Tuesday, June 16, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“An egg is always an adventure; the next one may be different.” Oscar Wilde
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Fudge Day (Fudge Recipes) • National Cherry Tart Day (June 16, 2026: 3rd Tues)
(Also listed as June 17, 18, 21)
(Tart Recipes --- Cherry Trivia) • Fresh Veggies Day (Vegetable Recipes)
(Vegetable Articles --- Vegetable Quotes) • Feast of St. Benno, patron of anglers, fishermen. • [Men’s Health Week] (June 14-21, 2026) (week leading up to and including Father’s Day) • Dairy Goat Awareness Week (June 13-20, 2026 - 2nd to 3rd Sat in June) [American Dairy Goat Assn]
(Goat Trivia & Facts) • UK: [National Picnic Week] (June 15-21, 2026)
(Picnic Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1794 The first stone was laid for the world’s largest grain windmill in Holland. Known as ‘De Walvisch’ (the whale), it is still in existence.
[De Walvisch website] 1855 John Gorrie died (born Oct 3, 1803). An American physician he pioneered the artificial manufacture of ice, refrigeration, and air conditioning. While a Naval officer in Apalachicola, Florida he needed ice to treat malaria patients. He used a small steam driven piston to chill brine, which was used to cool air or make ice. He was issued the first U.S. Patent (No. 8080) for mechanical refrigeration in May 1851. (Refrigerator Trivia) 1868 William Davis of Detroit, Michigan, received a patent for an improvement in refrigerated railroad cars. 1891 George A. Hormel founded Geo. A. Hormel & Company as small retail store in Austin, Minnesota.
(see also Hormel Trivia & Facts) 1893 R.W. Rueckheim invents ‘Cracker Jack’, a popcorn, peanut and molasses confection. It was introduced at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. R.W.'s brother Louis perfected the secret formula in 1896, which prevents the molasses coated popcorn from sticking together. The prize in each box was introduced in 1912. 1903 The one year old Pepsi-Cola Company registered the 'Pepsi-Cola' trademark with the U.S. Patent Office. It's original name was ‘Brad's Drink’ after Caleb Bradham, the pharmacist who developed the formula at his drugstore in New Bern, North Carolina. (I was the manager of the New Bern Golf & Country Club for a while in the 1980's - Chef James).
(Pepsi Cola Trivia & Facts) 1909 Archie Fairley Carr was born (died May 21, 1987). An American biologist and authority on turtles. His extensive studies and conservation efforts helped to increase turtle populations around the world. 1937 August Busch III was born, president and CEO of Anheuser Busch from 1974 to 2002 (Budweiser Beer, etc.). (Anheuser-Busch Trivia and Facts) 1960 Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller 'Psycho' premiered. It was the first film to show a toilet flushing. (Alfred Hitchcock Food Trivia) 1978 The movie 'Grease' opened in U.S. theatres. 1980 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Diamond v. Chakrabarty that living, genetically-engineered microorganisms are patentable. 2004 Al Lapin Jr. died (born Sept 18, 1927). Entrepreneur and restaurateur, co-founder with his brother Jerry of International House of Pancakes in 1958 in Toluca Lake, California. 2020 An Expensive Fart: A man in Vienna, Austria was fined 500 euros ($536) for standing on a park bench and loudly breaking wind during an encounter with police.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** June 17-20, 2026 91st Annual Emmett Cherry Festival - Emmett, Idaho June 17-20, 2026 Annual Ice Cream Days
Le Mars, Iowa June 18-20, 2026 44th Annual Owego Strawberry Festival - Owego, New York June 18-20, 2026 65th Annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree and Rodeo - Stonewall, Texas June 18-21, 2026 29th Annual BBQ RibFest
Fort Wayne, Indiana June 18-21, 2026 Cranberry Blossom Festival
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin June 19-21, 2026 Famous Food Festival
Deer Park, New York (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?
· Proctor & Gamble is founded by William Procter and James Gamble, making, soap and candles.
· Chicago was incorporated as a city.
· John Lea and William Perrins of Worcester, England started manufacturing Worcester Sauce (Worcestershire).
· Riots in New York over high price of flour.
· Tetley Tea is introduced in England when Joseph and Edward Tetley open 'Tetley Brothers - Dealers in Tea. 2) A classic British food has one of its earliest mentions in Charles Dickens' 'Tale of Two Cities (1859),' Can you name this food?
a) Christmas pudding b) 'chips' c) trifle
d) Yorkshire pudding e) Worcestershire sauce 3) What plant root contains a compound that is 50 times sweeter than sugar?
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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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