Tuesday, August 11, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands -- and then eat just one of the pieces.” Judith Viorst
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Panini Day • National Raspberry Bombe Day • UK: [Afternoon Tea Week] (Aug 10-16, 2026) A celebration of the great British tradition of Afternoon Tea.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1858 Christiaan Eijkman was born (died Nov 5, 1930). A Dutch physician who discovered that beriberi was caused by a poor diet (a lack of vitamin B1), which eventually led to the discovery of vitamins. 1865 Gifford Pinchot was born (died Oct 4, 1946). In 1905 he was the first chief of the new Forest Service when management of forest reserves was transferred to the Dept. of Agriculture from the Dept. of the Interior. Regarded as a father of American conservation due to his unrelenting concern for the protection of the American forests. 1874 Harry S. Parmelee of New Haven, Connecticut patented the sprinkler head. 1896 Harvey Hubbell of Bridgeport, Connecticut received U.S. patent No. 565,541 for an on/off pull-chain electric light 'Socket For Incandescent Lamps.' The design is still popular today. 1903 Satori Kato of Chicago, Illinois was issued the first U.S. patent for instant coffee (U.S. patent No. 735,777 - "Coffee Concentrate and Process of Making Same"). The patent application was filed in 1901, when his Kato Coffee Company introduced the product at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo.
(Coffee Trivia -- Coffee History --- Coffee Quotes) 1949 Eric Carmen of the music group 'The Raspberries' was born. 1953 Dorothy Feiner Rodgers, of New York, NY, received patent for a "Cleaning Swab for Toilet Bowls and the Like"; an improved 'Jonny Mop' with a disposable cleaning pad. 1962 Booker T and the MG's released their instrumental single 'Green Onions'. 1987 Clara Peller died (born Aug 4, 1902). She is the actress who is famous for her Wendy's TV commercial, "Where's the beef?" (see also March 22, 1985). 1992 The Mall of America opened in Bloomington, Minnesota. It was the largest shopping mall in the U.S. 2009 John Hughes died (born Feb 18, 1950). Film director and screenwriter. 'The Breakfast Club' (1985); 'Home Alone' (1990); 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' (1987).
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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?
· Yoplait Yogurt is introduced into the U.S.
· Mrs. Fields Cookies is founded by Debbi Fields.
· Life Savers enlarges the holes in its product and raises prices due to high sugar prices.
· The first checkout scanner was installed in a supermarket. 2) This traditional dish of a central European country can trace its origins back to the ninth century Magyar shepherds. Originally it consisted of chunks of meat and onions, slowly cooked until all the liquid was boiled away, and then dried in the sun. The meat could then be used to prepare a stew by boiling it in water. What is considered the key ingredient was added to the recipe in the 18th-century. What is the name of this dish, the country of origin and the key ingredient? 3) Before setting up the a fast-food restaurant chain, this man was a high school dropout, ambulance driver, jazz pianist, Florida real-estate salesman, radio station manager, and paper cup salesman.
What is his name and the name of his fast-food restaurant chain?
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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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