Sunday, October 8, 2023
Daily Trivia Questions are below
TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE
“One whiff of a savory aromatic soup and appetites come to attention. The steaming fragrance of a tempting soup is a prelude to the goodness to come. An inspired soup puts family and guests in a receptive mood for enjoying the rest of the menu.”
Louis P. De Gouy, ‘The Soup Book’ (1949)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:
• National Fluffernutter Day (Fluffernutter is a New England classic: Peanut Butter and Marshmallow Fluff on white bread).
• National Salmon Day (Salmon Trivia & Facts)
(Salmon Recipes --- Salmon Quotes)
• National Pierogi Day (Polish stuffed dumplings)
• Canada: [National Family Week] (week before Thanksgiving Day - Oct 2-8, 2023)
• UK: [National Curry Week] (Oct 2-8, 2023) Celebrate over 200 years of Indian restaurants in the UK.
• UK: Seed Gathering Season (Sept 23-Oct 23, 2023)
[The Tree Council] Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY
1850 Alinzor Clark received a patent for 'an improvement in hay-forks' (Pitchfork).
1871 The Great Chicago Fire broke out and destroyed over 17,000 buildings and left almost 100,000 people homeless. It was usually blamed on Mrs. Kate O'Leary's cow kicking over a lamp. However in 1997 the Chicago City Council looked into the evidence, both new and old, and passed a resolution exonerating Mrs. O'Leary and her cow. Many still believe the cow was guilty. (Chicago Food Trivia)
1871 The same night as the Chicago Fire, fire also leveled a broad swath of Michigan and Wisconsin, including the cities of Peshtigo, Holland, Manistee, and Port Huron. At least 1,200 people died (possibly twice as many) as a result of the fire.
1901 The American Sugar Refining Co. registered the "Domino" trademark for sugar. (Sugar Trivia & Facts)
1906 Harry G. Day was born (died Sept 8, 2007). A nutritional biochemist, he helped develop the fluoride additive used in toothpaste to fight tooth decay. Proctor and Gamble funded his research at Indiana University. The FDA approved stannous fluoride in 1955 for use in toothpaste. In 1956 P&G introduced Crest toothpaste with this ingredient, which they called fluoristan.
1919 Congress passed the Volstead Act, which enforced the ban on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. Prohibition begins.
(Prohibition Trivia)
1942 During WWII the element Nickel was highly valued for use in armor plating. Effective today Nickel was was removed from the 5-cent piece (the nickel). The U.S. Mint used a special wartime alloy instead - copper (56%), silver (35%), and manganese (9%), through the end of 1945.
1945 P. L. Spencer applied for a patent for a microwave oven; patent granted January 24, 1950.
(see also July 19, 1894)
1952 'The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette' was published.
1953 'Cattle Call' by Eddy Arnold was #1 on the country music charts.
1956 The first completely enclosed shopping mall, Southdale Shopping Center opens in Edina, Minnesota
1979 'Sugar Babies' opened on Broadway
1990 The first McDonald's restaurant in mainland China opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.
(McDonald’s Trivia & Facts)
2004 Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart reported to prison to begin serving a sentence for lying about a well timed stock sale (see also March 5, 2004).
2015 Paul Prudhomme died (born July 13, 1940). Chef and restaurateur, he owned his first restaurant at the age of 17, and in 1979 opened his world famous Cajun restaurant, K-Pauls. He has also written several best selling cookbooks.
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FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)
1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Australia's first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened in Sydney
· Rachael Ray was born. American celebrity chef, cookbook author and cooking show host.
· John Besh was born. Award-winning chef and restaurateur (9 restaurants). Host of PBS TV shows
· 'Beggar's Banquet' album by the Rolling Stones was released.
2) This Asian vegetable plant was first grown in the U.S. in the late 19th century as a livestock feed. It is known by many names, including green gram, lutou, look dou, moyashimame, and oorud. The small pods contain 10-14 oblong seeds about 3mm in diameter. One pound of seeds produces about 6 pounds of the most popular form of this vegetable.
Name this vegetable.
a) Snow peas. b) Mung beans. c) Soy beans.
d) Lentils. e) Sugar peas.
3) This cheese dates back to the 7th or 8th century, and was first produced by Irish or Italian Benedictine Monks in a valley in France, and is now considered a German cheese. What is this multinational cheese?
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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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