This sweet debuted at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.
Cupcakes
Fig Newtons
Taffy
Brownies
Brownies. Bertha Palmer, chosen as President of the Board of Lady Managers for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago (World’s Fair), requested chefs at the Palmer House make a dessert that could fit nicely into boxed lunches for ladies attending the fair.
