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- The Toll House, Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield, Whitman, Massachusetts, 1930-1935 - Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- 1930-1935
- Collections - Artifact
The Toll House, Kenneth and Ruth Wakefield, Whitman, Massachusetts, 1930-1935
Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- Menu, "The Toll House Inn," circa 1950 - At the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. This menu includes lunch and dinner meal selections, mention of the inn's gift shop, and a pitch for the restaurant as a venue for business meetings or social events. Ruth "invented" the chocolate chip cookie at the Toll House Inn in the late 1930s.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Menu, "The Toll House Inn," circa 1950
At the Toll House Inn, Ruth Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. This menu includes lunch and dinner meal selections, mention of the inn's gift shop, and a pitch for the restaurant as a venue for business meetings or social events. Ruth "invented" the chocolate chip cookie at the Toll House Inn in the late 1930s.
- The Toll House, Whitman, Massachusetts, circa 1945 - Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.
- circa 1945
- Collections - Artifact
The Toll House, Whitman, Massachusetts, circa 1945
Ruth Wakefield was a dietitian and food lecturer until she and her husband Kenneth opened the Toll House Inn restaurant in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1930. At the Toll House Inn, Wakefield served home-cooked meals for tourists and local customers. And, in the late 1930s, she "invented" what would become America's favorite cookie -- the chocolate chip.