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.
Although the official first sale of bakery made cookies is 1936, many areas had trefoil shaped shortbread cookies baked and boxed professionally prior to 1936. Many newspaper articles mention boxed cookies in pre-printed Girl Scout box, in sanitary conditions, wrapped in cellophane to retain freshness and with green and white Girl Scout ribbon. 1935.