Tuesday, December 2, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Cookery is as old as the world, but it must also remain, always, as modern as fashion”
Gilbert (1857-1942)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Fritters Day (Pumpkin Fritters Recipe) • St. Bibiana's Day, patron against hangovers. • Cookie Cutter Week: (Dec 1-7 ?)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1594 Gerardus Mercator died (born March 5, 1512). Flemish cartographer who created the 'Mercator' map projection, with parallel lines of latitude and longitude. This was convenient for navigation but land masses appeared increasingly enlarged at the top and bottom. 1863 Charles Ringling was born (died Dec 3, 1926). American circus owner (Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus). 1885 George Richard Minot was born. An American physician, he was one of the developers of a raw-liver diet used to treat pernicious anemia. 1923 Maria Cecilia Sophia Anna Kalogeropoulos was born (died Sept 16, 1977. Otherwise known as opera diva Maria Callas. She was a passionate recipe collector. 1927 The first Model A Ford was sold for $385. (First produced on Oct, 20, 1927). 1946 The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established as the decision-making body of the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW), "to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry." 1970 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began operations. William Ruckelhaus was the first director. 1973 Keith Moon of the rock group The Who smashed a bottle of ketchup against the wall of their hotel room, beginning $6,000 worth of damage to the hotel room and the groups overnight arrest in Montreal, Canada. 1974 Official major league baseballs may now be made from cowhide, rather than just horsehide. 1995 Maria Telkes died. A Hungarian born American biophysicist & chemist, she was a pioneer in using solar energy in heating applications. Among other things, she developed a solar heated sea water distillation system and a solar powered stove. 2000 The music group 'The Smashing Pumpkins' play their final concert in Chicago before breaking up.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Nov 18, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 National Gingerbread House Competition & Display - Asheville, N. Carolina November 29 & Dec 6, 2025 Winter Wonderland
Franklin, North Carolina December 1-31, 2025 55th Annual Christmas in Newport - Newport, Rhode Island December 5-7, 2025 German Christmas Market
Augusta, New Jersey December 6-7, 2025 - 33rd Annual Indio International Tamale Festival - Indio, California (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?
· George A. Hormel founded Geo. A. Hormel & Co. as a small retail store in Austin, Minnesota.
· Fig Newtons were created by Kennedy Biscuit Works in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts.
· In St. Paul, Minnesota, Carpenter Electric Heating Mfg. Co. introduces the first electric oven for commercial sale.
· New York City has more soda fountains than saloons. 2) A small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors. Name this tree. 3) What are small grains of semolina cooked by steaming or boiling and served like rice? 4) Any of various herbs in the parsley family, having small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels, whose roots and fruits are used in flavoring liqueurs and whose stems are candied and eaten. Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article
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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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