Saturday, April 27, 2024Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“As a work of art, I know few things more pleasing to the eye, or more capable of affording scope and gratification to a taste for the beautiful, than a well-situated, well cultivated farm.”
Edward Everett (1857)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Prime Rib Day (Beef Roast Recipes)
(Beef Quotes --- Beef Trivia & Facts) • St. Zita feast day, patron of servants.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1773 The British Parliament passed the 'Tea Act,' one of the events that led to the American Revolution.
(Tea Trivia | A Short History of Tea | Tea Quotes) 1865 Cornell University was chartered. Cornell is an agricultural land grant university endowed by Ezra Cornell, one of the founders of Western Union Telegraph Co. Today, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, offers many programs, including Agricultural and Life Sciences, Hotel Administration, and Nutritional Sciences. 1871 The American Museum of Natural History in New York City was opened to the public. 1902 Julius Sterling Morton died. He was the founder of Arbor Day, first observed in Nebraska on April 10, 1872. Over one million trees were planted. 1965 R. C. Duncan was granted a patent for 'Pampers' disposable diapers. 1968 Australia's first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened in Sydney's western suburbs. (Australia Trivia | Australia: Eucalyptus & Vegemite) 1995 On 'Seinfeld' Kramer began sculpting with pasta. (Pasta Trivia and Facts) 2002 Ruth Handler died (born Nov 4, 1916). Creator of the Barbie Doll (1959) and co-founder of the Mattel company in 1942.
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Vidalia, Georgia April 26-28, 2024 Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast's Greatest Beach Party
Orange Beach, Alabama April 26-28, 2024 Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival
Pensacola, Florida April 26-28, 2024 - Vermont Maple Festival
St. Albans, Vermont April 27, 2024 Annual Riverside Tamale Festival
Riverside, California April 27, 2024 Annual Waikiki Spam Jam
Waikiki, Hawaii (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?
· John Deere developed the first steel plow.
· Chicago, Illinois, was incorporated as a village, its population was about 200.
· The first great French chef, Antonin Careme died in Paris at age 48.
· The avocado is introduced to southern Florida by horticulturist Henry Perrine, but it will be almost 70 years before it is grown commercially. 2) What is the difference between Japanese and Chinese chopsticks? 3) How many peanuts does it take to make a 12 ounce jar of creamy peanut butter? 4) If you boiled an egg, and the white turned bluish and the yolk turned reddish orange, what kind of egg would you have? 5) How can you tell the difference between a blueberry and a huckleberry? 6) How many dill seeds does it take to make one ounce? 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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