Monday, November 24, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“...corn provided infant America with a backbone while it was developing the use of its legs. America was growing, quite literally, up the cornstalk.”
Dorthy Giles, 'Singing Valleys: The Story of Corn'
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Sardine Day
(Quotes about Sardines --- Roast Sardines Recipe) • International Carmenere Day
[History of Carmenere grape] • Switzerland: [Zibelemarit - Bern Onion Market]
Switzerland: Zibelemarit - Bern Onion Market (Nov 24, 2025: 4th Mon). A traditional folk festival held every November. Farmers from the surrounding area bring over 50 tons of onions – artistically woven into braids – to the federal capital. Old Town is filled with thousands of visitors as they enjoy this farmers’ market and folk festival in one. • National Family Week in U.S. (Nov 23-29, 2025 - Thanksgiving Week) Organizations have promoted National Family Week for more than 40 years. An annual celebration observed during the week of Thanksgiving, designed to build community connections and honor those who strengthen families UK: [National Tree Week] (Nov 22-30, 2025)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1762 The first written record of the word 'sandwich'. Edward Gibbons Journal, 11/24/1762: 'I dined at the Cocoa Tree....That respectable body affords every evening a sight truly English. Twenty or thirty of the first men in the kingdom....supping at little tables....upon a bit of cold meat, or a Sandwich.'
(Sandwich Trivia & Facts -- Sandwich Recipes)
(Sandwich Quotes) 1859 Charles Darwin’s 'The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection' was published in England. 1864 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born. French artist who documented Parisian night life in the 1890s with his insightful posters. 1874 [U.S. Patent #157,124] issued to Joseph F. Glidden for barbed wire (patent application filed Oct 27, 1873). The beginning of the end of cowboys and the open range. (see also Jan 18, 1813)
(Barbed Wire Trivia) 1904 Benjamin Holt invented the first successful track-type or crawler tractor (caterpillar tractor). 1916 Sir Hiram Maxim died. An American born inventor. Among his hundreds of inventions were a hair curling iron, a mousetrap, an automatic sprinkling system, gas motors, and a machine gun. 1948 Anna Jarvis died (born May 1, 1864). Successfully campaigned from 1908 to 1914 to have Mother's Day recognized as national holiday.
(See also May 8, 1914). 1981 The Metric Commission of Canada orders scales across Canada changed to metric by January, 1982; advertising allowed only in metric after December 31, 1983. 1998 Nicholas Kurti died (born May 14, 1908). Hungarian born British physicist whose hobby was cooking. He advocated applying scientific knowledge to the kitchen and coined the term 'molecular gastronomy' 2005 The M&M's balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade hit a light pole, knocking the light to the street and injuring 2 spectators. 2004 The movie 'Christmas with the Kranks' opened in U.S. theatres. 2005 New licensing laws became effective at midnight in England and Wales and more than 1,000 pubs, clubs and supermarkets have been granted 24-hour licenses to sell alcohol.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Nov 18, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 National Gingerbread House Competition & Display - Asheville, N. Carolina November 22-24, 2025 America's Hometown Thanksgiving - Plymouth, Massachusetts November 27-28, 2025 Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation - Plymouth, Massachusetts November 28-29, 2025 Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia - Williamsburg, Virginia November 29, 2025 Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail Mac & Cheese Bake-Off - Traverse City, Michigan November 29-30, 2025 A Family Thanksgiving 2025
Woodstock, Vermont November 29 & Dec 6, 2025 Winter Wonderland
Franklin, North Carolina (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)THANKSGIVING FOOD QUIZZES 1) What percentage of turkeys in the U.S. are sold as whole turkeys? 2) What percentage of Thanksgiving dinners include cranberry sauce? 3) The frozen TV Dinner was introduced by Swanson in 1954. It consisted of Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, Sweet Potatoes and Peas.
Why was Turkey chosen for the first TV Dinner? 4) When was the first Thanksgiving Day in Canada, and when is it currently observed? 5) What is Turducken? 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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