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The original toll house had a rich history of providing a night's solace to weary travelers.<ref name="nestle">{{cite web|url=http://www.nestlecafe.com/TollHouseHistory/tabid/56/Default.aspx|title=Toll House History. Take a step back in Nestlé history.|publisher=[[Nestlé]]|accessdate=2009-07-30}}{{dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref> Located on what is now [[Route 18 (Massachusetts)|Route 18]] about halfway between [[Boston]] and [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], it was a place where passengers historically paid a toll, changed horses, and ate home-cooked meals. Today, all that remains of the Toll House is its sign, still standing near the site of the inn. (The place was never a toll house and it was built in 1817 not 1709. The "toll house" and the "1709" was a marketing strategy.<ref>http://www.ssliving.com/South-Shore-Living/November-2011/Classic-Cookie-Creators/</ref> |
The original toll house had a rich history of providing a night's solace to weary travelers.<ref name="nestle">{{cite web|url=http://www.nestlecafe.com/TollHouseHistory/tabid/56/Default.aspx|title=Toll House History. Take a step back in Nestlé history.|publisher=[[Nestlé]]|accessdate=2009-07-30}}{{dead link|date=May 2013}}</ref> Located on what is now [[Route 18 (Massachusetts)|Route 18]] about halfway between [[Boston]] and [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]], it was a place where passengers historically paid a toll, changed horses, and ate home-cooked meals. Today, all that remains of the Toll House is its sign, still standing near the site of the inn. (The place was never a toll house and it was built in 1817 not 1709. The "toll house" and the "1709" was a marketing strategy.<ref>http://www.ssliving.com/South-Shore-Living/November-2011/Classic-Cookie-Creators/</ref> |
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The Wakefields upheld the lodge's tradition. Ruth cooked all the food served and soon gained local fame for her [[dessert]]s. In 1936, while adapting her butter drop dough cookie [[recipe]], she became the [[inventor]] of the first chocolate chip cookie using a bar of [[semi-sweet chocolate]] made by [[Nestlé]].<ref name="nestle"/><ref name="ideafinder">{{cite web|url=http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/tollhouse.htm|title=Toll House Cookie History – Invention of Toll House Cookies|accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref><ref name="toll_house_cafe">{{cite web|url=http:// |
The Wakefields upheld the lodge's tradition. Ruth cooked all the food served and soon gained local fame for her [[dessert]]s. In 1936, while adapting her butter drop dough cookie [[recipe]], she became the [[inventor]] of the first chocolate chip cookie using a bar of [[semi-sweet chocolate]] made by [[Nestlé]].<ref name="nestle"/><ref name="ideafinder">{{cite web|url=http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/tollhouse.htm|title=Toll House Cookie History – Invention of Toll House Cookies|accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref><ref name="toll_house_cafe">{{cite web|url=http://www.verybestbaking.com/Toll-House/About-Us/The-NESTLE-TOLL-HOUSE-Story.aspx|title=The Nestlé Toll House Story|accessdate=2014-01-14}}</ref><ref name="inventor">{{cite web|url=http://www.women-inventors.com/Ruth-Wakefield.asp|title=Ruth Wakefield: Chocolate Chip Cookie Inventor|accessdate=2009-07-30}}</ref><ref name="mit"/> The new dessert soon became very popular. Ruth contacted Nestlé and they struck a deal: The company would print her recipe on the cover of all their semi-sweet chocolate bars, and she would get a lifetime supply of chocolate. Nestlé began marketing chocolate chips to be used especially for [[cookies]].<ref name="nestle"/> Ruth wrote a [[cookbook]], ''Toll House Tried and True Recipes'', that went through 39 printings starting in 1940.<ref name="mit">{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/wakefield.html|title=Inventor of the Week Archive: Chocolate Chip Cookie|accessdate=2009-08-01|publisher=[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]}}</ref> |
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Ruth died in 1977, and the Toll House Inn burned down from a fire that started in the kitchen on [[New Year's Eve]] 1984.<ref name="stack1984">Stack, James (January 6, 1985). A landmark burns. ''[[Boston Globe]]''</ref> The inn was not rebuilt. The site is marked with a historical marker, and that land is now home to a [[Wendy's]] restaurant and [[Walgreens]] pharmacy. Although there are many manufacturers of chocolate chips today, Nestlé still publishes the recipe on the back of each package of Toll House Morsels. |
Ruth died in 1977, and the Toll House Inn burned down from a fire that started in the kitchen on [[New Year's Eve]] 1984.<ref name="stack1984">Stack, James (January 6, 1985). A landmark burns. ''[[Boston Globe]]''</ref> The inn was not rebuilt. The site is marked with a historical marker, and that land is now home to a [[Wendy's]] restaurant and [[Walgreens]] pharmacy. Although there are many manufacturers of chocolate chips today, Nestlé still publishes the recipe on the back of each package of Toll House Morsels. |
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Revision as of 11:55, 14 January 2014
The Toll House Inn of Whitman, Massachusetts, was established in 1930 by Terry and Ruth Graves Wakefield. Toll House chocolate chip cookies are named after the inn.
History
The original toll house had a rich history of providing a night's solace to weary travelers.[1] Located on what is now Route 18 about halfway between Boston and New Bedford, Massachusetts, it was a place where passengers historically paid a toll, changed horses, and ate home-cooked meals. Today, all that remains of the Toll House is its sign, still standing near the site of the inn. (The place was never a toll house and it was built in 1817 not 1709. The "toll house" and the "1709" was a marketing strategy.[2]
The Wakefields upheld the lodge's tradition. Ruth cooked all the food served and soon gained local fame for her desserts. In 1936, while adapting her butter drop dough cookie recipe, she became the inventor of the first chocolate chip cookie using a bar of semi-sweet chocolate made by Nestlé.[1][3][4][5][6] The new dessert soon became very popular. Ruth contacted Nestlé and they struck a deal: The company would print her recipe on the cover of all their semi-sweet chocolate bars, and she would get a lifetime supply of chocolate. Nestlé began marketing chocolate chips to be used especially for cookies.[1] Ruth wrote a cookbook, Toll House Tried and True Recipes, that went through 39 printings starting in 1940.[6]
Ruth died in 1977, and the Toll House Inn burned down from a fire that started in the kitchen on New Year's Eve 1984.[7] The inn was not rebuilt. The site is marked with a historical marker, and that land is now home to a Wendy's restaurant and Walgreens pharmacy. Although there are many manufacturers of chocolate chips today, Nestlé still publishes the recipe on the back of each package of Toll House Morsels.
References
- ^ a b c "Toll House History. Take a step back in Nestlé history". Nestlé. Retrieved 2009-07-30.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.ssliving.com/South-Shore-Living/November-2011/Classic-Cookie-Creators/
- ^ "Toll House Cookie History – Invention of Toll House Cookies". Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ "The Nestlé Toll House Story". Retrieved 2014-01-14.
- ^ "Ruth Wakefield: Chocolate Chip Cookie Inventor". Retrieved 2009-07-30.
- ^ a b "Inventor of the Week Archive: Chocolate Chip Cookie". Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ^ Stack, James (January 6, 1985). A landmark burns. Boston Globe