Sunday, December 28, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The kitchen is a country in which there are always discoveries to be made.”
Grimod de la Reyniθre (1758-1838)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Chocolate Candy Day
(Chocolate Trivia --- Chocolate Quotes)
Brobdingnagian Proboscis Day (see 1897 below) [Kwanzaa] begins (Dec 26 to Jan 1) A celebration of African American family, community and culture.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1763 John Molson was born (died Jan 11, 1836).He founded Molson Brewery, Montreal, Canada. 1814 Sir John Bennet Lawes was born (died Aug 31, 1900). English agronomist, he developed a superphosphate that marked the beginnings of the artificial fertilizer industry. 1846 Iowa became the 29th state.
(Iowa Food Facts and Trivia) 1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio received the first U.S. patent (No. 98,304) for chewing gum, although he never commercially manufactured any gum. (Chewing Gum Trivia) 1877 John Stevens filed a patent application for a grain crushing mill (issued March 23, 1880). 1886 Josephine Garis Cochran patented the first commercially successful dish washing machine. It became a huge hit at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Her company eventually evolved into KitchenAid. 1897 Henry J. Heinz registered 'Heinz' trademark.
(Heinz Trivia & Facts) 1897 Edmond Rostand's romantic, dramatic play 'Cyrano de Bergerac' premiers in Paris. A unique combination of love, swordplay, comedy, pathos and an extraordinary nose ("That thing a nose? Marry-come-up! 'Tis a dwarf pumpkin, or a prize turnip!"). 1943 Keith Floyd was born (died Sept 14, 2009). British celebrity chef, restaurateur, cookbook author and cooking show host. 1957 The largest abattoir in the north of England was closed after foot-and-mouth disease was found in cattle waiting to be slaughtered. 1968 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye was number one on the music charts. 2000 Retailer Montgomery Ward, pioneer of mail-order catalogs in 1872, announced it is shutting down after nearly 128 years in business. 2001 The National Guard was called up out help Buffalo, New York dig out from a five-day storm that dropped almost 7 feet of snow.
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Gingerbread House Competition & Display
Lahaska, Pennsylvania Nov 18, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 National Gingerbread House Competition & Display - Asheville, N. Carolina December 1-31, 2025 55th Annual Christmas in Newport - Newport, Rhode Island December 20-29, 2025 NOLA Christmasfest
New Orleans, Louisiana December 30-31, 2025 PeepsFest & Peeps Chick Drop - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania NEW YEARS EVE EVENTS (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?
· Sylvester the cat first tried to have Tweety Bird for lunch in a Warner Bros. cartoon.
· The first aluminum foil, Reynolds Metals 'Reynolds Wrap' goes on sale.
· Marilyn Monroe was crowned the first Artichoke Queen in Castroville, California
· Rhubarb was legally classified as a fruit in the U.S., even though botanically it is a vegetable. 2) In 1952 several animals vied for the honor of representing the new Kellogg's cereal 'Sugar Frosted Flakes.' Tony the Tiger won. The other contestants were Katy, Elmo and Newt.
What animal was each one (Katy the__, Elmo the__ and Newt the__), and which another one initially shared the front of the box with Tony the Tiger? 3) This was once a major source of potash and iodine, and today is used to obtain alginic acid. Alginic acid is used in tire manufacturing, in ice cream to prevent it from crystallizing, and in paints.
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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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