Foods and Drinks Invented in St. Louis

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Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture, Virtual

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Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
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St. Louis is where a bunch of foods and drinks have been invented or made their debut: condiments, sandwiches, pastries, fairy floss, breakfast items, lots of confections, main dishes, salads, sodas, salad dressings, milk that does not need refrigeration.

Plus, environmentally-friendly crackers. A St. Louis bartender wrote the first book on how to make cocktails. Johann Adam Lemp turned beer making from a female-dominated trade into a male-dominated industry. And don't forget that St. Louis invented Tums!

hot dog in a bun with mustard on it

Recommended reading from the Library: Cooking - Missouri

The presenter is Doug Schneider, author, St. Louis walking tour guide, Scottish country dancer, fan of architecture, Route 66 enthusiast, who graduated from Brown University, one of the eight Ivy League universities, with a Bachelor's in History; and from the University of London with a Master's in Linguistics.

To view a recording of this event click HERE (please note- that there were some internet and technical difficulties, so we apologize that a portion of the beginning was not recorded)