Thursday, January 29, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.”
George H.W. Bush, 41st U.S. President, commenting about the menu on Air Force One.
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Corn Chip Day
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1850 Lawrence Hargrave was born (died July 6, 1915). Australian aeronaut, he invented the box kite in 1894. 1861 Kansas became the 34th state. Nicknames: The Sunflower State, The Wheat State, The Grasshopper State, The Garden of the West. (Kansas Food Trivia) 1878 The first patent for a glass milk container was issued to George Lester.
(Bottle Trivia --- Bottle Quotes) 1892 The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. (see also March 12, 1894)
(Coca-Cola Trivia) 1924 Carl R. Taylor of Cleveland, Ohio received the first U.S. patent for an ice cream cone rolling machine. (U.S. patent No. 1,481,813). 1934 Fritz Haber died (born Dec 9, 1868). German chemist, he developed a method of synthesizing ammonia directly from nitrogen and hydrogen (1909). This led to large-scale commercial production of nitrogen fertilizer. 1958 The Boston Herald printed a letter from Olga Owens Huckins attacking the pesticide DDT as dangerous. She also wrote to her friend Rachel Carson, which prompted Carson to write 'Silent Spring.' The public outcry that followed the book’s publication forced the banning of DDT. 1972 'American Pie' by Don McLean was number one on the music charts. 1978 Sweden became the first country to ban aerosol cans to stop the destruction of the ozone layer. 2004 A 60 ton, 56 foot long sperm whale exploded on a busy street in Tainan, Taiwan. A buildup of gas from internal decay caused the explosion. Researchers were taking the whale by truck to the National Cheng Kung University for a necropsy. The whale had beached itself and died on January 17. No one was injured in the explosion, but blood and entrails showered cars and shops, and traffic was held up for several hours while the mess was cleaned up.
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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 pull tab for beverage cans is introduced.
· The Top Of The Needle restaurant opened in the Seattle, Washington Space Needle.
· 'mashed potato time' by dee dee sharp is #1 on the charts.
· Planters introduces dry roasted peanuts.
· The United Farm Workers union is founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. 2) One of the world's largest and oldest living organisms is believed to be somewhere between 1,500 and 10,000 years old. It is located in an Iron County, Michigan forest near the Wisconsin border.
What is it? 3) What country is the world's largest garlic producer?
a) United States. b) China. c) South Korea.
d) India. e) Italy. 4) When gas ranges (stoves) were first introduced in the 1850s it took several decades before they became popular. Why? 5) The University of Florida football team has a connection to what beverage? Click Here for Today’s 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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