Sunday, August 2, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it.”
Buddy Hackett
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
(Recipe for Cinnamon Mocha Ice Cream Sandwiches) • [National Farmers Market Week] (Aug 2-8, 2026 1st full week in August) • [World Breastfeeding Week] (Aug 1-7)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1820 John Tyndall was born (died Dec 4, 1893). British physicist. He is popularly remembered as the first to explain why the sky is blue (atmospheric molecules preferentially scatter the sun's blue rays). 1861 The first U.S. national income tax is passed to aid the Union war effort. 1887 Chester A. Hodge of Beloit, Wisconsin received patent No. 367,398 for 'spur rowel' barbed wire. Consisting of spur shaped wheels with 8 or 10 points mounted between 2 wires. (One of many patents for barbed wire. See also Nov 24, 1874)
(Barbed Wire Trivia) 1904 Michael J. Owens received a patent for a 'Glass Shaping Machine' (patent assigned to the Toledo Glass Company). 1917 The world's first ocean-going concrete ship, Namsenfjord, was launched in Norway by N.K. Fougner. 1921 The 'Sunbeam' trademark was registered, first used for electric flat irons. 1922 Alexander Graham Bell died (born March 3, 1847). Scottish-American inventor of the telephone. 1963 Eric Clapton leaves the 'Roosters' to form the band 'Casey Jones and the Engineers.' 1980 The oldest known goldfish in Great Britain, Frederica, died at the age of 40. 2002 A jury awarded $120 million to 17 bakery workers who sued Interstate Brands for racial discrimination. 2017 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 22,000 for the first time, at 22,016.24.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** July 29-August 9, 2026 171st Ohio State Fair
Columbus, Ohio August 4-8, 2026 54th Annual Alcona County Fair
Lincoln, Michigan August 4-9, 2026 68th Cobb Corn Roast
Cobb, Wisconsin August 5-9, 2026 - 29th Annual Key West Lobsterfest
Key West, Florida August 5-9, 2026 171st Northern Maine Fair
Presque Isle, Maine August 6-8, 2026 - The Great American Ribfest
Lincoln, Nebraska August 6-9, 2026 - 79th Annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival - Mendota, Illinois (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?
· 'Pop Rocks' popping, crackling candy is introduced by General Foods.
· The first checkout scanner was installed in a supermarket.
· The first McDonald's restaurant in London opened. 2) This classic French dish actually originated in Germany, in the medieval kingdom of Lothringen, under German rule. The French name of the dish derives from the German word for 'cake.'
Can you name this dish? 3) The popularity of this immature bean has grown in the past decade and is now easily found frozen in most major supermarkets. It is of Chinese origin and was developed in Japan especially for eating out of the pod. It is a variation on the same yellow and black field soybean that is transformed into many popular soy products such as tofu, miso, and soymilk. However, because of its recent introduction into the U.S. market, only a small percentage of U.S. soybean fields are devoted to growing it. Some call it the super or wonder vegetable because it is the only vegetable that contains all nine essential amino acids. This makes it a complete protein source, similar to meat or eggs.
Name this bean.
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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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