Monday, June 1, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he think he was doing at the time?”
Billy Connolly, comedian.
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [World Milk Day] (Milk Trivia --- Milk Quotes) • National Olive Day [Oldways] (Olive Trivia & Facts)
(Olive Quotes)
• National Hazelnut Cake Day
(Hazelnut or Filbert Trivia) • Hurricane Season begins It lasts until November 30
[National Hurricane Center] • Alex's Lemonade Days (June 1-30, 2025) [Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation] (Lemonade Recipes) • UK: British Tomato Fortnight: (June 1-14, 2026)
[British Tomato Growers’ Association]
(Tomato Trivia | Tomato Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1495 The first written mention of scotch whiskey is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. A Friar John Cor was the distiller. 1812 Richard Kirwan was born. Kirwan was an eccentric Irish chemist who hated flies. He had dysphagia, which is the inability to swallow food without convulsive movements. He always dined alone. 1875 A.P. Ashbourne received a patent for a "Process Preparing Coconut for Domestic Use."
(Coconut Trivia and Facts) 1908 John Krohn walked over 9,000 miles around the perimeter of the United States with his wheelbarrow. He completed the walk in 357 days, resting on Sundays. 1916 A ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages goes into effect in Manitoba, Canada.
(see also March 13, 1916). 1926 During this month, the first automatic pop-up toaster was introduced by the Waters-Genter Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota 1926 Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jean) was born. American actress, primarily remembered as being crowned Artichoke Queen of 1948 in Castroville, California. (Artichoke Trivia --- Artichoke Quotes) 1938 The first Superman comic book is published. 1951 The International Cheese treaty was signed. International Convention on the Use of Designations of Origin and Names for Cheeses.
(Cheese Trivia & Facts --- Cheese Quotes) 1962 Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring' was published. An American biologist, the book was concerned with the dangers of environmental pollution, especially DDT. 1976 Great-Britain & Iceland settle their codfish war.
(Codfish Trivia & Facts --- Cod Recipes) 1993 Brooklyn, New York begins recycling. 1996 Dr. Edward Anton Asselbergs died. In 1960 Dr. Asselbergs developed the process for making instant mashed potato flakes, the same basic process is still used world-wide today. 2006 Restaurateur Claude Terrail, owner of La Tour d'Argent in Paris, died at age 88.
(La Tour d'Argent's Famous Canard a la Presse) 2019 Leah Chase died (born Jan 6, 1923). Chef and civil rights activist, known as the 'Queen of Creole Cuisine,' she was co-owner and executive chef of the historic Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. [Dooky Chase's Restaurant website]
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Bowling Green, Kentucky June 1-30, 2026 - Idaho Wine and Cider Month
Statewide, Idaho June 3-6, 2026 - Wine & Food Week - Houston, Texas June 4-7, 2026 - Pine Island Cheese Festival
Pine Island, Minnesota June 4-7, 2026 - 117th Annual Lebanon Strawberry Festival - Lebanon, Oregon June 5-6, 2026 - 38th International Horseradish Festival - Collinsville, Illinois June 5-6 & 13, 2026 40th Georgia Peach Festival
Byron & Fort Valley, Georgia (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?
· Harry Burt created the Good Humor Bar, Chocolate coated ice cream on a stick.
· The Oh Henry! candy bar is introduced.
· The last salmon cannery in San Francisco closes due to overfishing. 2) What unit of measure is approximately 2150 cubic inches? 3) This dish probably originated in the middle of the 18th century as a thick oatmeal gruel or hardtack and molasses cooked together. It was a basic item in a ship's mess served to English sailors as early as 1750. It eventually developed into something quite different in America, especially in the southern states
Name this dish.
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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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