Thursday, March 12, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“As someone has remarked, if you are what you eat, it seems the average consumer consists mostly of thickener, water, salt, and sugar.”
Harvey Blatt, 'America's Food' (2008)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Popcorn Lovers Day (March 12, 2026 - 2nd Thurs) (Popcorn Trivia & Facts) • Baked Scallops Day
(Scallop Recipes --- Scallop Trivia) • [World Kidney Day] (March 12, 2026) • Groundwater Awareness Week (March 8-14, 2026)
[National Ground Water Association]
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1773 Jeanne Baptiste Pointe de Sable founded a settlement where the city of Chicago now stands.
(See also March 4, 1837). 1831 Clement Studebaker was born (died Nov 27, 1901). Founder of a family firm that became the world's largest manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles, including ‘Conestoga Wagons’. After his death the Studebaker company became the only horse drawn vehicle manufacturer to successfully switch to producing automobiles. 1836 Isabella Beeton was born (died February 6, 1865). A famous Victorian home economist, author of 'Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management.' The book, popularly known as 'Mrs Beeton's Cookbook,' contained a compilation of over 900 recipes and advice on all aspects of running a middle class household. 1841 Orlando Jones of Middlesex, England received U.S. patent No. 2,000 for a process to make starch from rice or corn. 1850 The first U.S. $20 gold piece issued. 1893 Christian Kent Nelson was born (died March 8, 1992). He was the inventor of the Eskimo Pie in 1919 in Iowa. (Eskimo Pie Trivia & Facts) 1894 Coca Cola was first bottled by Joseph A. Biedenham of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Before that it was only mixed to order at the soda fountain.
(see also Jan 29, 1892) (Coca-Cola Trivia & Facts) 1912 Juliette 'Daisy' Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts (Girl Guides) in Savannah, Georgia. 1929 Asa Griggs Candler died. In 1887, Asa Candler, a wholesale druggist, purchased the formula for Coca-Cola from John S. Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist, for $2,300. He sold the company in 1919 for $25 million. 1930 India: Mahatma Gandhi began a 240 mile, 24 day march to the coastal village of Dandi to produce salt without paying the salt tax, in protest of the British salt monopoly. (Salt Trivia & Facts) 1947 'Chocolate Soldier' opens at the New Century Theater in New York City. 1956 The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 500 for the first time, closing at 500.24. 1964 'Days of Wine and Roses' from the movie of the same name, wins Grammy award for Best Song. 2012 The movie 'The Hunger Games' premiered in Los Angeles, California. 2020 Coronavirus: Travel from Europe to the U.S. has been banned.
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Atlantic City, New Jersey March 1-31, 2026 Washington Wine Month
Various locations, Washington March 6-15, 2026 - 44th Annual Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 13-14, 2026 Annual Clewiston Sugar Festival
Clewiston, Florida March 13-15 & 20-22, 2026 Annual Ostrich Festival
Chandler, Arizona March 14-15, 2026 Original Marathon Seafood Festival - Marathon, Florida (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 issue of Gourmet magazine was published.
· Maytag Dairy Farms began producing its world famous Maytag Blue Cheese.
· Garbage disposals were introduced.
· General Mills introduced 'Cheerioats' breakfast cereal, later renamed to 'Cherrios'.
· M&M's Plain Chocolate Candies are introduced. 2) Persillade, Aioli, Sopa de Ajo, Skordalia, Aillade, Bourride, Gremolata, Kielbasa, Linguica, Ouillade, Pesto, Rouille.
What do all of these dishes have in common.
a) They are all French.
b) They are all Italian.
c) They all contain garlic.
d) They all contain olive oil.
e) They are all served cold.
f) They are all served hot. 3) This member of the grass family has been grown in India for about 4,000 years, and has been a major crop in Africa for many years before that. It was used as a staple food in China thousands of years before rice, and is still a major cereal crop in Africa. Today, the largest producers are the U.S., China and India. It is used as a feed grain, in porridge, unleavened bread and beverages.
Name this plant.
a) Barley. b) Sorghum. c) Rye. d) Millet. e) Oats. Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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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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