Sunday, November 8, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I'd gladly eat a network executive or a politician.”
Marty Feldman
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Harvey Wallbanger Day
(Vodka, Galliano and Orange Juice) • National Cappuccino Day
(A double espresso with foamed milk) • St. Castorus, patron of cattle. • National Fig Week (Nov 1-7) (Fig Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1721 The Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq; Governour of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut in New-England proclaimed Nov 8, 1721 as a day for a "Publick Thanksgiving." (Connecticut Food Trivia) 1789 Elijah Craig distilled the first bourbon whiskey from corn, in Bourbon County, Kentucky.
(Bourbon Trivia -- Kentucky Food Trivia) 1847 Bram Stoker was born (died April 20, 1912). Author of 'Dracula' (1897). 1889 President Benjamin Harrison proclaimed Montana the forty-first state. (Montana Food Trivia) 1904 Michael J. Owens of Toledo, Ohio patents an automatic glass bottle manufacturing machine capable of producing four bottles per second; patent assigned to Toledo Glass Company. (Bottle trivia) 1910 This is one for those who think the electric insect 'zapper is a relatively new device. U.S. patent No. 974,785 was issued to William H. Frost of Spokane, Washington for the first electric insect 'zapper.' 1914 Peter Mondavi was born (died Feb 20, 2016). American winemaker. A 3rd generation wine maker, he steered his family's Charles Krug Winery through more than a half-century of revolutionary change in the American wine industry. 1952 'Jambalaya (On The Bayou)' by Hank Williams was number one on the country music charts. 1966 Gordon Ramsay was born in Scotland. Controversial award winning British celebrity chef, cookbook author, restaurateur and tv show host (‘Hell's Kitchen’, ‘Kitchen Nightmares’, ‘Master Chef’, etc.) [Website: www.gordonramsay.com/] 1974 London's famous flower and vegetable market moves from Covent Garden. 1976 In Oakville, Ontario a US-Canadian syndicate pays $235,000 for Hanover Hill Barb; highest price ever paid for a cow to that date.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 29-Nov 15, 2026 120th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana November 5-15, 2026 Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair - Jacksonville, Florida November 6-14, 2026 - National Peanut Festival
Dothan, Alabama November 7-11, 2026 - 53rd Annual Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival - Vardaman, Mississippi November 12-15, 2026 Port Barre Cracklin Festival
Port Barre, Louisiana November 13-15, 2026 55th Annual Waterfowl Festival - Easton, Maryland November 15, 2026 New York BagelFest
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Jasper Newton 'Jack' Daniel was born. Founder of Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery.
· Joel Houghton of Ogden, New York was issued the first U.S. patent for a dishwashing machine.
· According to the 'Census of Manufacturers' there are 2,027 bakeries in the United States.
· There are about 1,449,000 farms in the U.S., averaging 203 acres.
· There were an estimated 20 million head of buffalo sharing the western plains with 50 million open range longhorn cattle. 2) This dish takes its name from the pan it is cooked in, which in turn comes from the Latin word for 'pan' or 'dish.' It originated in the Valencia region, traditionally cooked outdoors and eaten right from the pan.
What is the name of this Spanish dish, AND the two ingredients common in all variations of it? 3) What food product comes from a rare species of tropical American orchid? 4) Why are roasted almonds slightly harder in texture than natural almonds? 5) Why should aluminum foil not be used to wrap acidic foods such as tomatoes and onions? 6) About how many boxes of apples are produced each year from one apple tree?
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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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