Stamets@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoInternational game of 'Food Telephone'startrek.websiteimagemessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up11.2Karrow-down119
arrow-up11.18Karrow-down1imageInternational game of 'Food Telephone'startrek.websiteStamets@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square97fedilink
minus-squareAJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·2 years agoI was curious about French Toast the other day. Turns out it was invented by someone with the last name French and the intention was to call it French’s Toast. But when he printed the name, he forgot the apostrophe and ‘S’!
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoSimilar story with German chocolate cake. It was German’s chocolate cake. A guy named German.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoAnd Black Forest cake was actually created by Forest Whitaker.
minus-squaredoc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoThat’s a legend; the name was used in England before the mythical Mr. French existed in the US! (also French Toast was invented at least before the 6th Century)
I was curious about French Toast the other day. Turns out it was invented by someone with the last name French and the intention was to call it French’s Toast. But when he printed the name, he forgot the apostrophe and ‘S’!
Similar story with German chocolate cake. It was German’s chocolate cake. A guy named German.
And Black Forest cake was actually created by Forest Whitaker.
That’s a legend; the name was used in England before the mythical Mr. French existed in the US!
(also French Toast was invented at least before the 6th Century)