What was the first food eaten in space by an American astronaut?

Q: What was the first food eaten in space by an American astronaut?

Applesauce — squeezed from a tube by John Glenn in 1962.. Not steak, not freeze-dried wonder food. A baby-food classic, retooled in foil. Glenn ate it to prove humans could swallow in zero-G.

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Applesauce — squeezed from a tube by John Glenn in 1962. — Not steak, not freeze-dried wonder food. A baby-food classic, retooled in foil. Glenn ate it to prove humans could swallow in zero-G.