Sunday, May 17, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Between the ages of twenty and fifty, John Doe spends some twenty thousand hours chewing and swallowing food, more than eight hundred days and nights of steady eating. The mere contemplation of this fact is upsetting enough.”
M.F.K. Fisher (1908-1992) 'Serve It Forth' (1937)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Cherry Cobbler Day (Cherry Cobbler Recipe) • National Walnut Day (1949, Walnut Marketing Board) (Walnut Trivia and Facts) • [National Pinot Grigio Day] (an aromatic, light-bodied white wine) • World Baking Day (May 17, 2026 - 3rd Sun)
(Baking Articles) • Feast of St. Pascal Baylon, patron of cooks. • Ireland: [Herbfeast Ireland] (May 15-17, 2026) An annual event in Ireland celebrating herbs and herbal medicine. • American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17, 2026)
[Brewers Association] (Beer Trivia - Beer Articles)
(Beer Quotes) • Go Public Gardens Days (May 8-17, 2026)
[American Public Gardens Assn • International Heritage Breeds Week (May 17-23, 2026) [Livestock Conservancy] • UK: [National Doughnut Week] (May 16-24, 2026) participating bakers across the UK will be helping to raise money for The Children's Trust by donating money for every doughnut they sell. • [World Salt Awareness Week] (May 11-17, 2026)
(Salt Trivia · Salt Kitchen Tips · Salt Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1733 England passes the Molasses Act, putting high tariffs on rum and molasses imported to the colonies from anyplace other than Britain and its possessions.
(Molasses Trivia) 1792 Under a tree near 68 Wall Street in New York City, 24 stock brokers signed an agreement on commission rates. This agreement eventually led to the establishment of the New York Stock Exchange in 1817. 1803 John Hawkins & Richard French patent a Reaping Machine. 1838 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord died. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, known simply as Talleyrand, French statesman, diplomat and grand gourmet, called the 'first fork of France.' He served at the top levels of French governments for almost 50 years. During this time his chefs included Bouchee, Careme, and Avice. Many culinary preparations have been created or named for him. 1886 John Deere died. Inventor and manufacturer, he developed the first steel plow in the 1830s, and founded John Deere & Company in 1868. 1887 Dennis W. Shorter was issued U.S. patent # 363,089 for a livestock feed rack. 1906 The 100 room Turnberry Hotel, opened on the west coast of Scotland. 1947 Seabiscuit, the championship thoroughbred race horse, died at age 14. 1967 Tennessee repealed its 1925 law making it illegal to teach evolution in public schools.
(Tennessee Food Trivia & Facts) 1979 A state record low temperature of 12°F was recorded at the summit of the dormant volcano, Mauna Kea, in Hawaii. (Hawaii Food Trivia & Facts) 1985 A record salmon, a Chinook salmon, caught with rod and reel weighed over 97 pounds and was caught in Alaska. (Salmon Trivia and Facts) 1986 ‘Chicken Song’ by Spitting Image hit #1 in UK.
(see also May 14; Dance Like a Chicken Day) 1992 Lawrence Welk, champagne music-maker, died.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 23-June 21, 2026 Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival - Williamsburg, Virginia May 9-17, 2026 84th Annual West Virginia Strawberry Festival - Buckhannon, West Virginia May 14-17, 2026 Calavaras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee - Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Calif. May 21-24, 2026 59th Annual Jambalaya Festival
Gonzales, Louisiana May 22-24, 2026 Blue Crab Festival - Palatka, Florida May 22-24, 2026 Worlds Largest Brat Fest
Madison, Wisconsin May 23-24, 2026 Annual Chuck Wagon Festival
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (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?
· General Mills acquires Pillsbury Co.
· The movies 'Swordfish' and 'American Pie 2' opened in U.S. theatres.
· Coca Cola signs a sponsorship deal with Christina Aguilera.
· China reported that its population is now 1.26 Billion.
· Justin Wilson, Cajun chef and humorist died. 2) What food was created in 1942 for the Texas State Fair by Neil Fletcher; a maize hound. 3) A brownish, bitter, foul-smelling resinous material obtained from the roots of an Asian member of parsley family, used as a condiment. Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dedication
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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