Carl Sandburg was born today in 1878.
Today is the "traditional" birthday of Sherlock Holmes! in 1854.
Today's exotic dish suggestion from the 365 Foreign Dishes, published in 1908, is Scottish Scones. The luncheon suggestion for today from 365 Luncheon Dishes (from 1902) is Scotch Collops – quite gourmet sounding: You take thin slices of leftover meat, dust them with nutmeg and red pepper, saute them a little, then put them on a dish and make a sauce in the same pan with flour, anchovies, lemon juice and peel, cream, and sherry, then you pour that over the meat and garnish with lemon slices and parsley!