Thursday, July 9, 2020Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I am still convinced that a good, simple, homemade cookie is preferable to all the store-bought cookies one can find.” James Beard (1903-1985)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Sugar Cookie Day
(Whole Wheat Sugar Cookie Recipe) • Canada’s National Fishing Week (July 4-12, 2020)
[Canadian National Sportfishing Foundation] • [Spain: Fiesta de San Fermin] - Running of the Bulls, Pamplona, Spain (July 6-14, 2020) CANCELED FOR 2020 DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. • UK: [Great British Pea Week] (July 6-12, 2020)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1766 Jacob Perkins was born. Perkins was issued the first U.S. patent for a refrigerating machine. It used sulfuric ether compression. (Refrigeration Trivia) 1792 S.L. Mitchell was named as the first Professor of Agriculture, at Columbia College, New York City. 1810 Napoleon annexes Holland to discourage the smuggling of goods from England. 1815 The first natural gas well in the U.S. was discovered by accident, near Charleston, West Virginia. They had been digging a salt brine well. 1850 U.S. president Zachary Taylor died. He supposedly developed acute gastroenteritis (or cholera) possibly after eating raw fruit (strawberries or cherries) and iced milk or ice cream, at a 4th of July celebration. 1869 Henry Tibbe received U.S. patent No. 205,816 for an improved corncob pipe. The pipe was made from a white kernel corn that was used to make taco and tortilla flour. 1872 John F. Blondel of Thomaston, Maine, received U.S. patent No. 128,783 for an improved doughnut cutter. (Doughnut Trivia) 1887 John Dickenson introduced paper napkins at his company’s annual dinner. (A Brief History of Napkins) 1957 Actress Kelly McGillis was born. McGillis has a restaurant in Key West, Florida called Kelly's Place. 1958 An magnitude 7 earthquake in Southeast Alaska triggered a landslide that dropped into Lituya Bay. The resulting 1720 foot wave washed away the forest on the opposite shore. This was the largest wave ever recorded. 1996 Douglas Chapman died (born March 20, 1920). Expert on marine mammal populations and population dynamics. In the 1960s he warned that the number of whales being taken by the whaling industry was far in excess of what the population could stand. 1999 The film 'American Pie' opened in U.S. theatres. 2007 Buenos Aires, Argentina experienced its first major snowfall since June 22, 1918. 2020 Coronavirus: Hospitals again report shortages of protective gear as U.S. has record number of new cases; As theme parks in Japan reopen, screaming on roller coasters is not allowed since screams may produce droplets that could spread coronavirus; U.S. Coronavirus cases more than 3,158,930 with over 134,860 deaths; Global cases more than 12,172,180 with over 552,160 deaths.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)This was originally a term referring to a preparation of vegetables (in aspic) layered in alternating colors in a mold, cooked in a bain marie, turned out and served hot. It takes it's name from the Carthusian order of monks (vegetarians) who probably created it. There is also a story (which has the ring of truth) that on days that meat was forbidden, it would be hidden in the center of the of this dish, enabling the monks to indulge themselves with the forbidden food. This same name is used for a liqueur created by these monks in the 16th century, with a secret formula containing more than 130 plants and herbs. 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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