Tuesday, March 10, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girl friends. And they tolerated it and let us go ahead and play with our toys.” Orson Welles
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Blueberry Popover Day (Blueberry Popover Recipe)
(Popover Facts & Trivia) • National Ranch Dressing Day (Recipe) • International Lime Day (Lime Trivia and Facts) • National Pack Your Lunch Day (origin unknown) • Groundwater Awareness Week (March 8-14, 2026)
[National Ground Water Association]
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1804 A formal ceremony was held in St. Louis transferring ownership of the territory included in the Louisiana Purchase Treaty (April 30, 1803) from France to the U.S. 1845 One possible date given for John Chapman’s, 'Johnny Appleseed' death. An American pioneer and legend, he planted apple seeds in the Ohio River valley area - Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. (Date is variously given as March 10, 11 or 18 - March 18 is the most accepted date)
(Johnny Appleseed Trivia & Facts) 1862 The first U.S. paper money (national currency notes) were issued. 1867 Lillian D. Wald was born. She was a scientist and nurse, and among her activities, she helped initiate the enactment of pure food laws in the U.S.
(Food Safety Articles) 1873 John Torrey died. He was the first professional botanist in the New World. 1876 Alexander Graham Bell's first successful experiment with the telephone. He spoke through the instrument to his assistant, Thomas A. Watson, in the next room. Bell writes, "I then shouted into M [the mouthpiece] the following sentence: 'Mr. Watson--come here--I want to see you.' To my delight he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said." 1914 At the National Gallery in London, a suffragette slashed Diego Velázquez's 'Rokeby Venus' with a meat cleaver. 1955 Aaron 'Bunny' Lapin received U.S. patent No. 2,704,172 for pressurized containers designed to dispense his 'Reddi-Wip' whipped cream topping (which he developed in 1948). (Whipping Cream Tips) 1980 Herman Tarnower died (born March 18, 1910). American physician and author of the bestselling 'The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet' (1979). He was shot to death by Jean Harris. 1998 The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) reported that food stamps were issued to almost 26,000 dead people in the past 2 years. The study only covered 4 states, California, Florida, Texas and New York. 2005 Patience Gray, British cookery writer, died. 'Plats Du Jour' (1957), 'Honey From A Weed' (1986)
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Atlantic City, New Jersey March 1-31, 2026 Washington Wine Month
Various locations, Washington March 6-15, 2026 - 44th Annual Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 13-14, 2026 Annual Clewiston Sugar Festival
Clewiston, Florida March 13-15 & 20-22, 2026 Annual Ostrich Festival
Chandler, Arizona March 14-15, 2026 Original Marathon Seafood Festival - Marathon, 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?
· The USDA declared that frozen, batter coated french fries are fresh vegetables.
· Tests confirm the first case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy - mad cow disease) in the U.S.
· Brazil passed the U.S. as the world's largest exporter of beef. Brazil has 175 million cattle, the U.S. 105 million.
· Actor Gordon Jump died. The 'Matag Repairman' in commercials.
· Kemmons Wilson died. Founder of Holiday Inn hotel chain, the first standardized hotel chain. 2) It is the middle of the night and you stop at a diner in New Jersey. You hear a waitress shout an order to the cook, "A full house and stretch, squeeze it seaboard." Not knowing diner jargon, but liking the sound of it, you order the same.
Five minutes later you are handed a bag and a check. What is in the bag? 3) This dish has many names and variations, including 'Norwegian omelete.' It has been so popular that many have claimed to have created it, including an American physician, but it may have originated with a chef at the Chinese mission in Paris. The American version was created to commemorate a famous American land acquisition.
What is the name of the American version of this 'omelette Norvegienne?' 4) Antoine's Restaurant in New Orleans has been around for over 150 years. One of the dishes it is famous for was created and named for a member of an equally famous American family.
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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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