SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2019Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The ambition of every good cook must be to make something very good with the fewest possible ingredients.” Urbain Dubois (1818-1901)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
(48 Cheesecake Recipes -- Cheesecake Baking Tips)
• National Cherry Dessert Day ----- (Cherry Trivia)
(Cherry Cake Recipes -- Cherry Pie Recipes) • UK: English Wine Week (May 25-June 2, 2019)
[Wines of Great Britain]
• UK: British Tomato Fortnight (formerly Tomato Week) May 20-June 2, 2019 [British Tomato Growers]
(Tomato Trivia --- Tomato Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1647 Alse Young of Windsor becomes the first person on record to be executed for witchcraft in the American colonies, when she is hanged in Hartford, Connecticut.
1818 Urbain Dubois was born (died March 14, 1901). French chef, author of many cookbooks, but especially 'La cuisine classique' (1856). Served as chef to Prince Alexey Orlov and Prince William of Prussia.
1864 Montana becomes a U.S. territory.
(Montana Food Trivia) 
1885 Dorothea Lange was born (died Oct 11, 1965). Documentary photographer, Lange is best known for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA).
(Photo: Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" 1936 Nipomo, California. FSA Collection) 1908 Shortly after 4:00 am, Canadian drillers working for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company make the first major oil discovery in the Middle East at Masjid-i-Suleiman (in present day Iran).
1923 James Arness was born. Best known as Marshal Matt Dillon on the TV series 'Gunsmoke,' he also played the creature in the 1951 movie 'The Thing from Another World.' The creature was a vegetable based alien life form, a “super intellectual carrot.” 1927 The last Model T Ford rolled off the assembly line. 15 million Model T's were produced from 1908 to 1927. Known as the ‘Tin Lizzie.’
1950 Fuel rationing ends in the UK. Petrol rationing was first imposed at the onset of World War II in September 1939. 1955 Morimoto Masaharu was born in Hiroshima, Japan. Masaharu is a well known Japanese Chef, and was the last Japanese Iron Chef on the TV show, Iron Chef (late 1990s). He now has his own restaurant, Morimoto in Philadelphia.
1971 Don Maclean recorded 'American Pie'.
1979 'Reunited' by Peaches & Herb is #1 on the charts 1993 Parliament approves Canada's participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NAFTA will become effective on January 1, 1994.
1995 Isadore 'Friz' Freleng died (born Aug 21, 1906). Cartoon animator, he created or developed cartoon characters Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Sylvester the Cat, and Tweety Bird. 1998 The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Ellis Island - historic gateway for millions of immigrants - is mainly in New Jersey, not New York.
1999 Waldo Lonsbury Semon died. Semon was an American Inventor who is credited with the invention of Vinyl. Vinyl is the 2nd most used plastic in the world. Semon held over 100 patents. 2000 Legislation in San Francisco banning discrimination based on Height or Weight became effective. (see also May 8, 2000).
2010 In Greece, a horde of millions of frogs forced the 2 hour closure of a major highway east of Thessaloniki.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** UPCOMING FEATURED FOOD FESTIVALS· May 23-27, 2019 Moonshine Festival
New Straitsville, Ohio
· May 24-26, 2019 BottleRock Napa Valley Music & Food Festival - Napa, California
· May 24-26, 2019 St. Armands Seafood & Music Festival - Sarasota, Florida
· May 24-26, 2019 36th Annual Mudbug Madness
Shreveport, Louisiana
· May 24-26, 2019 Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival
Fredericksburg, Texas
· May 24-26, 2019 Worlds Largest Brat Fest
Madison, Wisconsin
· May 25-26, 2019 36th Annual Pungo Strawberry Festival - Virginia Beach, Virginia (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)This herb is a perennial shrub about 2 feet high, it is a member of the mint family and has over 500 varieties. Its flowers are fragrant, usually purple or blue, sometimes white, red or pink. They are rich in nectar, and it's honey is in great demand in Europe because of its spicy flavor. Some varieties, have broad leaves; others have foliage variegated with red, yellow, or white.
For most of its long history it has been a healing herb (supposedly curing everything from snake bites, eye problems, infection, epilepsy, intoxication, memory loss, worms and intestinal problems) or prescribed as an aphrodisiac.
The dried leaves are employed by food manufacturers in seasoning meats, baked goods, and beverages. They are also used to flavor vermouth and various bitters. For years it has been used in the preserving of foods. Now it is known that it contains powerful anti-oxidants which slow spoilage. It is also antibacterial in nature, it is effective in treating sore throats and is even effective as an antiperspirant. Click here for the answers ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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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