Monday, April 27, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“As a work of art, I know few things more pleasing to the eye, or more capable of affording scope and gratification to a taste for the beautiful, than a well-situated, well cultivated farm.”
Edward Everett (1857)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Prime Rib Day (Beef Roast Recipes)
(Beef Trivia & Facts) • National Gummi Bear Day [haribo.com] • St. Zita feast day, patron of servants. • Stewardship Week - April 26-May 3, 2026 (last Sun in April to 1st Sun in May) [Nat’l Assoc. of Conservation Districts] To encourage conserving natural resources for our future. • UK: National Gardening Week: April 27 - May 3, 2026 [Royal Horticultural Society] Encouraging gardners to share their love of gardening.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1773 The British Parliament passed the 'Tea Act,' one of the events that led to the American Revolution. (Tea Trivia | A Short History of Tea) 1865 Cornell University was chartered. Cornell is an agricultural land grant university endowed by Ezra Cornell, one of the founders of Western Union Telegraph Co. Today, Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, offers many programs, including Agricultural and Life Sciences, Hotel Administration, and Nutritional Sciences. 1871 The American Museum of Natural History in New York City was opened to the public. 1902 Julius Sterling Morton died. He was the founder of Arbor Day, first observed in Nebraska on April 10, 1872. Over one million trees were planted. 1965 R. C. Duncan was granted a patent for 'Pampers' disposable diapers. 1968 Australia's first Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant opened in Sydney's western suburbs. (Australia Food Trivia)
(Australia: Eucalyptus and Vegemite) 1995 On 'Seinfeld' Kramer began sculpting with pasta
(Pasta Trivia and Facts) 2002 Ruth Handler died (born Nov 4, 1916). Creator of the Barbie Doll (1959) and co-founder of the Mattel company in 1942.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 23-May 3, 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana April 23-June 21, 2026 Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival - Williamsburg, Virginia April 30, 2026 The Joy of Sake - New York, New York (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?
· Legendary French Chef Paul Bocuse was born, known as one of the founders of 'nouvelle cuisine'.
· The Mount Olive Pickle Company was founded in North Carolina.
· The first automatic pop-up toaster was introduced by the Waters-Genter Company of Minneapolis, MN.
· Hormel Company of Austin, Minnesota marketed the first canned ham
· Milk Duds are introduced by Chicago candy maker Milton J. Holloway. 2) Where does cream of tartar come from?
[a] tartar sauce [b] old wine casks [c] a plant 3) Where is the highest concentration of vitamin C found in a tomato?
[a] the skin; [b] the seeds;
[c] the jelly-like substance around the seeds. 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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