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Today we choose Alfred Cralle
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Please read and learn about Alfred Cralle
Title:The Ice Cream Scoop
Born: 1866 in Kenbridge, VA�
Alfred Cralle was born in Virginia shortly after the Civil War ended. A businessman and inventor, Alfred Cralle discovered his interest in mechanics at an early age. First, he attended a school set up by the Baptist Home Mission Society for newly freed African Americans. After graduating, he settled down in Pittsburgh, PA and made history.
While working in a hotel, he observed people constantly struggling to dish out ice cream with a spoon. Basically, ice cream would stick to the spoon or ladles used by servers. Moreover, this method required servers to use two hands. Cralle intuitively knew this inconvenient and slow process could be improved upon with some simple ingenuity. And he set out to do just that.
In 1897, Alfred Cralle received patent #576395 for his original design called the Ice Cream Mold and Dished or what we’ve come to know as an ice cream scoop. His simple, yet ingenious mechanical feat solved the problems servers encountered while working with ice cream. Chiefly, his ice cream scoop included a built-in scraper, required one hand to operate, and ice cream did not stick to the metal.
Cralle’s winning equation of durability, ease of operation, effectiveness, and affordability was a winner. Moreover, his scoop required little to no maintenance: there were no delicate parts that were prone to malfunctioning or breaking. Consequently, he invented a perfect instrument that others have failed to improve upon in the 125 years since its inception. This perfect design in still used in homes and restaurants today, making it easier to dish up one of everyone’s favorite treat.
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02/06/2026
••• NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY MONTH •••
Today we choose LENA RICHARD
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Please read and learn about LENA RICHARD
Lena Richard (1892–1950) is widely recognized as one of America’s first Black celebrity chefs, pioneering the culinary scene in New Orleans during the Jim Crow era. She was the first Black woman to host her own TV cooking show (1949), published a Creole cookbook in 1939, ran a catering business, and operated restaurants.
She owned and operated several restaurants, including Lena’s Eatery and Gumbo House, as well as a frozen food business in the 1940s.
She opened a cooking school for Black students and published Lena Richard’s Cook Book in 1939, which was later reissued by Houghton-Mifflin.
A free Black woman who published A Domestic Cookbook in 1855, believed to be the first cookbook written by an African American.
A renowned chef who became head chef of Café Nicholson in 1949.
The first African American woman to have a nationally syndicated cooking show, What’s Cooking?, in 1975.
Richard initially received her culinary education locally in New Orleans, and later in Boston where she attended the school founded by Fannie Farmer. She graduated in 1918 and returned to New Orleans where a few years later she opened her own catering business and several restaurants. She opened a cooking school in 1937 in New Orleans specifically for Black students. In 1939, Richard self-published Lena’s Richard’s Cook Book. The cookbook made her the first Black author to feature New Orleans Creole cuisine.
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TODAY RECIPE...
JAMAICAN VEGAN CUISINE
* Pan-Seared Vegan Chickless w/ Fresh Herbs
* Gungo Peas and Rice
* Jamaican style Scrambled Tofu w/ Butterbeans
* Sautéed Broccolini
* Steamed Mixed Cabbage
* Fried Sweet Plantains
* VERY TASTY, FLAVORFUL, SAVORY, and SO DELICIOUS!
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