supplementary material at the end of a book, article, document, or other text, usually of an explanatory, statistical, or bibliographic nature. Synonyms: addendum, adjunct, appurtenance; addition, supplement.
One history of the fortune cookie claims that David Jung, a Chinese immigrant living in Los Angeles and founder of the Hong Kong Noodle Company, invented the cookie in 1918. Concerned about the poor he saw wandering near his shop, he created the cookie and passed them out free on the streets.
Whatever the genesis of her genius, Toll House cookies became the most famous item on the menu at the Toll House Inn, and in 1939, responding to the recipe's increasing popularity, Nestl started selling pre-packaged chocolate chips.