Tuesday, April 14, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“No rule of etiquette is of less importance than which fork we use.”
Emily Post
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Pecan Day (Pecan Trivia and Facts) • National Gardening Day
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1828 Noah Webster published 'American Dictionary of the English Language', with 70,000 entries, including more than 10,000 "Americanisms". 1912 The British luxury liner Titanic struck an iceberg shortly before midnight. It sank at 2:20 a.m. on April 15. (Authentic Titanic Recipes) 1927 Clarence Birdseye of Massachusetts received U.K. patent #257,222 for frozen fish fingers.
(see also March 6, 1930) 1935 Black Sunday. A huge dust storm or 'black blizzard' blew through areas of New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas. One of the worst dust storms in U.S. history, it displaced an estimated 300 million tons of topsoil. 1939 John Steinbecks Pulitzer winning novel, ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ is published. The story deals with the Great Depression, tenant farmers, migrant workers, the dust bowl and California.
(see also Feb 27, 1941) 1945 A malfunctioning toilet on German U-Boat U-1206 forces it to surface off the coast of Scotland. Promptly attacked by British aircraft, the Captain scuttles the boat. (Toilet Trivia) 1964 Rachel Louise Carson died. An American biologist and author of 'Silent Spring,' about environmental pollution, especially the dangers of DDT. 1989 'She Drives Me Crazy' by Fine Young Cannibals is #1 on the charts 2010 Eastern Australia is hit by a locust plague. The insects infested some 190,000 square miles, ravaging farmland, gardens and grazing areas.
(Locust Trivia and Facts) 2020 Coronavirus: Some restaurants begin selling groceries in an effort to stay afloat.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 10-19, 2026 Sourdough Bread Festival
Cherry Valley, California April 13-19, 2026 21st Annual City Restaurant Week
Wilmington, Delaware April 17-18, 2026 Annual California Antique Farm Equipment Show - Tulare, California April 18, 2026 - Maryland Chicken Wing Festival
Crownsville, Maryland April 18-19, 2026 Michigan Alpaca Fest
Allegan, Michigan April 18-19 & 22-26, 2026 - 79th Annual Pennsylvania Maple Festival - Meyersdale, 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?
· The Quarter Pounder was introduced at McDonald's for 53 cents.
· The first Starbucks opened in Seattle.
· Coca Cola introduces the plastic bottle.
· Celestial Seasonings Herbal Tea is introduced in Boulder, Colorado.
· The first Japanese McDonald's opens in Tokyo. 2) These mainly cool weather crucifers are grown annually for their roots. They come in an extraordinary range of sizes, shapes and colors. Small and round, long and tapered; white, black, yellow, red, lavender, pink and purple. The leaves have been used in gourmet salads. They probably originated in Asia (China) and were esteemed by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Americans consume almost 1/2 million pounds of them a year.
What are these peppery vegetables? 3) Earl Silas _____ created the first ones in 1942 and they were being sold in stores by 1946. House Beautiful magazine described these products as "fine art for 39 cents." The Detroit Institute of Arts displayed them in its 1947 'Exhibition for Modern Living.' The Museum of Modern Art in New York featured one in a 1956 exhibition on outstanding 20th century design. 90% of the sales of this product line are made outside of the traditional retail store environment.
What is the name of this product? 4) The name of both a cheese and the famous dish made with it. Born in the Swiss Canton of Valais, there are both French and Swiss varieties. The cheese dish is usually accompanied by potatoes, gherkins (cornichons), pickled onions and dark bread.
Name this cheese. 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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