Monday, November 2, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“All cooking is a matter of time. In general, the more time the better.”
John Erskine, 'The Complete Life'
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Deviled Egg Day (Deviled Egg Recipe)
(Egg Quotes) • National Fig Week (Nov 1-7) (Fig Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1671 King's Brewery opens, Quebec City's first brewery. 1734 Daniel Boone was born. American pioneer and frontiersman. 1755 Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of Louis XVI of France, was born (guillotined Oct 16, 1793). She would sometimes wear potato blossoms as a hair decoration. Attributed quote: "If they have no bread, let them eat cake." 1867 The first issue of 'Harpers Bazaar' magazine was published. 1889 North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states. (North Dakota Food Trivia)
(South Dakota Food Trivia) 1903 The first issue of the British newspaper 'The Daily Mirror' was published. It was launched as a newspaper for women, run by women. 1912 The XIT Ranch in Texas sold its last head of cattle. At its peak the ranch had more than 160,000 head of cattle on its nearly 3 million acres, with 1,500 miles of fencing. [XIT Ranch History] 1947 Dave Pegg of the music group 'Jethro Tull' was born. 1947 Canada ends wartime price controls on sugar and molasses, ending more than 5 years of food rationing. 1950 George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, died. You will find many food related quotes from his works on the Food Reference Website. ("Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive.") 1957 William C. Coleman died (born May 21, 1870). Inventor and founder of the Coleman Company, manufacturer of camping equipment. 1978 The largest squid ever caught was taken in Thimble Tickle Bay, Newfoundland. It was 55 feet long and weighed two tons. 1995 The Soup Nazi first appears on the ‘Seinfeld’ TV show. 2007 The animated 'Bee Movie' opened in U.S. theatres. The story of a bee who discovers that humans actually eat honey and decides to sue them.
(Bee Trivia) 2010 San Francisco passed a law that allows toys to be given away with kids restaurant meals only if the meal contains less than 600 calories.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 29-Nov 15, 2026 120th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana October 30-November 8, 2026 72nd Annual Florida Gateway Fair - Lake City, Florida November 1-8, 2026 - Annual San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival - San Diego, California November 5-15, 2026 Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair - Jacksonville, Florida November 6-7, 2026 69th Annual Urbanna Oyster Festival - Urbanna, Virginia November 6-14, 2026 - National Peanut Festival
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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?
· Canada orders a complete ban on cod fishing after stocks dwindle.
· SnackWell's reduced-fat cookies are introduced.
· The Food Network premiers on television.
· Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries were introduced by Ocean Spray.
· John Wayne Bobbitt does not appreciate his wife Lorena's expertise with a kitchen knife. 2) About what percentage of a lemon is juice? 3) The lacy outer covering (aril) of the nutmeg seeds. When fresh, it has bright red color, which changes to a golden brown when it is dried. Its flavor has been described as a combination of: cinnamon and pepper or nutmeg and cinnamon. 4) A spice made from dried, ground, sour black cherry pits, used in the Middle East (Greece, Turkey, Syria). It has a highly fragrant nutty, bittersweet, sour taste. 5) The best known and most widely available Spanish cheese. It is aged for 3 months or longer, and is a semi-firm cheese with a rich golden color. It comes in a 10 inch diameter wheel, 5 inches thick with a herringbone design on the rind. It ranges from mild to sharp, depending on how long it is aged. 6) What is the French name for the paper frill or crown used to decorate the bone end of chops, leg of lamb, etc.?
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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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