Wednesday, November 20, 2024Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“A diet is when you watch what you eat and wish you could eat what you watch.”
Hermione Gingold, actress
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
(Fudge Recipes -- Peanut Butter Trivia) National Zinfandel Day (Nov 20, 2024 - 3rd Wed) National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week (Nov 17-23, 2024 - week before Thanksgiving) [National Coalition for the Homeless] A time to share our compassion with our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness. UK: National Baking Week (always Oct 14-20)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1758 Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reyniθre was born (died Dec 25, 1837). French writer and gastronome. Notorious for his extravagant behavior, sharp wit and dark humor, he was one of the first food and restaurant critics. 1820 A whaling ship, the Essex, was rammed twice by a sperm whale and eventually sank. 1886 Karl von Frisch was born (died June 12, 1982). He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Konrad Lorenz and Nikolaas Tinbergen. Working with honey bees he showed that they can recognize different odors and tastes and using their 'waggle dance' could communicate the location of food to other bees in the hive.
(Honey Bee Trivia & Facts --- Honey Quotes) 1888 The first U.S. patent for a time clock was issued to Willard Bundy of Auburn, New York (Patent # 393,205). 1903 In Canada, the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan was incorporated. 1913 The National Biscuit Co. (Nabisco) introduced 'Mallomars', chocolate covered marshmallow cookies.
(Nabisco Trivia & Facts) 1926 Ann Turner Cook was born. A mystery novelist, she was the model for the baby drawing which has appeared on Gerber Baby Food products since 1928. The charcoal sketch was by a family friend, commercial artist, Dorothy Hope Smith. 1962 Hardee's restaurant chain registered the 'Hardee's' trademark. 1967 The U.S. population passed 200 million, according to the Census Clock at the Department of Commerce. 1969 The pesticide DDT was banned for residential use as part of a total phase out of its use in the U.S. 1984 McDonald's sold its 50 billionth hamburger today. (McDonald’s Trivia & Facts) 2004 Ancel Keys died (born Jan 26, 1904). An American nutritionist, he developed the lightweight, nutritious K ration used during WW II. He also identified saturated fats role in causing heart disease 2009 Kellogg's reports there will be a nationwide shortage of Eggo Frozen Waffles until the summer of 2010. Production has been interrupted at 2 of Eggo's four production plants due to repairs. 2020 Coronavirus: The CDC recommends Americans not travel for Thanksgiving; Flu season. winter weather and holiday travel are expected to amplify the outbreak in the U.S.
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Denver, Colorado November 21-23, 2024 - 17th Annual International Wine, Beer & Food Festival - Grand Rapids, Michigan November 22-23, 2024 Annual Plant City Pig Jam
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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 U.S. Department of Labor upgraded the definition of 'Chef' from 'domestic' to 'professional.'
· Red Dye No. 2, was banned by the FDA because it might cause cancer. There are no Red M&Ms for 11 years.
· Pierrier water was introduced in the U.S.
· 'Hotel California' was released by The Eagles. 2) Name this vegetable:
In ancient Egypt, paintings of this vegetable appear on the inner walls of the pyramids and in the tombs of both the Old Kingdom and the New Kingdom. It is mentioned as a funeral offering and they are depicted on the banquet tables of the great feasts. They were shown upon the altars of the gods. Frequently, a priest is pictured holding them in his hand or covering an altar with a bundle of their leaves or roots. In mummies, these vegetables have frequently been found in the pelvic regions of the body, in the thorax, flattened against the ears and in front of the collapsed eyes. They have been found on the chest, and some have been found attached to the soles of the feet and along the legs. King Ramses IV, who died in 1160 B.C., was entombed with this vegetable in his eye sockets.
In India as early as the sixth century B.C., the famous medical treatise Charaka - Sanhita celebrates them as medicine - a diuretic, good for digestion, the heart, the eyes and the joints.
Likewise, Dioscorides, a Greek physician in first century A.D., noted several medicinal uses of this vegetable. The Greeks used them to fortify athletes for the Olympic Games.
The Romans ate them regularly and carried them on journeys to their provinces in England and Germany. Before he was overcome and killed by the volcano's heat and fumes, Pliny the Elder catalogued the Roman beliefs about the efficacy of them to cure vision, induce sleep, heal mouth sores, dog bites, toothaches, dysentery and lumbago. 3) These dried flower buds are picked and dried before they open. The tree is a member of the myrtle family and is native to the Spice Islands of Indonesia (Moluccas). Click Here for Quiz Answers
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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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