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Detailed explanation-1: -Thank you, Eva Ekeblad! On Monday, the Google Doodle honored Ekeblad, a Swedish scientist known for discovering that flour and alcohol can be made from potatoes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Born This Day in 1724: Scientist Eva Ekeblad Put an End to Famine and Gave the World Potato Vodka.

Detailed explanation-3: -Countess Eva Ekeblad was a Swedish noble and agronomist who discovered how to extract starch from potatoes, paving the way for gluten-free baking and alcohols such as vodka, moonshine and potato wine. Ekeblad, who was born in Sweden on July 10, 1724, would be celebrating her 293rd birthday today.

Detailed explanation-4: -Google is celebrating Eva Ekeblad’s 293 birthday with a doodle today. Hic. She’s the genius Swedish scientist and agronomist (plant researcher) we have to thank for the elixirs of heartbreak: vodka, moonshine and potato wine.

Detailed explanation-5: -Apart from drinking, Vodka has many uses which you must not be aware of. And I am pretty sure you probably didn’t knew that behind the life changing discovery of Vodka was a woman; Eva Ekeblad. Eva Ekeblad (Eva De la Gardie) was a Swedish noble woman who was a salon hostess and an agronomist.