Friday, November 6, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal.”
Winston Churchill
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Nachos Day. • St. Leonard's Day, patron of greengrocers • National Fig Week (Nov 1-7) (Fig Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1217 The Charter of the Forest was issued by King Henry III, returning rights to the common man including access, pasture, grazing, cutting turf, collecting firewood, and ended harsh penalties. In 1154 King Henry II had placed restrictions and levies on woodland, fields, heathland, etc. 1814 Antoine-Joseph (Adolphe) Sax was born. A musical instrument maker, he invented the saxophone. 1879 The first official observance of Canadian Thanksgiving holiday. Now observed on 2nd Monday in October. (Canadian Thanksgiving Trivia) 1905 The Broadway production of J.M. Barrie's most famous work opened in New York: 'Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up' 1914 Morton Salt first used "When It Rains It Pours" trademark slogan for its salt.
(Salt Trivia & Facts --- Salt Quotes) 1923 HyperInflation ran rampant in Europe. A loaf of bread cost 140 Billion German Marks. 1975 'Good Morning America' premiered on TV. 1976 David Marine died (born Sep 20, 1888). An American pathologist whose research on the treatment of goitre with iodine led to the iodizing of table salt. 1991 'Cream' by Prince & The NPG is #1 on the charts. 1993 The world's largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich to date, was created in Peanut, Pennsylvania. It was almost 40 feet long and used 150 pounds of peanut butter and 50 pounds of jelly.
(See Sept 7, 2002 for a new record)
(Peanut Butter Trivia --- Peanut Butter Quotes) 2018 California voters approved the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative. By 2020 egg-laying hens must have at least 1 square foot of space per hen, and each calf raised as veal must be provided with at least 43 square feet of space. By 2022 female pigs used for breeding must have at least 24 square feet of space per pig. Hens must be kept in cage-free housing with at least 1 square foot of space per hen.
(California Food Trivia, Facts and Statistics)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 29-Nov 15, 2026 120th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana October 30-November 8, 2026 72nd Annual Florida Gateway Fair - Lake City, Florida November 1-8, 2026 - Annual San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival - San Diego, California November 5-15, 2026 Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair - Jacksonville, Florida November 6-7, 2026 69th Annual Urbanna Oyster Festival - Urbanna, Virginia November 6-14, 2026 - National Peanut Festival
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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?
· Sugar rationing ended in Great Britain.
· Dow Chemical creates Saran Wrap.
· The French Sardine Co. (since 1917) becomes Star-Kist Foods.
· Kraft Cheez Whiz is introduced. 2) In 1967 Wisconsin was the last state to finally permit the sale of what food product, but still maintained special taxes on it? 3) In 1903, a German importer received a ship load of beans that had been soaked with saltwater during a storm. He turned to his researchers to figure out a way the shipment might be saved.
What did they come up with? 4) Why are there thousands of grasshoppers in the foundation blocks of the First United Methodist Church in Hutchinson, Kansas? 5) How much faster do room temperature apples lose flavor and crispness compared to apples kept refrigerated? 6) What percentage of U.S. apricots are grown in California?
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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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