Saturday, April 19, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“There are five elements: earth, air, fire, water and garlic.”
Louis Diat (1885-1958)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Amaretto Day (Amaretto Cheesecake) • Garlic Day (Garlic Trivia | Buying and Using Garlic)
(What Would We Do Without Garlic? - Blue Garlic) • National Rice Ball Day (Rice Ball Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1877 Ole Evinrude was born. He invented the first practical outboard motor in 1909. The idea came to him while rowing a boat to a picnic one day. He decided there must be an easier way to move a small boat on the water. 1882 Charles Darwin Died. Pioneering English naturalist who developed the theory of evolution. His works include 'Origin of Species' and 'The Descent of Man.' 1904 Richard Pough was born. An American ecologist he was the founding president of the Nature Conservancy and helped found the World Wildlife Fund. In 1945, he was one of the first to warn about the dangers of the pesticide DDT to fish and birds. 1933 Jayne Mansfield was born. American beauty contest winner, stage and screen actress. Supposedly the only title she ever turned down was 'Miss Roquefort Cheese,' because she believed it "just didn't sound right." (Roquefort Cheese Trivia & Facts) 1937 Antonio Carluccio was born. Italian chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. TV show 'Antonio Carluccio's Italian Feasts'
[Website: www.antonio-carluccio.com] 1937 William Morton Wheeler died (born March 19, 1865). American entomologist, a world authority on ants. His books include 'Ants: Their Structure, Development and Behavior' (1910) and 'Social LIfe Among the Insects' (1923).
(See also: Why Not Eat Insects?) 1938 RCA-NBC began broadcasting the first regular TV programs from the Empire State Building for five hours per week. Very few TV sets existed to receive the programs. 1947 Mark Volman of the music group 'The Turtles' was born. 1968 'Honey' by Bobby Goldsboro is #1 on the charts. 1975 Percy L. Julian died. An African American chemist, he worked on synthesizing various compounds from soy beans. One of his creations was a foam fire extinguisher refined from soya protein.
(Soybean Trivia) 1995 The Supreme Court ruled that alcohol content could be listed on beer labels, overturning a 1935 law which had prohibited it. (Beer Trivia and Facts)
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 5-20, 2025 - Sourdough Bread Festival
Cherry Valley, California April 18-26, 2025 Hernando County Fair and Youth Livestock Show - Brooksville, Florida April 19, 2025 42nd Annual Petaluma Butter & Egg Days - Petaluma, California April 19, 2025 Great New Mexico Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival - Albuquerque, New Mexico April 19-27, 2025 72nd Annual World's Biggest Fish Fry - Paris, Tennessee April 22-27, 2025 Vidalia Onion Festival
Vidalia, Georgia April 23-27, 2025 88th National Trout Festival
Kalkaska, Michigan (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?
· Heinz Tomato Soup went on sale in the UK for first time.
· The population of the U.S. is now 92,228,496. Farmers are 31% of the labor force.
· The Earth passed through the tail of Halley's Comet and nothing happened.
· Ward Baking Company of Chicago, Illinois opened the first completely automated bread plant in the U.S. Untouched by human hands.
· Cellophane was invented by Jacques Brandenberger, a Swiss chemist 2) Thyme, sage, betony, horehound, rosemary, hyssop, lavendar, and savory are all members of what plant family? 3) Marshmallows were originally made from a plant, the marsh mallow. Which of the following plants are in this same Mallow family?
a) Hollyhock; b) Cotton; c) Okra;
d) Rose of Sharon 4) Can you name a vegetable that has 2 to 4 times as much vitamin C as Oranges? 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
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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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