Monday, May 6, 2024Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“If the divine creator has taken pains to give us delicious and exquisite things to eat, the least we can do is prepare them well and serve them with ceremony.” Fernand Point (1897-1955)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Beverage Day • National Crepe Suzette Day (History and Recipe) • International No Diet Day (annually May 6) • Bulgaria: St. George’s Day, patron saint of shepherds and farmers. • [Herb Week] (May 5-11, 2024)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1806 Chapin Aaron Harris was born. He was cofounder of the first dental school in the world, the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. 1833 John Deere developed the first steel plow. 1835 The first issue of the ‘New York Herald’ newspaper was published by James Gordon Bennett. 1836 Max Eyth was born (died Aug 25, 1906). German engineer and inventor working with agricultural machinery in England and Germany. He founded the German Agricultural Society (1884). 1851 John Gorrie patented an ice making machine, the first U.S. patent for a mechanical refrigerator.
(Refrigerator Trivia & Facts) 1862 Henry David Thoreau Died (born July 12, 1817).
American author, philosopher, and naturalist. Author of ' Walden; or, Life in the Woods.' 1889 The world's fair, 'Exposition Universelle' opened in Paris, France. The main symbol and entrance was the newly constructed Eiffel Tower. 1898 Daniel Gerber of baby food fame was born.
(Baby Food Trivia and Facts) 1903 Toots Shor was born (died Jan 23, 1977). American restaurateur, Toots Shor's Restaurant was a gathering place for New York celebrities during the 1940s and 1950's. 1929 The famous Paris restaurant, La Tour d'Argent served its 100,000th signature dish, 'Caneton Tour D'Agent' (pressed duck). Founded in 1582, the restaurant introduced the signature dish in 1890 and numbered each duck served. The 1 millionth duck was served in 2003. (See also June 7, 1867).
(Article: La Tour d’Argent’s Famous Pressed Duck) 1940 John Steinbeck receives the Pulitzer Prize for his novel 'The Grapes of Wrath.' (see also Feb 27, 1941) 1959 Icelandic gunboats fired on British trawlers during their ‘Cod War’ over fishing rights.
(Cod Fish Trivia --- Codfish Recipes) 1988 DoughnutGate: After an NHL playoff game, New Jersey Devils coach Jim Schoenfeld was suspended for telling referee Don Koharski to "eat another doughnut you fat pig." (Doughnut Trivia & Facts) 1994 Queen Elizabeth II and French President Francois Mitterrand formally opened the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain. The first land link between Britain and Europe.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** UPCOMING FEATURED FOOD FESTIVALSMay 5-11, 2024 - 86th West Tennessee Strawberry Festival - Humboldt, Tennessee May 9, 2024 San Antonio Flavor - San Antonio, Texas May 9-11, 2024 - South Carolina Poultry Festival
leesville, South Carolina May 10-12, 2024 Annual Texas Crab Festival
Crystal Beach, Texas May 11, 2024 Annual Cochon de Lait Festival
Mansura, Louisiana May 11, 2024 Annual Paso Robles Olive Festival & Annual Lavender Festival - Paso Robles, California (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Packaged beer (cans & bottles) outsells draught beer for the first time.
· Farmers are 18% of the labor force. There are about 6,102,000 farms, averaging about 175 acres.
· York Peppermint Patties were introduced.
· The first Dairy Queen opened in Joliet, Illinois.
· The 'Original Recipe' for Kentucky Fried Chicken was developed by Harland Sanders. 2) Part 1. In the late 17th century, what item was the leading cargo (most tonnage) carried to North America from the Caribbean?
a) sugar. b) salt. c) rum. d) molasses. e) fish. 2) Part 2. What was the leading return cargo from North America to the Caribbean?
a) sugar. b) salt. c) rum. d) molasses. e) fish. 3) In the U.S. in 1801 what essential food was four times as expensive as beef on the frontier? Click Here for Quiz Answers
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This website is dedicated to:
· Gladys Ehler, my mother, who taught me patience and how to make Sauerbraten (it is still my favorite)
· Edward Ehler, my father, who taught me a love of books and history.
· Barbara Saba, my sister, who taught me how to dance.
· Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, my nephew. Died in action on Feb. 7, 2007 in Iraq. He was 30 yrs. young. Chef James
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