Saturday, January 24, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.” Barry Goldwater (1909-1998)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Peanut Butter Day (See also 1956 below).
(Peanut Butter Trivia --- Peanut Butter Quotes). • Beer Can Appreciation Day (See 1935 below) • Lobster Thermidor Day (see 1894 below) • Fresh Squeezed Juice Week (begins 3rd Sun - Jan 18-24, 2026) • Healthy Weight Week (Jan 18-24, 2026· - 3rd week)
(Healthy Diets & Dieting Articles --- Diet Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1639 Connecticut established as a self-ruled colony (Jan 14 OS). (Connecticut Food Trivia) 1894 Lobster Thermidor is created at the Paris restaurant Maire, to honor the opening of Victorien Sardou's play, 'Thermidor', at Comedie-Francaise. 1922 Eskimo Pie Patent Day. Christian K. Nelson, an ice cream salesman in Onawa, Iowa, was issued patent #1,404,539 for the Eskimo Pie. Described as "in its simplest form, a block or brick or frozen confection within an edible container or shell. The core or center may be an ice cream, sherbet, sorbet, ice, or other material congealed by refrigeration." The shell "like that used in coating chocolate candies, although preferably modified to harden at a lower temperature." (Eskimo Pie Trivia) 1930 Bernard Matthews was born (died Nov 25, 2010). Founder of Bernard Matthews Farms Ltd., Britain's largest turkey processor. 1935 The beer can (created by the American Can Co.) was introduced in Richmond, Virginia by the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, New Jersey. The products were Krueger's Finest Beer and Krueger's Cream Ale. 1939 Maximilian Bircher-Benner died. He was a Swiss doctor who developed the cereal product 'Muesli,' which is similar to Granola. (History of Granola) 1940 The movie 'The Grapes of Wrath' premiers in New York. Based on John Steinbeck's novel about a poor Midwest family forced off their land during the Great Depression (see also Feb 27, 1941). 1950 Percy L. Spencer received a patent (No. 2,495,429) for the microwave oven, "Method of Treating Foodstuffs." 1956 Procter & Gamble introduces Jif Peanut Butter. 1984 The first Apple Macintosh computers were sold. (see also January 22, 1984) 1985 Coca-Cola announced it had received permission to sell Coca-Cola in the Soviet Union. 1988 Charles Glen King died. King was a biochemist who discovered vitamin C in 1932. He extracted and isolated it from lemon juice. (Vitamin C Trivia) 1996 The U.S. FDA approved the fat substitute Olestra (brand name 'Olean'). Olestra is unapproved for sale in many countries, including the European Union and Canada. Side effects include abdominal cramps, and inhibition of vitamin absorption. 2006 Nicholas Shackleton died (born June 23, 1937). English geologist and paleoclimatologist who helped identify carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas.
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Napa Valley, California January 20-Feb 12, 2026 NYC Restaurant Week
New York, New York January 22-February 1, 2026 140th Saint Paul Winter Carnival - St. Paul, Minnesota January 23-February 1, 2026 Baltimore Restaurant Week - Baltimore, Maryland January 24-25, 2026 - The Chocolate Expo
Wilmington, Massachusetts January 24-25, 2026 Port St. Lucie Seafood Festival
Port St. Lucie, Florida January 24-25, 2026 20th Annual Portland Seafood & Wine Festival - Portland, Oregon (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
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· Lawrence 'Chubby Woodman is said to have invented the fried clam in Essex, Massachusetts.
· Nathan's of Coney Island hosted it's first Hot Dog Eating Contest.
· Electric refrigerators were first offered for sale, for $900.
· The first Piggly-Wiggly supermarket opened in Memphis, Tennessee.
· Coca-Cola started using their new contoured bottle.
· Mr. Peanut was created.
· To much confusion, Daylight Saving Time was introduced in Britain. 2) This American city got its name from a Native American word for the wild garlic that grew around a nearby body of water.
Name this city.
a) Saginaw. b) Chattanooga. c) Amarillo.
d) Chicago. e) Syracuse. f) Piscataway. 3) On June 22, 1897 Queen Victoria celebrated her 60th year on the throne. What dessert was created for this occasion by Auguste Escoffier, who was the chef at the Carleton House in London at the time? Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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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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