Subj : Today in History - 1908
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Sep 30 2023 16:17:00

01 October 1908 - FORD MAKES AUTOS AFFORDABLE TO 'THE GREAT MULTITUDE':
Henry Ford's new auto is offered to the public at a relatively
economical $825, and buyers can choose any color Model T as long as it's
black. Offering a four-cylinder engine, around 20 mpg, and a top speed
of 40 mph, the Detroit automaker markets his car to America's burgeoning
middle class.

The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor
Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927.[15] It is generally
regarded as the first mass-affordable automobile, which made car travel
available to middle-class Americans. The relatively low price was partly
the result of Ford's efficient fabrication, including assembly line
production instead of individual handcrafting. It was mainly designed by
three engineers, Joseph A. Galamb (the main-engineer), Eugene Farkas,
and Childe Harold Wills. The Model T was colloquially known as the "Tin
Lizzie", "Leaping Lena" or "flivver".

The Ford Model T was named the most influential car of the 20th century
in the 1999 Car of the Century competition, ahead of the BMC Mini,
Citroën DS, and Volkswagen Beetle. Ford's Model T was successful not
only because it provided inexpensive transportation on a massive scale,
but also because the car signified innovation for the rising middle
class and became a powerful symbol of the United States' age of
modernization.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Henry Ford's Chocolate Chip Soybean Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Desserts, Snacks
      Yield: 10 Dozen
 
      3 c  Light brown sugar
      1 c  Soy margarine
      4 lg Eggs
      3 c  Cake or all-purpose flour
      1 c  Soy flour
      1 ts Salt
      2 ts Baking soda
      2 tb Milk
      1 ts Vanilla
      2 c  Crushed soybean nuts;
           - (roasted unsalted)
      4 c  Semi-sweet chocolate chips
 
  Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.
  
  In large mixing bowl, cream brown sugar and margarine
  with electric mixer. Beat for 2 mins. Add eggs one at
  a time and cream until smooth consistency. Combine dry
  ingredients and add to mixture. Add milk and vanilla.
  Stir in soybeans and chocolate chips. Chill batter,
  if desired.
  
  Spray baking sheets with non-stick vegetable coating.
  Drop cookie batter onto sheets with a teaspoon. Bake
  for 8-10 minutes.
  
  Makes approximately 10 dozen soft cookies.
  
  This recipe was one of Henry Ford's favorite snacks. The
  recipe was found in Cooking For Henry, a cookbook by
  Henry Ford's personal party chef, Jan Willemse. In 1934,
  Mr. Ford requested Willemse experiment in cooking with
  soybeans, and the cookbook has an entire chapter
  dedicated to soybean recipes.
  
  Ford was a strong supporter of soybeans and saw the
  possibility for the use of soybeans in food, milk, ice
  cream, paint, plastics, and many other things before
  1930. In Ford's fast-growing automobile industry, and
  since, the soybean played a large part in the manufacte
  of commercial products.
  
  Reprinted with permission from the Indiana Soybean
  Development Council.
  
  Meal-Master format by Karen Mintzias
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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