Friday, February 13, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Life is a combination of magic and pasta.”
Federico Fellini, Italian film director
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Cheddar Day [Tillamook Cheese]
(Cheddar Cheese Trivia) • National Tortellini Day (Pasta Trivia & Facts) • National Crab Rangoon Day (?) • Kraut and Frankfurter Week ? (Feb 8-14, 2026) • Jell-O Week (Feb 9-15, 2026 2nd full week in Feb) in 2001 Jell-O was declared Official State Snack of Utah and Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt declared an annual "Jell-O Week." (Jello Trivia)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1743 Sir Joseph Banks was born (died June 19, 1820). English botanist known for his promotion of the natural sciences. President of the Royal Society for over 40 years; adviser for King George III to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. 1766 Thomas Tovert Malthus was born (died Dec 23, 1834). British economist best known for his theory that population tends to increase faster than the food supply, leading inevitably to disastrous results - famine, disease and/or war. 1822 Jeremiah Bailey of Chester county, Pennsylvania patented the first practical mower or grass cutting machine. The two wheeled mower was horse-drawn and could mow ten acres a day. 1826 The American Temperance Society was established in Boston, Massachusetts, advocating total abstinence from distilled beverages. 1837 Riots in New York over high price of flour. 1851 George Brown Goode was born. He was the editor of 'The Fisheries and Fisheries Industries of the United States’ while Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries. 1865 The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. incorporated in Illinois to build and operate stock yards in Chicago. (Chicago Food Trivia & Facts) 1923 Joseph Rosefield, of Alameda, California received a patent for new process to manufacture peanut butter. The process prevented oil separation in peanut butter, creating the first shelf-stable peanut butter that would stay fresh for up to a year because oil didn't separate from peanut butter. He licensed another company to make 'Peter Pan' peanut butter in 1923, and in 1932 his own company, Rosefield Packing Company, began marketing 'Skippy' peanut butter. (Peanut Butter Trivia)
(Peanut Butter Quotes) 1933 The House of Commons defeated a bill that would have prohibited the sale of alcohol in the U.K. 1967 The Beatles single 'Strawberry Fields Forever' is released. 1971 'One Bad Apple' by the Osmonds reached Number 1 on the charts. 1972 The Greasy Truckers Party concert took place at the Roundhouse in London
[en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greasy_Truckers_Party] 2000 The last original 'Peanuts' comic strip is published. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** January 20-Feb 12, 2026 NYC Restaurant Week
New York, New York February 5-16, 2026 - Florida State Fair
Tampa, Florida February 6-15, 2026 79th Annual Holtville Carrot Festival - Holtville, California February 12-March 1, 2026 Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival - Indio, California February 13-15, 2026 56th Annual Everglades Seafood Festival - Everglades City, Florida February 14-15, 2026 20th Annual Florida Keys Seafood Festival - Key West, 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?
· John Deere developed the first steel plow.
· Chicago, Illinois, was incorporated as a village, its population was about 200.
· The first great French chef, Antonin Careme died in Paris at age 48.
· The avocado is introduced to southern Florida by horticulturist Henry Perrine, but it will be almost 70 years before it is grown commercially. 2) Kemmons Wilson of Memphis Tennessee named his famous hospitality company after his favorite movie. What was the name of the movie? 3) There are Black Peppercorns, White Peppercorns, Pink Peppercorns and Green Peppercorns. Three of them are from what is commonly known as the pepper plant.
a) Which one is from an entirely unrelated plant?
b) What are the differences between the 3 peppercorns from the pepper plant? 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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