Friday, May 8, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“A modest garden contains, for those who know how to look and to wait, more instruction than a library.”
Henri Frederic Amiel
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:•• National Coconut Cream Pie Day
(Coconut Cream Pie Recipe) • Have a Coke Day (see 1886 below)
(Coca Cola Trivia & Facts) • Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks a Voice (May 8, 2026 - 2nd Fri) [Whale Times & Shark Research Institute] • [Herb Week] (May 3-9, 2026) • Go Public Gardens Days (May 8-17, 2026)
[American Public Gardens Assn TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1842 Emil Chrstian Hansen was born (died Aug 27, 1909). He was a Danish botanist who developed new methods to culture yeast. He revolutionized the beer industry, and proved that there are different species of yeast. He refused to patent the method, but instead made it available for free to other brewers. 1855 George W. Brown of Galesburg, Illinois received a patent for a 'Seed Planter.' 1855 John Gates was born (died Aug 9, 1911). Gates was an inventor, promoter and barbed wire manufacturer. He helped convince Western ranchers to adopt the use of barbed wire. (Barbed Wire Trivia) 1886 Coca Cola is first sold to the public at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
(see also March 12, 1894) 1914 U.S. Congress passed law designating 2nd Sunday in May as Mother's Day. (President Wilson issued the requested proclamation on May 9.) 1961 The U.S. Department of the Interior opened the first practical seawater desalination plant in Freeport, Texas. It could produce about 1 million gallons of water at a cost of $1.25 per thousand gallons.
(see also June 21, 1961) 1968 Laurence M. Klauber died. Klauber was an American herpetologist and inventor who was a rattlesnake expert. If you want to know anything or everything about rattlesnakes, see his book "Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories and Influence on Mankind." 1980 The World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been eradicated worldwide. 2000 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation banning discrimination based on Height or Weight. The ban became law on May 26 when then Mayor Willie Brown signed the legislation. 2020 Gerber, the iconic baby food brand, has chosen Magnolia Earl as its 2020 Gerber Baby, the first adopted baby chosen as the company's 'spokes-baby since the tradition began in 1928..
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 23-June 21, 2026 Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival - Williamsburg, Virginia May 1-9, 2026 131st Sequim Irrigation Festival
Sequim, Washington May 3-9, 2026 - West Tennessee Strawberry Festival
Humboldt, Tennessee May 6-10, 2026 St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival
St. Augustine, Florida May 7-9, 2026 54th Rayne Frog Festival
Rayne, Louisiana May 7-9, 2026 41st Annual Texas Crab Festival
Crystal Beach, Texas May 8-17, 2026 128th Edition Rochester Lilac Festival - Rochester, New York (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?
· Idaho became the 43rd State, the Potato State.
· Of gainfully employed persons, 43 percent were engaged in agriculture.
· The first aluminum saucepan is produced by Henry W. Avery in Cleveland, Ohio.
· Commercial bakeries now produce 20% of U.S. bread.
· England and Wales have over 103,000 public houses (Pubs), one for every 300 people.
· Knox's Gelatine is introduced by Charles B. Knox and his wife Rose. 2) How many dill seeds does it take to make one ounce? 3) What are the 2 most popular sandwiches in the United States? 4) In 1850, there were an estimated 20 million head of buffalo on the western plains. How many head of longhorn cattle shared the prairie with them? Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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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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