Saturday, 4 January 2014

Random : Cornflakes - An Accidental Invention

What is it? 
a breakfast cereal consisting of toasted flakes made from maize flour.

Who invented it?
 

Will Keith Kellogg in 1905

How did it happen?
 

  •     Kellogg assisted his brother, who worked as a doctor at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in     Michigan, with patients and their diets.
  •     Responsible for making bread dough one day, Kellogg accidentally left his main ingredient -boiled wheat - sitting out for several hours.
  •     When he came back to roll the ingredient into dough, the wheat became flaky.
  •     Kellogg baked the flaky dough anyway, creating a crunchy and flaky snack.
  •     He launched his business, 'The Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flakes Company,' in 1906
  •     It is now known as the Kellogg's company which sells cornflakes and other cereals.


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