Tuesday, November 25, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“There are four unbroken rules when it comes to Thanksgiving: there must be turkey and dressing, cranberries, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie.”
John Hadamuscin
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Parfait Day 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 HISTORY1715 American Sybilla Masters was the first American to receive an English patent. A method for "Cleansing Curing and Refining of Indian Corn". The patent was issued in her husband's name, Thomas Masters.
(Corn Trivia and Facts --- Corn Quotes) 1846 Carrie Amelia Moore Nation was born (died June 9, 1911) Radical American temperance movement leader, she is notable for using a hatchet to destroy saloons. 1884 John Mayenberg, of St. Louis, Missouri received the first U.S. patent for a process to produce evaporated milk (patent # 308,422).
(Evaporated Milk Trivia) 1884 Nestle registered "Nestle" trademark (condensed milk). (Condensed Milk Trivia & Facts) 1915 Edwin Traisman was born in Chicago, Illinois (died June 5, 2007). Food scientist who developed the process for freezing McDonald's french fries and helped develop Cheez Whiz. 1924 Cellucotton Products Co. registered "Kleenex" trademark. 1940 Woody Woodpecker made his debut in the cartoon 'Knock Knock.' 1950 Rudolph Boysen died (born July 14, 1895). A California horticulturist, he developed the boysenberry, a raspberry-blackberry hybrid in 1923. 1952 'The Mousetrap' opened in London. Agatha Christie's murder mystery play is the longest running play in history. It hit 25,000 performances on Nov 18, 2012, and is still running today. 1967 'Incense and Peppermint' by Strawberry Alarm Clock hits number one on the charts. 1968 Upton Sinclair died (born Sept 20, 1878). His novel, 'The Jungle,' was a horror story about conditions in the meat packing industry of the time. It led to extensive reforms. 1987 Jehane Benoξt died (born March 21, 1904). Canadian food consultant, author, TV and radio commentator. Operated her own cooking school in Montreal, Fumet de la Vieille France. Opened one of the first vegetarian restaurants in Canada, The Salad Bar, in 1935. Author of 30 books. 1998 The movies 'Home Fries' and 'A Bug's LIfe' opened in the U.S. 2010 Bernard Matthews died (born Jan 24, 1930). Founder of Bernard Matthews Farms Ltd., Britain's largest turkey processor.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)THANKSGIVING FOOD QUIZZES 1) Which state has been the #1 cranberry producer in the U.S. for 20 consecutive years? 2) What percentage of world production of Pecans does the U.S. produce? 3) Good, ripe cranberries will bounce. Bounceberry is another name for them.
Why do cranberries bounce? 4) How many cranberries are in a pound? 5) What percentage of a cranberry is water? 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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