What is National Blueberry Cheesecake Day?
On National Blueberry Cheesecake Day, two of the calendar's most popular foods come together on May 26th. In this pages of a delectable feast, we've sprinkled blueberries and cheesecakes throughout these pages. But they unite in perfect, delectable harmony one day a year.
The history of blueberries and cream cheese goes back to blueberries and cream cheese
People used to gather blueberries from the wild for a time. mestication of the blueberry was not until the early 1900s, thanks to Elizabeth Coleman White's findings and Dr. Frederick V. Coville's study, that successful transplanting and domestication of the blueberry was not possible until the early 1900s. It wasn't long after the blueberry's commercial production began..
Some may consider the blueberry cheesecake to be a truly American dessert, given the blueberry's past and the introduction of cream cheese.. Cream cheese has been a component of American dessert making since the 1820s, although recipes for cheesecake were served to athletes in ancient Greece. However, mass production became feasible after the introduction of pasteurization. One dairy farmer from Chester, New York, wanted to be the first. William A. Lawrence bought a Neufchatel factory to begin his production, and in 1873, the first mass-produced cream cheese became a reality..
