Monday, November 11, 2024Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“For the millions of us who live glued to computer keyboards at work and TV monitors at home, food may be more than entertainment. It may be the only sensual experience left.” Barbara Ehrenreich, author, social critic FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Veterans Day (Armistice Day) • National Sundae Day (Ice Cream Trivia) (Ice Cream Recipes --- Ice Cream Quotes) • St. Menas of Egypt, patron of travelling merchants. • St. Martin's Day, patron of drunkards, harvests, horses, innkeepers. • National Split Pea Soup Week: Celebrated in the U.S. since 1969 (Nov 10-16, 2024 - 2nd week in Nov) (Pea Soup Recipes --- Pea Quotes) • Australia: [Recycling Week] (Nov 11-17, 2024) • UK [National School Meals Week] (Nov 11-15, 2024) TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1620 The Mayflower Compact was signed (Nov 21 by the new Gregorian Calendar). See November 21, 1620 for details. 1790 Chrysanthemums were introduced to England from China. Both the greens and blossoms are edible, and are particularly popular in Japan, China and Vietnam. 1873 John T. Dorrance was born (died Sept 21, 1930). An American chemist, he developed a method to make condensed soup, and served as president of Campbell Soup Co. from 1914 to 1930. (Campbell’s Soup Trivia --- Soup Quotes) 1885 Dr. John M. Riggs died (born Oct 25, 1811). First surgeon to operate on a patient under anaesthesia when he extracted a tooth using nitrous oxide (laughing gas) on Dec 11, 1844 in Hartford, Connecticut. 1918 Karen Hess, culinary historian was born (died May 15, 2007). Some of her books were 'The Taste of America' (1977) and 'Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection' (1992). She also annotated Mary Randolph's 'Virginia Housewife' (1983). 1933 The first great dust storm occurred on the Great Plains. The 'Black Blizzard' buried roads and vehicles from Texas to Canada under drifts as deep as 6 feet. 1938 Typhoid Mary (Mary Mallon) died at North Brother Island, New York City. She was an infamous household cook who was responsible for major outbreaks of typhoid in the New York City area in 1904, 1907, and 1914. She was immune to typhoid, but was a carrier of the bacillus, and spread it wherever she worked as a household cook. (See also March 27, 1915). 1945 Vincent Martell of the music group 'Vanilla Fudge' was born. 1995 The Smashing Pumpkins' album 'Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness' was number 1 on the charts. 2006 A Hong Kong real estate tycoon and his wife paid $160,000 for a 3.3 pound Italian Alba white truffle. (Truffle Trivia and Facts --- Truffle Quotes)
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 30-Nov 17, 2024 118th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana November 7-17, 2024 Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair - Jacksonville, Florida November 8-17, 2024 San Francisco Restaurant Week - San Francisco, California November 8-17, 2024 Jersey Shore Restaurant Week Jersey Shore, New Jersey November 16, 2024 Gobble Up Seattle - Washington November 17, 2024 The Chocolate Expo Lincoln, Rhode Island (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? · The first quart beer cans appeared. · Sylvan Goldman & Fred Young invented the first shopping cart. · The 5th Avenue candy bar was introduced. 2) A biennial Eurasian plant of the goosefoot family, usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop. An old Harper's Bazaar article says they are good for removing wrinkles and bags under the eyes. a) potatoes. b) rutabagas. c) beets. d) kohlrabi. e) carrots. 3) This Chinese fruit of the soapberry family, has a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed, often dried. The most desirable varieties have atrophied seeds which are called "chicken tongue." They are sweet, with a slightly acid flavor. Name this fruit. Click Here for Quiz Answers ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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 TOP |