Wednesday, January 7, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.”
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Tempura Day (Tempura Recipes) • Diet Resolution Week (Jan 1-7)
(Healthy Diets & Dieting Articles)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1618 Francis Bacon became Lord Chancellor of England. 1784 David Landreth started the first seed business in the U.S. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Today the D. Landreth Seed Company is the fifth oldest corporation in America.
[D. Landreth Seed Co. website] 1789 The first U.S. presidential election is held. 1827 Sir Sanford Fleming was born. He devised the present system of time zones while working for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
(Time and Time Zone Trivia & Facts -- Time Quotes) 1830 The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad began rail service. 1889 In Canada the British Columbia Cattlemen's Association is founded. 1896 'The Boston Cooking School Cook Book' is published, later known as the 'Fannie Farmer Cook Book.' (see also March 23, 1857 & Fannie M. Farmer) 1901 Alfred Packer is released from prison. He served 18 years for cannibalism after being stranded in the Rocky Mountains. (Actually he was convicted of murder, since cannibalism was not against the law). 1906 Aristotle Onassis was born (Jan 20 new style). He died March 15, 1975. Greek shipping magnate. 1908 Proctor & Gamble registered the 'Ivory Soap' trademark. 1947 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' is #1 on the U.S. pop music charts. 1958 Ant Farms go on sale. Milton Levine had the idea at a July 4th family picnic. (Ant Trivia & Facts) 1963 U.S. 1st class postage rates are raised to 5 cents. 1968 U.S. 1st class postage rates are raised to 6 cents. 1972 "American Pie" by Don McLean is #1 on the charts. 1990 The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy was closed to the public for years of corrective reconstruction and stabilization. It reopened on Dec 15, 2001. 2001 U.S. 1st class postage rates are raised to 34 cents. 2013 Fred Turner died (born Jan 6, 1933). In 1956 he was one of the first employees hired by McDonald's founder Ray Kroc. He rose quickly through the ranks, and succeeded founder Ray Kroc as CEO in 1977. He founded Hamburger University in 1961 and was a co-founder of Ronald McDonald House Charities.
(McDonald’s Trivia -- Ray Kroc Bio) 2015 Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson ruled that California’s ban on the sale of foie gras was illegal because it encroaches on the regulatory domain of the federal government. It is still illegal to produce foie gras in California.
(Foie Gras Trivia & Facts)
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Gingerbread House Competition & Display
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Statewide, South Carolina January 9-10, 2026 - Annual Virginia Fly Fishing and Wine Festival - Doswell, Virginia January 9-11, 2026 52nd Santa Cruz Fungus Fair
Santa Cruz, California January 10-11, 2026 - Seattle Travel & Adventure Show - Seattle, Washington (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?
· Cristeta Comeford became the first female White House Executive Chef.
· A large, rapidly expanding toxic Red Tide algae bloom crippled the Massachusetts shellfish industry.
· The movie 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' opened in U.S. theatres.
· There are about 2.1 million farms in the U.S.
· Governor Jeb Bush signed a bill making the orange the official State Fruit of Florida.
· The U.S. produced 9.9 billion pounds of apples, more than 1/2 were grown in Washington state. 2) This fruit is a hybrid of tangerine and the Seville or bitter orange developed in 1902 near Oran, Algeria by Father Clement Rodier, a French missionary. They are easy to peel, have only occasional seeds, and have a very pleasant tangy, sweet flavor. They have been called 'zipper oranges' and 'kid-glove oranges' because they are so easy to peel (a lady could peel one wearing kid gloves). Name this fruit. 3) Touted as a new 'super-grain' it really is a very old crop, being native to the Andes and used by the Incas (who called it the 'mother grain'). It really is a super-grain, containing all essential amino acids (other grains lack at least one amino acid), as much protein as meat, and many other essential nutrients. It is prepared like rice.
What is the name of this grain? 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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