Kool-Aid is an American brand of flavored drink mix invented by Edwin Perkins in Hastings, Nebraska. All of his experiments took place in his mother's kitchen. Its predecessor was a liquid concentrate called Fruit Smack. To reduce shipping costs, in 1927, Perkins discovered a way to remove the liquid from Fruit Smack, leaving only a powder; this powder was named Kool-Aid. In 1931, Perkins moved production to Chicago and Kool-Aid was sold to General Foods in 1953. Currently, Kool-Aid is owned by Kraft Heinz. Strangely, the colors in Kool-Aid will stain, and hence the substance can be used as a dye for either hair or wool. A yearly summer festival called Kool-Aid Days falls on the second weekend in August in honor of Hasting's claim to fame. Kool-Aid is known as Nebraska's official soft drink.
See Hastings Museum.
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