food trivia
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Nicole
KOOL AID
The powdered drink Kool-Aidwas invented in 1927 by the chemist Edwin Perkins of Nebraska Omaha.Perkins started a company in 1914 that sold perfume and calling cards;it was called the Perkins Products Company. Originally located inHendley, Nebraska, they moved to Hastings, Nebraska (about 90 mileswest of Lincoln) in 1920, and expanded their product line to includespices, medicines, more toilet preparations, and other household items.
Kool-Aid was originally a liquid called "Fruit Smack," and was soldin a 4-ounce bottles. It was later renamed Kool-Ade (and later,Kool-Aid), and sold in powdered form in packets. The seven originalKool-Aid flavors were: Cherry, Lemon-Lime, Grape, Orange, Root Beer,Strawberry, and Raspberry. The Kool-Aid factory later moved to Chicago,Illinois, and was bought by General Foods Corporation in 1953.
from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml
Nicole
KOOL AID
The powdered drink Kool-Aidwas invented in 1927 by the chemist Edwin Perkins of Nebraska Omaha.Perkins started a company in 1914 that sold perfume and calling cards;it was called the Perkins Products Company. Originally located inHendley, Nebraska, they moved to Hastings, Nebraska (about 90 mileswest of Lincoln) in 1920, and expanded their product line to includespices, medicines, more toilet preparations, and other household items.
Kool-Aid was originally a liquid called "Fruit Smack," and was soldin a 4-ounce bottles. It was later renamed Kool-Ade (and later,Kool-Aid), and sold in powdered form in packets. The seven originalKool-Aid flavors were: Cherry, Lemon-Lime, Grape, Orange, Root Beer,Strawberry, and Raspberry. The Kool-Aid factory later moved to Chicago,Illinois, and was bought by General Foods Corporation in 1953.
from http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml