Today in Food History

On By Chef Rick PowlessIn Today in Food History

National Penuche Fudge Day

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Also on this day in 1822 Gregor (Johann) Mendel was born. Mendel was an Austrian botanist whose work was the foundation of the science of genetics. Working mainly with garden peas (some 28,000 plants over 7 years), he discovered what was to become know as the laws of heredity.

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