorate the walls of a brothel in #Pompeii - the Romans believed in the power of beets as an aphrodisiac. Even the Greek Aphrodite ate beets to enhance her appeal. #history #health #mythology

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Every day is pie day #WednesdayWisdom #dessert #pie

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From @designdautore - Rubiks Cube Cakes by the Parisien pastry chef Cedric Grolet https://t.co/TlRWP72P9I

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#SanFrancisco #sourdough got started during the California Gold Rush when newcomers found the bread made there was especially sour and chewy

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A "sourdough" was a prospector or explorer in the 1800's that carried bread starter next to his body to keep it from getting too cold #Fact

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During the Hungry Ghost Festival (Yu Lan), food offerings appease spirits that cross to the realm of the living. https://t.co/yLTBzNhQJb

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#Halloween #food #fun

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"Restaurants" first appeared in the 1700s. Trendy Parisians ate bone broth, a "restorative," to demonstrate delicate sensory perception.

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A pleasurable collection of chocolate confections in celebration of #nationalchocolateday ! Thanks @TastingTable - https://t.co/33qJCjfOQY

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On D-day 1944, Allied troops landed in France equipped with a 1939 Michelin Guide reprint. Detailed maps to food stood in for razed signage.

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The biggest pumpkin pie in recorded history was 20 ft across and 3,699 lb. That’s about 12,000 slices! #NationalPumpkinDay

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The Polynesian settlers came in voyaging canoes, bringing cultivated food plants that originated in Southeast Asia. https://t.co/chCTSU4biF

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#Breadfruit is one of several "canoe plants" that Polynesians brought to the Hawaiian Islands for food. Recipe @ntbg https://t.co/rkRBnVYGk7

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Kumis is a slightly alcoholic, protein-rich beverage that gave warring Mongolians an advantage over armies that subsisted mostly on grain.