A Rabbit Hole on Raisin Bran

Today I planned on discussing something very important to me, Raisin Bran. The cereal type of raisin bran was first introduced to the United States by Skinner’s Manufacturing Company as Skinner’s Raisin Bran. Later Kellogg’s would produce the famous Raisin Bran. When I was researching, I found out that November 15th is National Raisin Bran Cereal Day. According to nationaldaycalendar.com, when attempting to discuss the history of National Raisin Bran Cereal Day, the website claims “National Day Calendar continues researching the origins of this breakfast food holiday” which is alarming to say the least.

“How did we come to have this vital national holiday?” I thought. This question would lead me down a deep rabbit hole.

Even more concerning, nationaltoday.com also is in the dark about the cereal holiday’s history! They write “While the history of National Raisin Bran Cereal Day is not yet known, we can certainly regale you with tales of how the high-fiber cereal came to be”.

I don’t need to be regaled with tales nationaltoday.com, I need to be informed!

Frankly distressed, I turned to daysoftheyear.com. Which had a bolded title claiming the History of Raisin Bran Cereal Day! I thought I had finally found the answer. Sadly, I was betrayed by daysoftheyear.com. Under this section, they just describe the history of the cereal itself.

I searched the internet in distress, but the history of this holiday has been lost to the sands of time. Every calendar website has a quip about how they aren’t quite sure about it’s history, or that their researchers are still looking into it. Many sites mentioned National Cereal Day, March 7th and assumed that Raisin Bran addicts must have proclaimed their own holiday after its declaration but there seems to be no facts supporting this argument. Countless blogs mention the holiday, recipe websites, and even a recipe book on amazon. But none shed any light on the creation of the holiday.

Was it invented by a marketing employee of Kellogg’s after sales were down? Or was it a passionate group of Raisin Bran consumers? Or was President Jimmy Carter secretly a fan?

Painfully, the internet has failed us all and we may never know.