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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009 
Weekly Trivia Quiz is below  (New on Nov 16)

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE

“I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country.....The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.”
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)



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Mark Vogel Weekly Column
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Alvin Starkman
Rural Mezcal Production Part 1
I have to admit that it was neither food nor drink, but rather the warmth of the people which drew us to Oaxaca as visitors, initially in 1991.  Between then and moving permanently to the capital of this southern Mexican state in 2004, my family and Il.....more

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TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

~ National Stuffing Day

1941
'King Biscuit Time' radio show was first broadcast from Helena, Arkansas. It is the longest running daily radio program in history, broadcasting live blues music, interviews, etc. It is named for its sponsor, King Biscuit Flour.  The ‘King Biscuit Flour Hour’ rock and roll radio program took its name from 'King Biscuit Time.'

1970 'I Think I Love You' by the Partridge Family is #1 on the charts.

View: Today in Food History Calendar for the year
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November 28, 2009  Chitlin' Strut 2009 - Salley, South Carolina
December 1-5, 2009  Pig's Ear Beer & Cider Festival - London, England



DID YOU KNOW?

Long before Europeans came to America, the Aztecs had domesticated turkeys. They used them for food, for religious sacrifices and the feathers for decoration.



CULINARY TRIVIA QUIZ

1) The following events all took place during the same year:
• E. Bean creates the orange crate. It holds about 200 oranges.
• In Berlin, Ferdinand Tiemann patents a process for making synthetic vanillin, the key flavor ingredient in vanilla beans.
• The Bing cherry is developed by a Chinese orchardman in Oregon.
• B&M Baked Beans, the world's first canned baked beans, are produced in Portland, Maine.
• The Palace Hotel opens in San Francisco.
• The first Chinese general store in New York opens at 8 Mott Street.
• The first milk chocolate for eating is invented in Switzerland.
• The first British trademark is registered - for Bass Pale Ale.
In which year did the above events take place:
> a) 1875
> b) 1895
> c) 1905
> d) 1925
> e) 1935

2) What country is the largest producer of dried beans?
> a) China
> b) United States
> c) Mexico
> d) Italy
> e) India

3) What relationship does Charles Dicken's 'Tale of Two Cities' and O. Henry's 'Rolling Stones' have with potatoes?

4) What effect did World War II have on the frozen food industry?

5) What percentage of catsup (ketchup) is consumed away from home in the U.S.?
> a) 20%
> b) 30%
> c) 40%
> d) 50%
> e) 60%

6) What are the original 3 flavors in 'Fruit Loops' breakfast cereal?

7) The world's largest and oldest living organism is believed to be somewhere between 1,500 and 10,000 years old.  It is located in an Iron County, Michigan forest near the Wisconsin border. 
What is it?

8) What country is the world's largest garlic producer?
> a) United States
> b) China
> c) South Korea
> d) India
> e) Italy

9) When gas ranges (stoves) were first introduced in the 1850s it took several decades before they became popular. 
Why?

10) The University of Florida football team has a connection to what beverage?

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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.
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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