What’s probably the most well-known dessert within the nation? Apple pie? A Twinkie? Ice cream that dropped from some galoot’s cone, and is now melting on the sidewalk?
Incorrect. “America’s most iconic dessert” is the chocolate chip cookie, in response to a good supply: the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto. On August 23, the museum will throw a particular celebration for this butter-loaded, chocolatey deal with as a result of… nicely, there’s no clarification given for the timing, however do you actually need one?
The museum is urging guests to “bring the whole family” and luxuriate in free cookies and milk, play historic video games and soak within the solar in its well-manicured backyard. After that, attendees are welcome to discover the museum itself, which is situated in a 1907 Tudor revival-style residence and showcases precomputer expertise courting to the mid-1700s.
An exhibit that opened this month, “It All Adds Up: Adding Machines and Calculators,” will attraction to the abacus freaks on the market. Then there are everlasting treasures like the primary electric-powered washer, a reproduction Thirties kitchen with all of the up to date devices and a classic storage holdinig a 1915 Ford Mannequin T Touring automobile.
Particulars: Occasion takes place 1 p.m.-4 p.m. August 23 at 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto; free admission however recommended donation of $10 per individual, RSVP at moah.org/moahevents
