{"id":4140,"date":"2017-12-25T09:30:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T09:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2017-12-11T15:06:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T15:06:22","slug":"25-days-inventors-christmas-cracker-self-pouring-gravy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/25-days-inventors-christmas-cracker-self-pouring-gravy\/","title":{"rendered":"25 DAYS OF INVENTORS: THE CHRISTMAS CRACKER &#038; THE SELF POURING GRAVY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4141 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CHRISMAS-CRACKER-INVENTOR-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CHRISMAS-CRACKER-INVENTOR-min.png 400w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CHRISMAS-CRACKER-INVENTOR-min-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CHRISMAS-CRACKER-INVENTOR-min-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crackers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1848, a British confectioner, <strong>Tom Smith<\/strong>, pioneered a new way to sell sweets. Inspired by the Parisian tradition of wrapping bon bons in twists of paper, Smith began wrapping his confectionery in a similar way.<\/p>\n<p>After adding a little \u2018pop!\u2019 to his invention, these wraps of sweets soon became the Christmas cracker. It was the late Victorian period before the sweets were replaced by a paper hat and small gift, and the modern Christmas cracker was born.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QKEqBnMvkN\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/hellofreshuk.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/05\/the-origins-of-christmas-dinner\/\">The origins of Christmas&nbsp;dinner<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The origins of Christmas&nbsp;dinner&#8221; &#8212; HelloFresh UK\" src=\"https:\/\/hellofreshuk.wordpress.com\/2012\/12\/05\/the-origins-of-christmas-dinner\/embed\/#?secret=aagZjOry27#?secret=QKEqBnMvkN\" data-secret=\"QKEqBnMvkN\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4142 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CHRISTMS-CRACKER-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CHRISTMS-CRACKER-min.png 400w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CHRISTMS-CRACKER-min-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/CHRISTMS-CRACKER-min-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4143 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SELF-POURING-GRAVY-POT-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SELF-POURING-GRAVY-POT-min.png 400w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SELF-POURING-GRAVY-POT-min-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SELF-POURING-GRAVY-POT-min-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018The self pouring gravy\u2019 Anna Mackay<\/strong> solves problem of burnt fingers and spillages. So you don\u2019t have to worry when it comes to Christmas dinner of using that gravy pot, Anna has solved the problem! Thanks Anna!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4144 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SELF-POURING-JUG-LETTER-min.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SELF-POURING-JUG-LETTER-min.png 400w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SELF-POURING-JUG-LETTER-min-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SELF-POURING-JUG-LETTER-min-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4146\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersaward.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/gravy-crackers.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Crackers In 1848, a British confectioner, Tom Smith, pioneered a new way to sell sweets. 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