To Preserve Heat and Flavor
May 13th, 2008 by Brian
It’s a little known fact that Thomas Jefferson invented aluminum foil and strongly suggested to James Madison that the following be included in the Preamble.
The original was to read: "…form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, Preserve Heat and Flavour, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity…"
Hamilton argued in the Federalist Papers that "Preserving heat and flavour is a redundant argument covered by promoting the general welfare. And besides, I don’t like chili on my hot dogs." It was shortly after this pronouncement that Aaron Burr, who at the time was head lobbyist for the fledgling National Pork Producers Council, shot and mortally wounded Mr. Hamilton in a duel. They took their meats very seriously back in the day.
