Tuesday, May 11, 2021Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“As everybody knows, there is only one infallible recipe for the perfect omelette: your own.”
Elizabeth David (1913-1992)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Mocha Torte Day • Eat What You Want Day • American Craft Beer Week (May 10-16, 2021)
[Brewers Association] (Beer Trivia -- Beer Articles)
(Beer Quotes) • UK: National Vegetarian Week (May 10-16, 2021)
[The Vegetarian Society] (Vegetarian Trivia & Facts)
(Vegetarian Recipes --- Vegetarian Quotes) • [Food Allergy Awareness Week] (May 9-15, 2021) • [National Women’s Health Week] (May 9-15, 2021) begins on Mother’s Day • Go Public Gardens Days (Public Gardens Week) (May 7-16, 2021) [American Public Gardens Assn] • World Cocktail Week: May 6-13 (See May 13, 1806)
(Cocktail Recipes --- Cocktail Trivia)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1838 Thomas Andrew Knight died. British horticulturist and botanist who experimented with geotropism, phototropism and heliotropism. 1858 Minnesota became the 32nd state. Land of 10,000 Lakes; The Gopher State.
(Minnesota Food Trivia, Facts & Statistics) 1886 Willis Marshall of Chicago, Illinois received a patent for a 'grain binder' for grain harvesters. 1934 The Dust Bowl. One of the worst dust storms ever to hit the Great Plains occurred. It lasted 2 days and the area lost massive amounts of top soil. 1946 The first CARE packages for survivors of WW II in Europe arrive at Le Havre, France. (Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe). 1947 B.F. Goodrich announced the development of the tubeless tire. 1977 The U.S. announced a timetable for the phase out of the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in aerosol products. By December 15, 1978, companies must stop using chlorofluorocarbons as propellants in aerosol products. 1992 Carlos 'Danny' Herrera died. He was 90 years old. Herrera is the most likely inventor of the Margarita tequila cocktail in 1938.
(see also Margarita Trivia) 2002 Yes, we have no bananas. Joseph Bonanno, a former Mafia boss known as 'Joe Bananas,' died in Tucson, Arizona at age 97. 2009 U.S. first class postage rates were raised to 44 cents and post cards to 28 cents. 2010 A giant herring measuring 11.4 feet long, was discovered in the fishing village of Bovallstrand on Sweden's west coast. The Regalecus glesne, known as the 'King of Herrings' or Giant Oarfish, had last been seen in Sweden in 1879. The rarely seen fish can reach nearly 40 feet long and weigh up to 600 pounds. (Photo on phys.org)
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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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