The G. H. Bent Company, better known as Bent's Cookie Factory is a company in Milton, Massachusetts, specializing in cookies, that has been operating in Milton, since 1801. Milton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States and part of the Greater Boston area In the United States and Canada, a cookie is a small flat-baked treat usually round containing milk flour eggs and sugar etc Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday
Besides cookies, Bent's sells a number of other baked goods including their George and Martha Washington pies (both have powdered sugar on the top, the George with a cherry filling, and the Martha with a lemon filling). Powdered sugar, also known as confectioner's sugar or icing sugar, is a very finely ground form of Sugar. This article is about the Cherry berry also classified as fruit for the ornamental tree See Cherry Blossom. The lemon ( Citrus × limon) is a hybrid in cultivated wild plants
History
In 1801, Josiah Bent began a baking operation in Milton, selling "water crackers" or biscuits made of flour and water that would not deteriorate during long sea voyages from the port of Boston. The crackling sound occurred during baking, hence the name. This is where the American term "cracker" originated. His company later sold the original hardtack crackers used by troops during the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
In 1891, George H. Bent, the grandson of Josiah Bent, built the current building of Bent's cookie factory at 7 Pleasant Street. The top two levels of the factory are where the cookies and other baked goods are made while the storefront is located on the street level.
In early 2006, there was a gas explosion at Bent's, the blast blowing out all of the windows. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. However within weeks Bent's was up and running again.
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