buckytom
Chef Extraordinaire
i was watching the history channel tonight, a bit about the history of the pepperidge farm company, and thought it might be a good thread if members shared their knowledge, facts as obscure as they may be, about food.
ok for example, i'll start.
did you know: the pepperidge farm company was started by a woman named margaret rudkin in the late '30's. one of her sons was allergic to white flour, so she decided to try baking him "the perfect loaf" of bread using top quality ingredients and whole grains. after perfecting her recipes, her son's pediatrician started to prescribe her breads for other allergic patients. eventually, she began selling her breads in local food stores in connecticut, which grew into a million loaves sold by their third year of operation. and it just kept expanding from there.
the next big break came years later, when margaret realized that if americans were willing to pay double for top quality breads, then they'd do the same for a high end cookie.
after a vacation to france, margaret worked out a deal with a famous chef for the recipes to his delicate european style cookies. shortly thereafter, the line of pepperidge farm distinctive cookies was born. to give them a classy feel, the cookies were named after european cities, like brussels, bordeaux, lido, and geneva.
the most popular cookie, the "milano", was originally called the "naples", and at first was an open cookie with chocolate on one side. unfortunately, when sold in warmer climes, the chocolate melted and all of the cookies in the bag fused. so they added a second cookie creatng a sandwhich, and changed the name to milano.
on a personal note: i don't think i've ever been on a camping trip that someone didn't bring milanos...
ok, so whaddya know?
ok for example, i'll start.
did you know: the pepperidge farm company was started by a woman named margaret rudkin in the late '30's. one of her sons was allergic to white flour, so she decided to try baking him "the perfect loaf" of bread using top quality ingredients and whole grains. after perfecting her recipes, her son's pediatrician started to prescribe her breads for other allergic patients. eventually, she began selling her breads in local food stores in connecticut, which grew into a million loaves sold by their third year of operation. and it just kept expanding from there.
the next big break came years later, when margaret realized that if americans were willing to pay double for top quality breads, then they'd do the same for a high end cookie.
after a vacation to france, margaret worked out a deal with a famous chef for the recipes to his delicate european style cookies. shortly thereafter, the line of pepperidge farm distinctive cookies was born. to give them a classy feel, the cookies were named after european cities, like brussels, bordeaux, lido, and geneva.
the most popular cookie, the "milano", was originally called the "naples", and at first was an open cookie with chocolate on one side. unfortunately, when sold in warmer climes, the chocolate melted and all of the cookies in the bag fused. so they added a second cookie creatng a sandwhich, and changed the name to milano.
on a personal note: i don't think i've ever been on a camping trip that someone didn't bring milanos...
ok, so whaddya know?
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