Let us start with chocolate. Chocolate, first started as a drink in Spain. It became very popular all through Europe. But, chocolate became a candy much later in England .

Actually, milk chocolate came about when Henry Nestle and Daniel Peter put their talents together.

However, chocolate bars were produced in late 1800's by Milton S. Hershey.

Now, we can enjoy a vast variety of different types of chocolate bars. I bet Mr. Nestle could not predict the popularity of chocolates today.

Let us move on to another one of our favorite foods "The Hot Dog."

The hot dog was first started in Germany. When a German butcher made a sausage that looked like a certain type of dog, it became known as the frankfurter or dachshund.

But, in the mid 1800's German immigrants began putting these frankfurters into buns with other condiments. They began selling these sandwiches in New York City on the streets in push carts.

A cartoonist actually came up with the name "hot dog." He could not spell "dachshund" so he wrote "hot dog." Let us now continue with a few fast facts:

1900 - The first instant coffee was introduced

1904 - New foods introduced were: ice cream cone, Dr. Pepper, peanut butter

1907 - The first canned tuna fish

1912 - Table salt, frozen food concept

1916 - Chinese fortune cookies in California

It amazes us to think "where would we be without any of these foods today"? What will this century bring???

Happy Eating!!!