Monday, March 23, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“....the noise from good toast should reverberate in the head like the thunder of July.”
E.V. Lucas (1906)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Chip and Dip Day (Recipes for Dips) • National Melba Toast Day • National Tamale Day (Tamale Trivia) • Ag Appreciation Week: March 17-24, 2026 [Community Agriculture Alliance] A time to recognize and celebrate the importance of agriculture.
(Farms & Farmers Trivia)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1699 John Bartram was born. American naturalist and explorer, considered 'father of American botany'; established a world renowned botanical garden in Philadelphia in 1728. 1806 The Lewis and Clark expedition began the journey back to St. Louis from their winter encampment near the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon. 1857 Fannie Merritt Farmer was born (died Jan 15, 1915). American culinary authority, and author of the 1896 edition of 'The Boston Cooking School Cook Book' which became known in future editions as the 'Fannie Farmer Cook Book.' Director of the Boston Cooking School, and founder of Miss Farmer's School of Cookery. She is often cited as the first cookbook author to introduce standard measurements. 1880 A patent for a glass milk bottle was issued to Warren Glass Works. 1880 John Stevens of Neenah, Wisconsin was issued U.S. patent No. 225,770 for a grain-crushing mill (flour-rolling mill) which could increase flour production by up to 70 percent.
(Flour Trivia and Facts) 1896 The New York State Legislature passed Raines Law, which restricted the sale of alcohol on Sundays. However, Manhattan hotels with at least 10 rooms were allowed to sell alcohol on Sunday accompanied by a meal or in hotel bedrooms. Numerous saloons proceeded to add small furnished rooms and applied for hotel licenses. 1912 The Dixie Cup was developed by Lawrence Luellen and Hugh Moore. Its original name was the 'Health Kup,' changed to 'Dixie Cup' in 1919. The name came from a line of dolls made by the Dixie Doll Company. 1923 Scotland: Cutty Sark Scots Whisky was created by Berry Brothers & Rudd wine and spirit merchants.
(Single Malt Whiskies of Scotland) 1923 'Yes, We Have No Bananas' was written by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn. It was one of the most popular songs of the 1920s. 1965 Astronaut John Young smuggled a corned beef sandwich aboard the first Gemini spacecraft flight.
(Astronaut Food Trivia & Facts) 1965 'International House of Pancakes' trademark was registered. 1981 The U.K. bans all animal transport on the Isle of Wight and in southern Hampshire in an attempt to contain a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. 2008 Al Copeland, the founder of Popeye's restaurant chain, died. 2012 The movie 'The Hunger Games' opened today in U.S. theatres. 2021 One of the world's largest container ships is stuck sideways in the Suez Canal, blocking traffic on the critical waterway. The ship is 224,00 tonnes, 400m (1300 ft) long and has 17,000 containers. The ship was finally was able to set sail again on July 7, 2021.
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Atlantic City, New Jersey March 13-April 12, 2026 Knott's Boysenberry Festival
Buena Park, California March 19-29, 2026 50th Annual Collier Fair
Naples, Florida April 24-26, 2026 85th Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival - Vermontville, Michigan March 26-28, 2026 Annual South Carolina BBQ--Shag Festival - Hemingway, South Carolina March 27-28, 2026 45th Annual Hermann Wurstfest
Hermann, Missouri March 28, 2026 Texas Onion Fest - Weslaco, Texas (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Canada orders a complete ban on cod fishing after stocks dwindle.
· SnackWell's reduced-fat cookies are introduced.
· The Food Network premiers on television.
· Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries were introduced by Ocean Spray.
· John Wayne Bobbitt does not appreciate his wife Lorena's expertise with a kitchen knife. 2) According to legend, Rubus idaeus were originally white. The nymph Ida pricked her finger while picking them for the crying infant Jupiter, and they have since been tinged red with her blood.
What is the common name of Rubus idaeus? 3) When and where was the first Krispy Kreme doughnut sold? 4) What does the 'XX' of Dos Equis Mexican beer signify? Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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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.
· Barbara Saba, my sister, who taught me how to dance.
· 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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