Thursday, June 11, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“...corn provided infant America with a backbone while it was developing the use of its legs. America was growing, quite literally, up the cornstalk.”
Dorothy Giles, 'Singing Valleys: The Story of Corn'
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National German Chocolate Cake Day
(German chocolate, and German chocolate cake -- actually that is incorrect, it is German's Chocolate and German's Chocolate cake, the man who developed this chocolate was Samuel German -- it has nothing to do with Germany). • Corn on the Cob Day (Corn Trivia --- Corn Recipes)
(Corn Quotes --- Corn Cooking Tips) • Royal Hot Dog Day (see 1939 below) • Feast day of St. Barnabas, patron saint of farmers. • National Fishing & Boating Week: (June 6-14, 2026)
[Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation]
(Articles About Fish & Fishing --- Fishing Trivia) • National Garden Week (June 7-13, 2026)
[National Garden Clubs Inc] • National Salad Week (June 7-13, 2026) • UK: British Tomato Fortnight: (June 1-14, 2026)
[British Tomato Growers’ Association]
(Tomato Trivia | Tomato Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1742 Benjamin Franklin invented the Franklin Stove. He purposely did not patent it, so that others could freely copy the design. (Stove Trivia & Facts) 1793 The first American patent for a cast iron stove is issued to Robert Haeterick of Pennsylvania. 1842 Carl Paul Gottfried Linde was born (died Nov 16, 1934). A German engineer who invented mechanical refrigeration. He developed it so beer could be brewed year round. (Brewing requires low temperatures.) (Refrigerator Trivia & Tips) 1860 Mary Jane Rathbun was born. A marine zoologist and crustacean expert. 1889 John E. Purdy and Daniel A. Sadgwar of Washington D.C. received U.S. patent No. 405,117 for a folding chair. 1901 New Zealand annexed the Cook Islands.
(New Zealand Food Trivia) 1910 Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born. Ocean explorer, marine biologist. Co-inventor of the aqualung. 1912 Hotel Firsts: 24 year-old Silas Christofferson flew a 'Curtis pusher' airplane (the propeller was in the rear) from the roof of the 12 story Multnomah Hotel in Portland, Oregon. The first person to fly a plane off the roof of a hotel. 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt served hot dogs to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England during their 1939 visit to the United States. It was the first time they had tried this American gourmet treat. (Hot Dog Trivia --- Hot Dog Quotes) 1941 Canada's official population is 11,506,655. 1947 Sugar rationing ends in the U.S. 1996 A record Pacific halibut weighed 459 pounds and was caught in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
(Halibut Trivia --- Halibut Recipes) 1998 In the African country of Sudan more than a million people face starvation, prompting the United Nations to declare an official famine in the region. 2009 The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic. 2019 The Four Seasons restaurant (originally opened in 1959) closed its doors permanently after lunch service today. The end of an era.
(see also July 16, 2016). 2020 Coronavirus: Starbucks will close up to 400 locations while also expanding pick-up and drive-thru at other locations.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** June 1-30, 2026 - Idaho Wine and Cider Month
Statewide, Idaho June 5-6 & 13, 2026 40th Georgia Peach Festival
Byron & Fort Valley, Georgia June 10-14, 2026 New Orleans Wine & Food Experience - New Orleans, Louisiana June 11-14, 2026 Frankenmuth Bavarian Festival
Frankenmuth, Michigan une 12-13, 2026 Annual Pork Rind Heritage Festival
Harrod, Ohio (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?
· The first commercially successful electric toaster was introduced by General Electric, it sold for $1.45.
· Prohibition begins in Mississippi.
· There are an estimated 75,000 soda fountains in the U.S.
· Chicago passed the first compulsory milk pasteurization law in the United States. 2) This confection or sweetmeat originated in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean regions. It is made from ground sesame seeds, honey or sugar syrup, with other ingredients such as dried fruit, pistachio nuts, farina (semolina), and almonds sometimes added. Cinnamon and cardamom are also frequently added. The ingredients are blended together, and then heated and poured into bars or long loaves. The name means literally 'sweetmeat' and various forms of the word may be found in Turkish, Greek, Yiddish, Arabic, etc. 3) The tree tomato is native to South America. It was given the tropical sounding name 'tamarillo' by this country in 1967, and most of the tamarillo sold in the U.S. is grown there. What country?
a) China. b) Mexico. c) New Zealand.
d) Chile. e) Jamaica
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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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