Wednesday, June 18, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is.”
P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - 2022)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• International Picnic Day (Picnic Trivia) • National Go Fishing Day (Fishing Trivia & Facts)
(Fish Quotes) • International Sushi Day (Ordering Sushi) • [National Pollinator Week] (June 16-22, 2025) Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. • Dairy Goat Awareness Week (June 14-21, 2025 - 2nd to 3rd Sat in June) [American Dairy Goat Assn]
(Goat Trivia & Facts) • UK: [National Picnic Week] (June 14-21, 2025)
(Picnic Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1816 Thomas Henry died (born Oct 26, 1734). An apothecary in Manchester, England, he was the first to produce artifically carbonated water for sale.
(Seltzer Trivia & Facts) 1865 Edmund Ruffin died. He was a pioneer in the study of soil chemistry in the U.S. 1892 Macadamia nuts were first planted in Hawaii.
(Macadamia Nut Trivia -- Hawaii Food Trivia & Facts) 1897 Juliet Corson died. Librarian, cookery teacher and writer, founder of the New York Cooking School in 1876. Her books include 'Cooking Manual' (1877), 'Twenty-five Cent Dinners for Families of Six' (1878), and 'Miss Corson's Practical American Cookery' (1886) 1898 Atlantic City, NJ opened its Steel Pier (boardwalk). The world-famous Steel Pier had 9 miles of food, beverages, concessions, amusements, concerts, etc. Ed McMahon, of the Johnny Carson Show and Publisher's Clearing House fame, was a barker on the pier in his youth.
(New Jersey Food Trivia) 1913 Robert Mondavi was born. A leading Napa Valley vintner. (North American Wines Articles) 1964 The African Groundnut Council was founded in Dakar. 1993 So-called 'killer bees,' Africanized honey bees, have reached Tucson, Arizona; a small dog was killed from a bee attack. Their original source was Brazil, where African bees were imported for experimental cross breeding. (Bee Trivia and Facts) 2020 Coronavirus: To mask or not to mask, that is the question.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** June 1-30, 2025 - Idaho Wine and Cider Month
Statewide, Idaho June 11-July 6, 2025 San Diego County Fair
Del Mar, California June 17-21, 2025 Annual West Virginia Interstate Fair - Mineral Wells, West Virginia June 18-21, 2025 Annual Ice Cream Days
Le Mars, Iowa June 19-21, 2025 64th Annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo - Stonewall, Texas June 19-22, 2025 Cranberry Blossom Festival
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin June 21-22, 2025 33rd Annual Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle - Washington D.C. (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?
· California ordered mandatory water restrictions for the first time in history. Cities and towns must cut water usage by 25%, due to a drought emergency.
· Burger King opened its first restaurant in Mongolia
· The SpaceX supply ship brought groceries, supplies and an ISSpresso espresso machine to the International Space Station.
· California’s ban on the sale of foie gras was ruled illegal because it encroaches on the regulatory domain of the federal government.
· The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reported that the amount of fish in the oceans has declined by 50% since 1970. 2) How many pounds of mustard are consumed in the world each year? 3) Queen Victoria was given a giant wheel of Cheddar cheese as a wedding gift that weighed over 1,000 pounds.
How much does a normal wheel of Cheddar weigh?
[a] 5 to 15 pounds. [b] 20 to 30 pounds.
[c] 30 to 50 pounds. [d] 60 to 75 pounds.
[e] 100 to 125 pounds. 4) Known as Oreille de Mer in France, Awabi In Japan, Paua In New Zealand, Mutton Fish in Australia, Loco in various South American countries, and Ormer or Venus ear in England. What is it known as in the U.S.?
[a] yellowtail snapper. [b] wood ear mushroom.
[c] abalone. [d] scallop. [e] mussel. 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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