Monday, March 30, 2020Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Every morning one must start from scratch, with nothing on the stoves. That is cuisine.”
Fernand Point (1897-1955)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Dining Car Day (see 1868 below)
• Turkey Neck Soup Day (?)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1843 Napoleon E. Guerin of New York received the first U.S. patent for an egg incubator (U.S. patent No. 3,019). He also was the first to patent a life preserver. 1848 An ice jam on the upper Niagara River completely stops the flow of water over Niagara Falls for 30 hours. 1858 Hyman Lipman of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania received U.S. patent No. 19,783 for the first pencil with an eraser attached. 1867 The U.S. agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million (about 2 cents an acre). The Treaty with Russia was negotiated and signed by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister to the United States Edouard de Stoeckl. Critics at the time called it "Seward’s Folly.” (Alaska Food Trivia) 1868 The Pullman Palace Car Company introduced the first railroad dining car. (Dining Car Trivia) 1899 The Tropical Trading & Transport Company merged with rival Boston Fruit Company to form the United Fruit Company. The company traded bananas and other tropical fruit grown in Central and South America. The company is now known as Chiquita Brands International. (Banana Trivia & Facts) 1911 Ellen Swallow Richards died. She was one of the founders of the home economics movement in the U.S.
1914 Morton Salt Co. registered ‘When It Rains It Pours’ trademark. (Salt Trivia and Facts) 1945 Eric 'Slowhand' Clapton, singer & songwriter was born. A member of the rock groups the Yardbirds and Cream.
1972 Royal Canadian Navy sailors are issued their very last daily rum ration. (Sailor Food Trivia) 1987 'Sunflowers' by Vincent Van Gogh is sold to a Japanese buyer for $39.9 million. There has been some controversy on whether it is possibly a fake. During the 1990s more than 2 dozen Van Gogh's have been labeled as fakes or copies. Vincent Van Gogh was also born on this day in 1853. 1997 'Wannabe' by the Spice Girls is #1 on the charts 2020 Coronavirus: States forced to bid against each for personal protective equipment, some contracts delayed or canceled and the goods going instead to federal government; More distilleries are producing hand sanitizer; President Trump issues major disaster declaration for Washington D.C.; Field hospital set up in NY City's Central Park; Disneyland and Disney World to stay closed indefinitely; U.S. domestic airline flights down 70% to 90%; Macy's furloughs a majority of its 125,000 employees; Gas prices continue to drop, some as low as $.99; Federal Reserve estimates unemployment rate could hit 32%; U.S. coronavirus cases now more than 135,000, New York City has more than 36,000 cases with more than 1,200 deaths.
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What is the name of this still family owned fast food business?
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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.
· 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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