In celebration of
Canada’s 150th birthday, my theme for the 2017 Blogging From A to Z
Challenge, is CANADA.
Join me throughout April (every day except Sundays) to
learn more about the inventions, the people, and the cultures that make up one
of the greatest countries in the world!
PB, Poutine, Paint Rollers & the Prosthetic Hand, Oh My!
If you’re a fan of the PB&J sandwich, you can thank
Canadian chemist (and pharmacist) Marcellus Gilmore Edson, who was the first to
patent “peanut paste” in 1884. The delicious nutty product—with a consistency
like that of butter—was developed as a food alternative for people who couldn’t
chew properly, which was common back in those days.
Today, peanut butter
is enjoyed by millions of people around the world. Except, of course, by people
who have a peanut allergy! For them, there’s pea butter – developed at the
Leduc Food Processing Centre and processed in Legal, Alberta.
While we’re on the subject of food, I can’t leave out the
quintessential Canadian creation—poutine, a French-Canadian dish
traditionally made of French Fries and fresh cheese curds, covered with gravy. Yum!
Various places claim credit for this delicious creation, but one thing is
certain—poutine was born in rural Quebec in the 1950s. No one disputes
that!
If you’ve been following my A to Z Blogging Challenge posts,
it’s probably obvious that Canadian inventors have a direct line to our hearts
through our stomachs. But the letter “P” brings a couple of other neat
inventions that have nothing to do with food—such as the paint roller,
invented by Norman Breakey in 1940.
And, if you’re a fan of the Terminator
movies—which I am!—the prosthetic hand was invented by Helmut Lucas in
1971. Not quite the same version seen in the movies, but without it, Arnold
Schwartzenegger might never have been “back” from the future.
Whew! That was quite a few “P” inventions. I’ve gotta jet,
but check back tomorrow when I reveal a “Q” invention. (Which was not as easy
as I’d hoped!)
~ Chase Superman Duffy
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