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Great moments in Chicago food history
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Kraft macaroni and cheese debuts. Begun in 1903 by J.L. Kraft with $65, a rented wagon and Paddy the horse, the business hits the jackpot with its boxed macaroni and cheese dinner. Food rationing during World War II a few years later results in some 50 million boxes of Kraft Dinner being sold. Why? Shoppers could get two boxes with one food ration stamp.