Monday, May 25, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Wine is sunlight, held together by water.”
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Memorial Day (last Mon - May 25, 2026) Pay tribute to the U.S. men and women who died during military service. • National Wine Day (Wine Trivia -- Wine Articles)
(Wine Quotes) • National Brown Bag It Day - Pack your own lunch today. • UK: [National BBQ Week] (May 25-31, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1789 Anders Dahl died. A renowned Swedish botanist, the Dahlia flower was named for him. 1877 Minnesota's $1.00 per bushel bounty on grasshopper eggs expires. The state had experienced a 4 year grasshopper (locust) plague.
(Grasshopper Trivia --- Minnesota Food Trivia) 1882 The first frozen mutton from New Zealand arrived in Britain.
(New Zealand Food Trivia --- Mutton Trivia) 1918 H. David Dalquist, the creator of the aluminum Bundt Pan in 1950, was born (died Jan 2, 2005).
(Prize Winning Bundt Recipe) 1935 Babe Ruth hit the final home run of his career, number 714, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1973 Wrexham Asda supermarket opened in the U.K.
(Supermarket Trivia & Facts) 1986 Six million Americans participate in ‘Hand Across America’ by holding hands and singing across 4,150 miles of road in support of the hungry and homeless. 1990 Actor Vic Tayback died. He played diner owner Mel Sharples in the TV sitcom 'Alice' from 1976-1985. 2007 Coca Cola created a 3,000 gallon, 15 foot high ice cream float with Vanilla Coke and ice cream, and set a new world record for the largest ice cream float. The float was certified as drinkable by health inspectors, but it was disposed of by a garbage company. Coke also held the previous record from 1998 with a 2,085 gallon float. (Coca Cola Trivia)
(Coca-Cola Quotes) 2008 J.R. Simplot died (born Jan 4, 1909). Founder of J.R. Simplot Company in 1929 in Idaho. specializing in potato products (in 2005 it supplied more than 50% of McDonald's french fries).
(French Fry Trivia)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** May 22-25, 2026 Moonshine Festival
New Straitsville, Ohio May 23-25, 2026 Annual Taste of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio May 27-30, 2026 35th Annual Erie's Wild Rib Cook Off & Music Festival - Erie, Pennsylvania May 28-30, 2026 Mentone Egg Festival
Mentone, Indiana May 29-30, 2026 Mike The Headless Chicken Festival
Fruita, Colorado May 29-31, 2026 5th Annual Windy City Hot Dog Fest
Chicago, Illinois May 30-31, 2026 14th Annual Minnesota Grillfest
St. Paul, Minnesota (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?
· Maytag built its last wringer-washing machine.
· Wendy's introduced Baked Potatoes with toppings.
· Earl Silas Tupper died. The inventor of Tupperware. 2) This black bean sauce enriched with minced pork and beaten eggs was created to be served with lobster.
Name that sauce! 3) This cookie was introduced in 1912. R.D. Blackmore, a British novelist, was the author of a popular book, and the cookie was named for the lead character. Name that cookie! 4) What was Liberty Cabbage?
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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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