Thursday, July 23, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Never trust the food in a restaurant on top of the tallest building in town that spends a lot of time folding napkins.” Andy Rooney
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Vanilla Ice Cream Day (Ice Cream Recipes) • National Refreshment Day (July 23, 2026 - 4th Thurs) • St. Phocas the Gardener, patron of farmers and gardeners.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1803 Samuel Augustus Maverick was born (died Sept 2, 1870). An American cattleman and politician. He didn't brand his cattle, and his name is the source of the term 'maverick' referring to an unbranded animal.
(Cattle Trivia and Facts) 1894 Arthur Treacher, actor, announcer was born. He later founded Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips restaurant franchise. 1903 Ford Motor Company sold its first car, a Model A 1904 The Ice Cream cone was invented. Charles E. Minches invents the ice cream cone for his customers convenience at the St. Louis World's Fair (The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition). This is only one account, there are several other candidates.
(Ice Cream Trivia & Facts) 1915 Vincent Sardi Jr. was born (died Jan 4, 2007). Owner, Sardi's Restaurant, New York, N.Y. 1964 Leroy and Forrest Raffel open the first Arby's Roast Beef Restaurant in Boardman, Ohio, serving only roast beef sandwiches, potato chips and a beverage. The name stands for R.B. the initials of Raffel Brothers. 1975 Canada bans the Soviet Unions Atlantic fleet from Canadian ports for overfishing quotas. 1982 The International Whaling Commission (IWC) voted to ban commercial whaling beginning with the 1985/86 season. 1987 Major League Baseball pitcher (1965-1979) ‘Catfish’ Hunter was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1995 The National Inventors Hall of Fame opened in Akron, Ohio. (http://invent.org/ ) 2010 The largest recorded hailstone ever recovered in the U.S. fell during a severe thunderstorm in Vivian, South Dakota. Verified by the National Climatic Extremes Committee, it weighed 1 pound, 15 ounces, and measured 8 inches in diameter with a circumference of 18.62 inches.
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Olivia, Minnesota July 21-25, 2026 National Baby Food Festival
Freemont, Michigan July 22-25, 2026 - Hood River County Fair
Odell, Oregon July 23-25, 2026 Annual Cave City Watermelon Festival - Cave City, Arkansas July 23-August 1, 2026 Delaware State Fair
Harrington, Delaware July 23-26 & July 30-Aug 2, 2026 Glier’s Goettafest
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· The first use of the Del Monte name on a food product: a premium coffee for the Hotel Del Monte Hotel in Monterey, California.
· California oranges are first shipped East by rail.
· Coca-Cola was invented by pharmacist John Styth Pemberton at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
· Horlick's of Wisconsin offered the first malted milk for sale to the public.
· The first commercially successful dish washing machine was patented.
· In San Francisco, Ristorante Fior d' Italia opened, America's oldest Italian restaurant. 2) In 1648 the Massachusetts Bay Colony had poor harvests, and were saved from starving by eating what abundant species? 3) In 1981 the recipe for Hunt's Tomato Sauce was changed due to consumer demand. What was the change? 4) In the first half of the 19th century, wearing a coffee sack for a shirt, this wilderness loving, eccentric, bearded man walked hundreds of miles each year in the Midwestern wilderness. In exchange for meals and a place to sleep he would give his hosts some seeds, and read from his Bible and from a book by Kierkegaard (a Danish philosopher).
What was the nickname and real name of this legendary, odd gentleman?
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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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