1869Invention of Margarine

Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès invents margarine, winning the prize ...
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🌭 Invention of the Hot Dog

Hot dog invented by Charles Feltman for his food stall in Coney Island by pairing a frankfurter with a bread bun.
Invention of the Hot Dog (1867)
Hot DogFrankfurterConey IslandFeltmanAmerican Cuisine19th CenturyStreet Food
United States of AmericaUnited States of America

🌶️ Invention of Tabasco Sauce

Tabasco sauce invented by Edmund McIlhenny in Louisiana; first sold the following year and patented in 1870.
Invention of Tabasco Sauce (1868)
Tabasco SauceMcIlhennyLouisianaCondiment19th CenturyAmerican Cuisine
United States of AmericaUnited States of America

🧈 Invention of Margarine

Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès invents margarine, winning the prize offered by Napoleon III to invent a suitable substitute for butter. The original substitute however used beef suet rather than vegetable oils.
Invention of Margarine (1869)
MargarineMège-MourièsButter SubstituteNapoleon IIIIndustry19th Century
FranceFrance

🧈 Canada Bans Margarine

Canada Bans Margarine (1886)
MargarineBanFood RegulationIndustry19th Century
CanadaCanada

🦷 Beeman's Gum Invented

Beeman's gum invented (elsewhere reported as 1882)
Beeman's Gum Invented (1890)
Chewing GumBeeman's Gum19th CenturyIndustry
United StatesUnited States

🍭 Cotton Candy Spinning Machine Invention

Cotton candy-spinning machine invented by dentist William Morrison and confectioner John C. Wharton, and first introduced to a wide audience at the 1904 World's Fair as Fairy Floss
Cotton Candy Spinning Machine Invention (1897)
Cotton CandyMachineInventionFairy FlossConfectionery19th CenturyUnited StatesIndustry
United StatesUnited States