1. Snowstick (Popsicle)
Frank W. Epperson invented the snow pole in 1905, when he was only 1 1 year old. In fact, the original intention was to make a soda water. As a result, Frank mixed baking soda with water and left the soda water on the terrace with a stirring stick. The next day, when he remembered, the soda water that had been frozen all night in the cold winter had frozen, so he got the summer sacred product of the snow pole.
2. Potato chips (potato chips)
Yes, potato chips were an accident, too. The story happened in a restaurant in Moon Lake Hotel in new york. A very difficult customer complained to the chef that the French fries were too thick to eat. After making a thinner version of French fries again, the customers were still dissatisfied, so the angry chef george crumb decided to cut the potatoes into paper-like slices and fry them for the guests. Surprisingly, crispy potato chips are very popular.
3. Ice cream cone (cone)
The birth of ice cream cones originated from the cooperation between two manufacturers. Arnold Follner Hill, an ice cream vendor, sold many products at the St. Louis World Expo on 1904. Because business was much better than expected, the paper cups for ice cream were quickly used up. To help Arnold, Ernest Hamwi, a Syrian baker selling snacks nearby, decided to roll up waffles and make him ice cream.
4. Corn flakes (corn flakes)
The story happened in 1898. W.K. Kellogg and Dr. John Harvey Kellogg work in a nursing home in Michigan, USA. In order to make patients eat healthier and more relaxed, the two brothers began to study cereal, but due to a moment's negligence, the cooked wheat dried up. In the spirit of not wasting, the two men tried to make wheat into dough, but it was too dry and broke into pieces, which seemed to be a great failure. But after baking, it was fragrant and crisp, which was very popular with patients. So the two brothers decided to continue to improve cereal and switch to corn, and later founded Kellogg's, which we are familiar with.
5. Chocolate cookies (chocolate cookies)
1930, a woman named Ruth wakefield and her husband opened a small hotel called "Toll House Inn". One morning, she was preparing to make cookies for her guests, only to find that she had run out of chocolate! So she had to break the Nestle chocolate into the dough, hoping that the chocolate would melt into the dough when baking, and then the chocolate cookie was born ~
6. French pancakes with orange cream
There are many kinds of French pancakes, but this one is definitely a classic. There are different opinions about its birth. The most common is 1895, 14-year-old Henri Charpentier works as a waiter in Monte Carlo Cafe. One day, while preparing dessert for the Prince of Wales, the frying pan suddenly caught fire. Because there is no time to start all over again, I have to bite the bullet and bring it up However, Henry actually tasted it before serving it to the prince and found it really magical, so he bravely took out his hand.
7. slurpee
Slurpee, there should be many friends who went to 7- 1 1 to buy it, right? Don't think this thing is a new product, but it just appeared in 1958! Omar Knedlik, the boss of Dairy Queen, often orders soft drinks for customers to buy. Because soft drinks are kept in the freezer for too long, sometimes ice residue appears, but customers actually like this special taste.
In order to meet the demand, the boss decided to develop a vending machine specializing in making smoothies and sodas. Because it is so popular, more than 300 companies such as 7- 1 1 have bought this machine. 1965,7-11signed an agreement with the company and officially changed its name to ICEE slurpee.
8.pink lemonade
There are two stories about the birth of pink lemonade. The first one is the most disgusting. It is said that Pete Conklin, a peddler who works in the circus, ran out of lemonade, so he looked around and finally found a bucket in the dressing room of the circus. However, because a lady named Fannie Jamieson just washed her pink socks with this kind of water, the water was dyed red, which was disgusting, but Pete correctly used this kind of water and named it "Fine Strawberry".
The second story also happened in the circus. The water is clean, but Henry E. Allott, an employee of the circus, accidentally dropped the cinnamon candle into the lemonade, so it has such a beautiful color.