foods invented in st louis
Macaroni and cheese, incidentally, was popularized in this country by Thomas Jefferson, who first had it in France. Reddi-wip, the first whipped cream in a can, was invented by St. Louisan Aaron S. âBunnyâ Lapin, who realized that putting cream in an aerosol container would lengthen its shelf life. The company he created to make aerosol valves, Clayton Corp., is still in business and is now based in Fenton.