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Junius George Groves, the son of Martin and Mary Anderson Groves, was born in slavery on April 12, 1859, in Green County, Kentucky. [1] Junius was the third of seven children, three brothers (Peter, James and Robert) and three sisters (Catharine, Amanda and Virginia).
Laura Clough Scudder (July 19, 1881 – March 13, 1959) was an entrepreneur in Monterey Park, California, [1] who made and sold potato chips and pioneered their packaging in sealed bags to extend freshness.
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (UK: / p ɑːr ˈ m ɛ n t i eɪ,-ˈ m ɒ n t-/, US: / ˌ p ɑːr m ə n ˈ t j eɪ /; [1] French: [ɑ̃twan oɡystɛ̃ paʁmɑ̃tje]; 12 August 1737 – 13 December 1813) was a French pharmacist and agronomist, best remembered as a vocal promoter of the potato as a food source for humans in France and throughout Europe.
After the Christmas and New Year's, it can seem like a long stretch before any more holidays with fun, delicious meals or desserts come along. ... The first king cakes were made in Europe in ...
An American potato cake, also referred to as a potato patty or hash brown In parts of England and North America , a potato cake is a patty of hashed potatoes, a kind of rösti or hash brown . These are available both fresh and frozen in supermarkets, and are served by many restaurants, such as fast food restaurants like McDonald's and ...
The chef's favorite king cake comes from Manny Randazzo's King Cakes, a purist favorite since 1965 that draws crowds and receives worldwide acclaim. King cakes are commonly only sold during ...
Find out the history of one of Mardi Gras's long-standing traditions: the Mardi Gras King Cake.
King Louis XVI and his court eagerly promoted the new crop, with Queen Marie Antoinette even wearing a headdress of potato flowers at a fancy dress ball. The annual potato crop of France soared to 21 million hectoliters in 1815 and 117 million in 1840, allowing a concomitant growth in population while avoiding the Malthusian trap.