Posted
June 7, 2013
Apparently
there are those who claim that the banana split was invented by a
young man in Pennsylvania.
There
are those who celebrate National Banana Split Day on August 25.
But
the folks of Wilmington, Ohio, give no credence to that nonsense!
They stand by their claim that local restaurant owner Ernest Hazard
invented the banana split—both the dessert and the name—in 1907.
And they created an entire festival to celebrate the invention!
From
pony rides to sing-alongs, from a Fun Run to a car show, from the
Masters Competition in which chefs build their own versions of banana
splits to a make-your-own banana split booth, the Banana Split
Festival sounds like a ton of fun!
Necessity
is the mother of invention?
Many
people say that “Necessity is the mother of invention,” meaning
that when people need to get something done, they often end up
inventing something in order to do so. But lots of inventions are not
thought up to solve a specific problem. Instead, they are the result
of play and creative experimentation.
That's
what happened with the banana split. Hazard was having a downturn in
business at his restaurant, so he started a contest with all of his
employees: they could have unlimited access to ingredients as they
try to come up with an unusual yet delicious dish. Hopefully, lots of
customers would want to come try the new dish!
Hazard
ended up winning his own contest with his long dessert treat. He also
came up with the name “banana split,” and he stuck with this idea
even though a friend told him that nobody would ever order something
called a banana split.
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Celebrate
with your own mini-festival.
Of
course, you want to create your own build-a-banana-split bar. Invite
your friends and family to enjoy ice cream, bananas, syrups and
toppings, whipped cream, nuts, and cherries!
You
could have a no-hands sundae-eating contest...if you don't mind a
mess!
FreeBirthday Treats has a few other ideas for your mini-festival,
such as a cute relay race.
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| This healthy "banana split" is made with cottage cheese, nuts, and strawberry jam. I can see it being made with yummy vanilla-flavored Greek yogurt, too. |
Also
on this date:
Plan
ahead:
Check
out my Pinterest pages on June
holidays, historical
anniversaries in June,
and June
birthdays.
And
here are my Pinterest pages on July holidays, historical anniversaries in July, and July birthdays.
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