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Irish Coffee

“I’m the man . . . Joe Sheridan.” Foynes Flying Boat Museum website, www.flyingboatmuseum.com/irishcoffee_chef.html.

Ovaltine

“nourishing food supplement.” “100 years of Ovomaltine—a power brand celebrates its centenary,”
Swiss News
, October 1, 2004, 36.

“[H]e marketed . . . as it were.” Nick Walker, “Alpine beverage takes root in the subtropics,”
South China Morning Post
, August 1, 2006, 2 (Supplements).

“Every day . . . bright and keen.” “The days when ovaltine ruled,”
Bristol Evening Post
(UK), May 18, 2004, 38.

Pink Lemonade

“Pete was . . . long chances.”; “There were . . . could find none”; “Without giving any . . . fine strawberry lemonade”; and “with no particular . . . a rich pink.” George Conklin, Harvey W. Root,
The Ways of the Circus: Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions
(New York: Harper and Brothers Publishers, 1921), 229–30.

“One day while . . . his chance discovery.” “Inventor of Pink Lemonade Dead,”
New York Times
, September 18, 1912.

Tea

“increasing concentration and alertness,” Jane Pettigrew,
The Tea Companion: A Connoisseur’s Guide
(London: Quintet Publishing Ltd., 2004), 10.

White Zinfandel

“the
TV Guide
of wines.” David L. Coddon, “Over, under, sideways, down—red wine is the best in town,”
San Diego Union-Tribune
, March 3, 2005, 47 (Entertainment section).

“Oh, okay . . . pronounce it.” and ““I was thinking . . . making it.” and “Oh, my God, it’s got . . . me at the time.” Tyler Colman, “Bob Trinchero on the first Sutter Home white zinfandel,” Dr. Vino’s wine blog, January 18, 2011, www.drvino.com/2011/01/18/white-zinfandel-sutter-home-trinchero-first-1975/.

“It’s been an amazing . . . happened to me.” Tim Patterson, “Cellar Scene,”
Wines & Vines
, August 1, 2005, 58.

Kitchen Inventions and Innovations

CorningWare

“I figured . . . the furnace.” Randolph Picht (Associated Press), “He dishes out new ideas for Corning,”
Daily Intelligencer
(Doylestown, Penn.), August 1, 1986, 15A.

Dishwashers

“[e]xactly how . . . came.”
New York Sun
, “Woman and Home,”
Bradford Era
(Pennsylvania), April 11, 1892, 2.

“the best mechanical construction, durability, and adaptation to its line of work.” Charles Panati,
Panati’s Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
(New York: Perennial Library, 1987), 103.

Linoleum

“[F]ull of my imaginative impulse . . . Lord Mayor of London.’” Sarah Hosking, Liz Haggard,
Healing the Hospital Environment: Design, Management and Maintenance of Healthcare Premises
(New York: Routledge, 1999), 86.

Matches

“walking encyclopedia.” and “By the accidental . . . light was obtained.” Walter Scott,
The Monthly chronicle of North country lore and legend
, vol. 4, 1890,
147, 148.

Microwaves

“In the field . . . prepared mind.” Morton A. Meyers,
Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs
(New York: Arcade Publishing, 2007), 7.

“solving my own situation.” and “The educated scientist . . . what can’t be done.” Don Murray, “Percy Spencer and His Itch to Know,”
Reader’s Digest
, August 1958, 114.

Paper Towels

“a carload . . . toilet use”; “harsh tissue dangers”; and “scratches awful, mummy.” “Manufacturing: Tissue Issue,”
Time
, August 22, 1938, www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,788421,00.html#ixzz1JFFAyp1S.

Saran Wrap

“It sold . . . over bowls.” and “It pops into . . . flash of pride.” Associated Press, “Saran Wrap, marking 40 years in use, began as a lab byproduct,”
Toledo Blade
(Ohio), January 25, 1994, 19.

Teflon

“Instead of discarding . . . the ‘empty’ tank,” Royston M. Roberts,
Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science
(New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1989), 187.

Selected Sources and Further Reading

Lots of research went into each entry in this book, making it difficult to mention every resource utilized. But here’s a list of some books broad in scope that I carefully studied for this work and that are worth perusing if you want more on food or drink in general or on this topic in particular.

American Century Cookbook: The Most Popular Recipes of the 20th Century
(1997) by Jean Anderson

Beyond the Ice Cream Cone: The Whole Scoop on Food at the 1904 World’s Fair
(2004) by Pamela J. Vaccaro

Do Donuts Have Holes? Fascinating Facts About What We Eat and Drink
(2004) by Don Voorhees

A History of Food
(2009) by Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat

The New Food Lover’s Companion
(2001) by Sharon Tyler Herbst

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
(2004) by Harold McGee

The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink
(2007) edited by Andrew F. Smith

The Oxford Companion to Food
(2006) by Alan Davidson (edited by Tom Jaine)

Panati’s Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
(1987) by Charles Panati

Rare Bits: Unusual Origins of Popular Recipes
(1998) by Patricia Bunning Stevens

Serendipity: Accidental Discoveries in Science
(1989) by Royston M. Roberts

10,001 Food Facts, Chef’s Secrets & Household Hints
(2000) by Myles H. Bader

What Caesar Did for My Salad: Not to Mention the Earl’s Sandwich, Pavlova’s Meringue and Other Curious Stories Behind our Favourite Foods
(2010) by Albert Jack

About the Author

Josh Chetwynd is a journalist, broadcaster, and author. He’s worked as a staff reporter for
USA Today,
the
Hollywood Reporter,
and
U.S. News & World Report
. His writing has also appeared in such publications as the
Wall Street Journal
, the
Times
(of London), and the
Harvard Negotiation Law Review
. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and two children and is always up for a good meal.