06
Apr

SHORTCAKE TREAT INVENTED ON THIS DAY

This Week In Illinois History: Birth Of The Twinkie (April 6, 1930) | Northern Public Radio: WNIJ and WNIU
Twinkie Trivia: Iconic Junk Food Has an Interesting History | Southington, CT Patch

The Twinkie was invented on April 6, 1930, by Canadian-born
baker James "Jimmy" Dewar for the Continental Baking
Company in Schiller Park, Illinois.

Originally filled with banana cream, this sponge cake
was designed to use idle pans when strawberries for
shortcakes were out of season


#OnThisDay in #ILHistory – June 30, 1985 – James A. Dewar, the man behind the beloved Twinkie, passed away at age 88. Back in 1931, while managing the Continental Baking
James Alexander Dewar
(February 5, 1897 – June 30, 1985)

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