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DECEMBER 11, 2018Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Be content that those who can make omelettes properly can do nothing else.”
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Noodle-Ring Day
• St. Gentian's Day, patron of innkeepers.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1686 Prince Louis II de Condé, known as the Great Condé, died. He was a French general who loved to hunt and had a passion for rice. Several dishes have been named for him, including Consommé Condé and Creme Condé.
1844 Nitrous oxide used in first successful surgical operation under anaesthetic. In Harford, Connecticut Dr. John M. Riggs extracted a tooth from fellow dentist Dr. Horace Wells.
1874 James Lewis Kraft was born. Founder of Kraft Co. a wholesale cheese distributor and producer. In 1916 he patented pasteurized process cheese, a low cost cheese that would not spoil. Not a great hit with the public, but the U.S. army purchased over 6 million tins of it during WW I. During the depression, it became popular because of its low cost. (Kraft Co. Trivia) 1889 Walter Knott was born (died Dec 3, 1981). Co-founder, with his wife Cordellia, of Knott's Berry Farm in California. Their farm evolved from growing and selling berries from a roadside stand into the oldest and one of the largest theme amusement parks in the U.S.
1916 In Canada, Saskatchewan votes to abolish liquor stores.
1919 The citizens of Enterprise, Alabama, erected a monument to the boll weevil, the pest that devastated their fields but forced residents to end their dependence on cotton and to pursue mixed farming and manufacturing. (Alabama Food Trivia) 1940 David Gates of the music group 'Bread' was born.
1946 UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established.
1952 Sir William Cecil Dampier died (born Dec 27, 1867). British scientist, he developed a method to extract lactose (milk sugar) from whey.
(A Story of Curds & Whey)
1969 Sergei Mikhailkov, the secretary of the Moscow writer's union declares that nudity in the popular play ‘Oh! Calcutta!’ is a sign of decadence in Western culture 1997 The Kyoto Protocol was adopted by more than 150 countries at the global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, to take steps to control greenhouse gas emissions.
2009 The movie 'The Slammin' Salmon' premiered in the U.S. The owner of a Miami restaurant owing money to the mob, holds a contest to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following took place during one year. Can you guess what year?
• Hershey Chocolate changes its name to Hershey Foods Corp. after acquiring some pasta companies.
• The passenger line Queen Elizabeth II went into service, replacing the Queen Elizabeth.
• Frank Perdue opens a processing plant and introduces Perdue brand chicken.
• The fist major locust plague since 1944 devastates crops around the Red Sea.
• U.S. farms have 5 million tractors and 900,000 grain combines.
• 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome' is traced to overuse of MSG.
• The British Ministry of Health bans the classic use of newspapers to wrap fish-and-chips.
• The first Michelin guide to New York appears, with ratings of restaurants.
• The first Red Lobster seafood restaurant opens in Lakeland, Florida.
• Fetzer Vineyards are founded in California's Mendocino County by lumberman Bernard Fetzer.
• A nationwide boycott of table grapes is organized by Cesar Chavez of the United Farm Workers.
2) Cheese has been colored with various plant substances for hundreds of years. Yellow/orange coloring may have originally been added to cheese made with winter milk from cows eating hay to match the orange hue (from vitamin A) of cheeses made with milk from cows fed on green plants.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dedication
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.
· 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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