To prepare it, the bark of the cinnamon tree is dried and rolled into cinnamon sticks, also called quills. Cinnamon can also be dried and ground into a powder. The characteristic flavor and aroma of cinnamon comes from a compound in the essential oil of the bark called cinnamonaldehyde.
The nationâs first winery and vineyard was in Jessamine County, Kentucky. By Frank Goad. Jessamine County is home to the nationâs very first winery and vineyard. You may be aware of the rapid growth of Kentuckyâs wine industry over the past 10 to 15 years.
January 9th, 1793 The first flight of a balloon in America occurs in Philadelphia from the Walnut Street Prison Yard and is piloted by Jean Pierre Blanchard. Blanchard had also flown the first ascents in Germany, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland.