Sunday, November 15, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It's amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.”
D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [America Recycles Day] (annually Nov 15) • National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day • Spicy Hermit Cookie Day (1906 Recipes) • National Raisin Bran Cereal Day
(Breakfast Cereal Trivia --- Cereal Quotes) • National Bundt Cake Day (Since 2006, by Nordicware) (Prize Winning Bundt Recipe) • St. Albert the Great, patron of natural sciences and students. • National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week (Nov 15-21, 2026 - week before Thanksgiving) [National Coalition for the Homeless] A time to share our compassion with our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness. • UK: National Baking Week (always Oct 14-20) • Australia: [Recycling Week] (Nov 9-15, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1660 Asser Levy from Portugal, applied for a license to sell kosher meat. He was the first kosher butcher in New Amsterdam (New York). 1849 The first poultry show in the U.S. was held on November 15-16 in Boston, Massachusetts. 1,423 birds were exhibited by 219 exhibitors. 1868 James Mayer de Rothschild died (born May 15, 1792). European banker and founder of the French branch of the Rothschild family. In 1868 he acquired the famous Chateau Lafite vineyards in Bordeaux, France. (Bordeaux Wine Article --- Wine Quotes) 1881 The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada (FOTLU) was organized at Turner Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It changed its name to the American Federation of Labor (AFL) on Dec 8, 1886. 1882 Felix Frankfurter, U. S. Supreme Court justice, was born. 1904 King Camp Gillette was issued U.S. patent No. 775,134 for his disposable razor (applied for on Dec 3, 1901). 1932 Carl Doumani was born (died April 22, 2025). Iconoclastic Napa Valley vintner, former owner of Stags’ Leap Winery and Quixote. 1952 'Jambalaya (On The Bayou)' by Hank Williams was number one on the country music charts. 1964 Bernard Frank died (born March 7, 1902). American forester and conservationist, he was one of the eight co-founders of the Wilderness Society. 1967 Elmer McCollum died. He was a chemist who discovered vitamins A, B and D. He was also the originator or the letter system for naming vitamins.
(Vitamin Trivia & Facts) 1969 The first color TV commercial in Britain was aired, for Birdseye Peas. (Birdseye Trivia) 1969 Dave Thomas opened the first Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburger restaurant in downtown Columbus, Ohio. He named it for his 8 year old daughter Melinda, whose nickname was Wendy. 2022 The U.N. estimates that world population is now 8 billion people.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** November 17-January 3, 2027 Annual National Gingerbread House Competition & Display
Asheville, North Carolina November 19, 2026 - January 3, 2027 Christmas on the River - Savannah, Georgia November 20-21, 2026 Annual Plant City Pig Jam
Plant City, Florida November 20-22, 2026 33rd Annual Mountain Mandarin Festival - Roseville, California November 20-22, 2026 America's Hometown Thanksgiving - Plymouth, Massachusetts November 21, 2026 Ozark Collard Green Festival
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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?
· In Prospect Harbor, Maine the last Sardine cannery in the U.S. closed
· Eastern Australia is hit by a locust plague. The insects infested some 190,000 square miles.
· In Greece, a horde of millions of frogs forced the 2 hour closure of a major highway east of Thessaloniki.
· A 10 year-old 3rd grade student in Texas was given 1 week's detention for being in possession of a candy bar at lunch time.
· Average bottled water consumption in the U.S. is 30 gallons per person each year.
· There are over 34,000 Subway sandwich shops in 96 countries. 2) If you are familiar with the folktale, first recorded in Grimm's Fairy tales, about Rapunzel ("Rapunzel, let down your golden hair"), you might know that 'Rapunzel' is also another name for this edible plant. The fairy tale revolves around the theft of this root plant from a witch's (or magician's) garden.
It is a hardy biennial plant native to southern Europe, with edible white roots, up to 10 inches long. The roots are eaten raw in salads, frequently with beets and celery, or cooked like turnips. The long, oval leaves which form a rosette at the root crown can also be used in salads or cooked like spinach. Sometimes the young shoots are prepared like asparagus. Once very popular, especially in England during Shakespeare's time, it is not widely cultivated today. 3) The pickled flower buds of this Medierranean bush have been used as a seasoning and condiment since ancient Roman times. They grow wild throughout the Mediterranean area, both in Africa and Europe. The young flower buds are picked daily, early in the morning, allowed to wilt for for a few hours, and then placed in vinegar, salted white vinegar or dry salted. 4) This aromatic plant is a member of the parsley family, and is native to Europe. It is a biennial, and grows to a height of about 2 feet, with greenish white flowers. It has been cultivated since ancient times, and herb lore ascribes to it the ability to prevent robbery and infidelity, and to cure hysteria. The fresh leaves and seed-like fruit are used for flavoring, the root as a vegetable, and the seed oil is used in ice cream, candy, soft drinks and bakery products. It is also used in making schnapps.
Name this plant.
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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.
· 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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