Sunday, May 10, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Those who give themselves indigestion or get drunk, do not know how to eat or drink.”
Jean-Antheleme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Mother’s Day 2026 (2nd Sunday) • National Shrimp Day
(Shrimp Trivia --- Shrimp Recipes) • St. Solangia's Day, patron of shepherds. • Netherlands: [National Mill Day] (May 9-11, 2026 - 2nd Sat & Sun) On this day 950 windmills and watermills open their doors to visitors. • Go Public Gardens Days (May 8-17, 2026)
[American Public Gardens Assn • [Food Allergy Awareness Week] (May 10-16, 2026)
(Food Allergy Articles)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1566 Leonhard Fuchs died. He was a German botanist who compiled the first modern, organized listing of plants and botanical terms, 'Historia Stirpium' in 1542. The plant and the color fuchsia were named for him. 1818 Paul Revere died. A silversmith and American Revolutionary folk hero, he also made surgical instruments and false teeth. 1850 Sir Thomas Johnston Lipton, grocer and tea merchant, was born. 1869 A golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, joining the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads, officially completing the U.S. Transcontinental Railroad. (Railroad Trivia) 1876 The Centennial Exhibition opened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It was the first official World's Fair in the United States. The fair closed on November 10, 1876. (Pennsylvania Food Trivia & Facts) 1876 Charles Elmer Hires introduces his new drink, Root Beer, at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1898 The first vending machine law was passed in Omaha, Nebraska. (Nebraska Food Trivia) 1903 The King Edward Hotel opened in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With 400 rooms and 300 baths it was advertised as completely fireproof. The hotel has had numerous additions and renovations and is currently owned by Omni Hotels. 1908 The first Mother's Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, West Virginia, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1920 John Wesley Hyatt died. He developed the process for making celluloid, the first synthetic plastic. He also invented a water purifying system and a sugar cane mill. 1924 The Legislature of Alberta, Canada votes to end prohibition. 2010 A 10 year-old 3rd grade student in Texas was given 1 week's detention for being in possession of a candy bar at lunch time. The candy bar was also confiscated.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 23-June 21, 2026 Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival - Williamsburg, Virginia May 9-17, 2026 84th Annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival - Buckhannon, West Virginia May 13-16, 2026 48th World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest - Memphis, Tennessee May 14-17, 2026 Calavaras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee - Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Calif. May 15-16, 2026 World Championship Bison CookOff
Santa Anna, Texas May 16, 2026 The World's Largest Pancake Breakfast
Springfield, Massachusetts May 16-17, 2026 South 9th Street Italian Market Festival - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (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?
· Ontario, Canada votes in favor of alcohol prohibition
· W. Atlee Burpee & Co. introduced iceberg lettuce to their seed catalog.
· Coca Cola was first bottled by Joseph A. Biedenham of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
· Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is declared a national holiday. 2) Which of these has the most Vitamin C?
a) Oranges. b) Lemons. c) Red Bell Peppers.
d) Limes. e) Green Bell Peppers. 3) In 1490 there were an estimate 30 million; in 1890 there were only 750; in 2026 there were about 500,000. What are they? 4) What were the original seven flavors of Kool-Aid? Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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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