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Friday, September 21, 2007

Barbecue Charcoal Trivia

Henry Ford invented charcoal briquettes as a by-product of the automobile manufacturing process. Ford created the briquette from wood scraps and sawdust at his car factory. E.G. Kingsford bought the invention and put the charcoal briquette into commercial production.

Henry Ford is also credited as the inventor of the automotive assembly line as we know it today.

If you ever visit Detroit, MI, take the time to visit the Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. You'll be glad you made the trip.

2 comments:

Chris said...

Are you participating in Senior Q month in October?

http://www.hawgeyesbbq.com/seniorq/

I'm trying to get a group together here with the Meals on Wheels, folks. Otherwise I'll just do a small cook for just a few elderly folks in our neighborhood.

Anonymous said...

Wow, I never knew that. He was one very smart man.