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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 2517770, member: 27"] To clarify, I don't hate New Jersey; I hate Rutgers. Further clarification: the great Oreo cookie was invented in the Empire State; the great state of New York. New Jersey has the honor of being the first place it was sold. [I]The "Oreo Biscuit" was first developed and produced by the National Biscuit Company (today known as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabisco']Nabisco[/URL]) in 1912[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo#cite_note-5'][5][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo#cite_note-6'][6][/URL] at its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea,_Manhattan']Chelsea, Manhattan[/URL] factory in the current-day [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Market']Chelsea Market[/URL] complex, located on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Avenue_(Manhattan)']Ninth Avenue[/URL] between 15th and 16th Streets.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo#cite_note-nydn-7'][7][/URL]Today, this same block of Ninth Avenue is known as "Oreo Way."[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo#cite_note-nydn-7'][7][/URL] The name Oreo was first trademarked on March 14, 1912.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo#cite_note-patentlisting-8'][8][/URL] It was launched as an imitation of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrox']Hydrox[/URL]cookie manufactured by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Biscuits']Sunshine[/URL] company, introduced in 1908.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo#cite_note-Lukas-9'][9][/URL] The original design of the cookie featured a wreath around the edge of the cookie and the name "OREO" in the center.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo#cite_note-post-10'][10][/URL] In the United States, they were sold for 25 cents a pound (453 g) in novelty cans with clear glass tops. The first Oreo was sold on March 6, 1912, to a grocer in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoboken,_New_Jersey']Hoboken, New Jersey[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo#cite_note-11'][11][/URL][/I] [B][URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreo"]Oreo - Wikipedia[/URL][/B] [/QUOTE]

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