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.
Ruth Graves Wakefield (June 17, 1903 â January 10, 1977) was the inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie, which she created circa 1938. She was also a graduate and educator, a business owner, a chef, and an author.