Hoosier Dusty Files - August 31, 1928 - Canned Tomato Juice First Marketed by Kemp Brothers Canning Company of Kokomo

A Year of Indiana History - 2016

August 31, 1928 - Canned Tomato Juice First Marketed by Kemp Brothers Canning Company of Kokomo
Hotel by Chef Louis Perrin and headwaiter Dan Hughes at French Lick Springs in Orange County had developed the first tomato juice in 1917. After squeezing the tomatoes, the men discarded the pulp and seeds, then thickened the remaining juice.
Commercial canning had its start in Indiana when Gilbert C. Van Camp began canning fruits and vegetables in five-gallon tins in Indianapolis. In 1868, Van Camp began making smaller tins available. A local physician had requested that Kemp brothers develop a baby food that he could use to feed babies in his clinic in 1924. Canned tomato juice came out of this research four years later, on August 31, 1928.

Indiana possesses a rich history that is fun to read and learn. This Hoosier Dusty Files is in an easy to read “this day in history format” and includes articles from the author's A Year in Indiana History series. Visitors may read the articles as they appear or purchase the book:
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