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Two Accidental Inventions

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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The Toll House Inn in New England

Ruth had a background in food from her college days, and she' also inherited her grandmother's recipes. She was just a really good cook with a gift for recipe creation. The toll house inn became well known enough that all manner of celebrities started stopping in when they were in new england. Everyone from betty davis to eleanor roosevelt is said to have stopped there for a meal. And restaurant visitors loved it so much that if you asked afterward how to make these cookies yourself, you would get a hand typed card with the recipe from your server.

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