Tuesday, June 30, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“An onion can make people cry, but there has never been a vegetable invented to make them laugh.”
Will Rogers(1879-1935)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Mai Tai Day (Mai Tai Trivia) • Saint Theobald of Provins, patron of farmers, winegrowers, charcoal burners. • Alex's Lemonade Days (June 1-30, 2024) [Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation] (Lemonade Recipes) • Canada's National Fishing Week (June 27-July 5, 2026) [Canadian National Sportfishing Foundation]
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1831 Erastus and Thaddeus S. Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury, Vermont received the first U.S. patent for a platform scale (previous scales were of the even balance type). (Weights & Measures Trivia) 1845 Peter Cooper of New York City received a patent for an improved method to make gelatine ("consists in making a transparent concentrated or solidified jelly containing all the ingredients fitting it for table use, in a portable form, and requiring only the addition of a prescribed quantity of hot water to dissolve it, when it may be poured into glasses or molds, and when cold will be fit for use").
(See also Jell-O Trivia and Facts) 1862 James Spratt of Cincinnati, Ohio developed the first processed commercial dog food, 'Spratt's Patent Meat Fibrine Dog Cakes' (made of wheat, beet root, vegetables, beef blood). (Pet Food Nutrition Article) 1896 William S. Hadaway received the first U.S. patent (No. 563,032) for an electric stove.
(Stove Trivia and Facts) 1906 The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and the Meat Inspection Act were signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt. It prohibited the sale of adulterated or mislabeled food and drug products, adulterated or misbranded livestock and derived products, and ensured that livestock were slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
(Articles on Food Safety) 1936 Congress approved the 40-hour work week. 1958 'The Purple People Eater' by Sheb Wooley was number one on the music charts. 1966 Mike Tyson was born. On June 28, 1997, Tyson bit off a big chunk of Evander Holyfield's ear in the 3rd round of a boxing match. Tyson was disqualified. 1985 James A. Dewar, died. The creator of the ‘Twinkie’ snack cake (1930) 1996 Dr. Edward Anton Asselbergs died. (Exact date uncertain). He developed the process for making instant mashed potato flakes, the patent that is still used world-wide today. (Potato Trivia and Facts) 2002 U.S. first class postage rates were raised to 37 cents and post cards to 23 cents. 2020 Coronavirus: In Florida, all beaches in Miami-Dade, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Key West will be closed for July 4th weekend; Arizona orders bars to close; Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** June 19-July 12, 2026 Alameda County Fair
Alameda County Fairgrounds, California July 1-5, 2026 - Key Lime Festival - Key West, Florida July 2-5, 2026 - 79th Annual Fishin' Fiesta
Freeport, Texas July 3-4, 2026 - Taste of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN July 4, 2026 - Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog-Eating Contest - Coney Island, New York July 4-11, 2026 170th Gibson County Fair
Princeton, Indiana July 4-11, 2026 - 100th National Cherry Festival
Traverse City, Michigan (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)11) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· New York deli owner Richard Hellmann introduces Hellmann's Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise, packed in individual glass jars.
· National Biscuit Co. (Nabisco) introduces Oreo Biscuits, renamed Oreo Cream Sandwich in 1958.
· Lorna Doone cookies are introduced by National Biscuit Co. (Nabisco)
· Morton's Table Salt is introduced.
· The U.S. prohibites the sale of Absinthe liqueur. 2) Which of the following statements is false?
[a] Eaten to excess, sage is poisonous.
[b] Butter has been colored yellow since the 1300s.
[c] Bananas are related to orchids.
[d] Thyme is one of the herbs and spices used by the ancient Egyptians to preserve mummies.
[e] Allspice was used by the Mayans as an embalming agent. 3) What is zymology? 4) What single celled fungus is used in cooking?
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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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