How Far We Have Come with What Was Once Considered an Unusual Food
On this day, June 5, 1876, bananas were sold as a novelty at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The exotic yellow fruit was introduced to visitors of the exposition and considered to be a delicacy, selling for 10 cents apiece, often wrapped in tinfoil and eaten with a knife and fork. N ot... Sign in to see full entry.