Subj : Today in history - 1899
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Mar 06 2023 06:00:00

06 March 1899 - BAYER PATENTS ASPIRIN: The German company Bayer patents
aspirin on March 6, 1899. Now the most common drug in household medicine
cabinets, acetylsalicylic acid was originally made from a chemical found
in the bark of willow trees. In its primitive form, the active
ingredient, salicin, was used for centuries in folk medicine, beginning
in ancient Greece when Hippocrates used it to relieve pain and fever.
Known to doctors since the mid-19th century, it was used sparingly due
to its unpleasant taste and tendency to damage the stomach.

In 1897, Bayer employee Felix Hoffmann found a way to create a stable
form of the drug that was easier and more pleasant to take. (Some
evidence shows that Hoffmann’s work was really done by a Jewish chemist,
Arthur Eichengrun, whose contributions were covered up during the Nazi
era.) After obtaining the patent rights, Bayer began distributing
aspirin in powder form to physicians to give to their patients one gram
at a time. The brand name came from "a" for acetyl, "spir" from the
spirea plant (a source of salicin) and the suffix "in," commonly used
for medications. It quickly became the number-one drug worldwide.

Aspirin was made available in tablet form and without a prescription in
1915. Two years later, when Bayer’s patent expired during the First
World War, the company lost the trademark rights to aspirin in various
countries. After the United States entered the war against Germany in
April 1917, the Alien Property Custodian, a government agency that
administers foreign property, seized Bayer’s U.S. assets. Two years
later, the Bayer company name and trademarks for the United States and
Canada were auctioned off and purchased by Sterling Products Company,
later Sterling Winthrop, for $5.3 million.

Bayer became part of IG Farben, the conglomerate of German chemical
industries that formed the financial heart of the Nazi regime. After
World War II, the Allies split apart IG Farben, and Bayer again emerged
as an individual company. Its purchase of Miles Laboratories in 1978
gave it a product line including Alka-Seltzer and Flintstones and
One-A-Day Vitamins. In 1994, Bayer bought Sterling Winthrop’s
over-the-counter business, gaining back rights to the Bayer name and
logo and allowing the company once again to profit from American sales
of its most famous product.

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      Title: Bayer's Frosting For German Chocolate Cake
 Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Chocolate, Nuts
      Yield: 16 Servings

    3/4 c  granulated sugar
    3/4 c  brown sugar
     12 oz Evaporated milk
    3/4 c  Salted butter
      5 lg Egg yolks; room temp, beaten
      3 c  Shredded, sweetened coconut
  1 1/2 c  Chopped pecans
      1 tb Vanilla extract

  Heat the granulated sugar, brown sugar, evaporated milk,
  butter, and egg yolks in a medium saucepan over medium
  heat, stirring constantly, until thick and golden brown,
  about 5 minutes.

  Remove from the heat and add coconut, pecans, and
  vanilla. The frosting will continue to thicken as it
  cools. Cool for at least 30 minutes until thick enough
  to spread before assembling the cake.

  By: Julianne Bayer

  RECIPE FROM: https://houseofnasheats.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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