Friday, August 8, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The first zucchini I ever saw I killed it with a hoe.”
John Gould ‘Monstrous Depravity’ (1963)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Frozen Custard Day • National Zucchini Day and Sneak Some Zucchini on Your Neighbor's Porch Night
(Zucchini Trivia & Facts -- Zucchini Recipes) • [National Farmers Market Week] (Aug 3-9, 2025 1st full week in August)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1899 Albert T. Marshall, of Brockton, Massachusetts, received a patent for a refrigerator (Automatic Refrigerating Apparatus). It used anhydrous ammonia as a refrigerating medium.
(Refrigerator Trivia) 1905 Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company registered ‘Pillsbury's Best’ trademark for flour (first used in 1873). (Flour Trivia & Facts) 1927 Alfalfa was born on this day. Actually, it was Carl Switzer who played Alfalfa in the ‘Our Gang’ short film series. 1961 Canada: A record 101 pound lake trout was caught in Lake Athabasca. Saskatchewan. 1973 Archibald Gowanlock Huntsman died (born Nov 23, 1883). Canadian oceanographer and fisheries biologist. Best known for research on Atlantic salmon. He also invented methods for quick freezing fish fillets. (Salmon Trivia and Facts) 1983 Rolla N. Harger died. A biochemist, he invented the first successful test machine for blood alcohol content, the Drunkometer, in 1931. 1988 'Kid Chocolate' (Elgio Saldana) died. He became Cuba's first world boxing champion in 1931 after defeating Benny Bass for the Jr. Lightweight Championship. 2006 Krispy Kreme donuts opened its first Asian outlet in Hong Kong. 2008 The movie 'Beer for My Horses' opened in U.S. theatres.
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Los Angeles, California July 31-August 10, 2024 Wisconsin State Fair
West Allis, Wisconsin August 4-9, 2025 Here's The Beef Ag Week
Pulaski, Tennessee August 5-10, 2025 171st Topsham Fair
Topsham, Maine August 6-9, 2025 - The Great American Ribfest
Lincoln, Nebraska August 7-9, 2025 Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival
Reynoldsburg, Ohio August 7-10, 2025 78th Annual Mendota Sweet Corn Festival - Mendota, Illinois (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?
· Frank C. Mars of Minnesota introduced the Milky Way candy bar.
· Scotland: Cutty Sark Scots Whisky was created by Berry Brothers & Rudd wine and spirit merchants.
· Welch's grape jelly is introduced.
· Libby, McNeill & Libby introduce the first commercially canned tomato juice.
· Yoo Hoo chocolate drink is introduced. 2) Any of several plants of the genus Panax of eastern Asia. There are also several similar species found in North America. The aromatic root has been used for medicinal purposes in Asia for thousands of years. It has been reputed to cure cancer, diabetes, aging, sexual dysfunctions, high blood pressure, and many other disorders. It is also used in tea, tonics, spirits, and in cookery. Its curative powers have never been scientifically documented. It is acknowledged as a stimulant, like coffee or tea.
Name these plants. 3) The blossom of this plant is the official state flower of Arizona. The white, funnel shaped, night blooming flowers grow on the trunk and branches of the plant during May and June, and produce edible red fruits. Name this plant. Click Here for Today’s 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
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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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