Tuesday, July 15, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The difference of a single day is perceptible. Vegetables can only be tasted in perfection, gathered the same day.”
John Pintard (1759-1844)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Tapioca Pudding Day (Pudding Recipes) • Gummi Worm Day
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY9th or 10 century St. Swithin's Day. If it rains on St. Swithin's Day, it means rain for 40 days.
'St. Swithin’s day, gif ye do rain,
for forty days it will remain;
St. Swithin’s day, an ye be fair,
for forty days ’twill rain nae mair.' 1779 Clement Clarke Moore was born (died July 10, 1863). Author of classic poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (now popularly known as "The Night Before Christmas"). (see also Dec 24, 1822) 1808 Sir Henry Cole was born (died April 18, 1882). British civil servant and inventor. He is credited with creating the idea of sending greeting cards at Christmas time in 1843. 1845 William H. Fruen was born (died Oct 19, 1917). Received the first U.S. patent for a liquid dispensing vending machine. (see Dec 16, 1884) 1868 William T. G. Morton died (born Aug 9, 1819). An American surgeon, in 1846 he became the first dentist to use ether (letheon) during a tooth extraction. 1869 Hippolyte Mege Mouries received French patent No. 86489 for his process to make margarine. Emperor Napoleon III had offered a prize for a suitable substitute for butter, for use by the French Navy. (Margarine Trivia and Facts) 1877 Amedeo Obici was born (died May 22, 1947). Obici and Mario Peruzzi founded Planters Peanut Company in 1906. (Planter’s Nuts Trivia & Facts) 1931 'Kid Chocolate' (Elgio Saldana) becomes Cuba's first world boxing champion after defeating Benny Bass for the Jr. Lightweight Championship. 1945 Peter Lewis of the music group 'Moby Grape' was born. 2005 The movie 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' opened in U.S. theatres.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** July 9-19, 2025 South Carolina Peach Festival
Gaffney, South Carolina July 11-27, 2025 California State Fair
Sacramento, California July 13-19, 2025 Derry Township Agricultural Fair
New Derry, Pennsylvania July 16-19, 2025 40th Annual Mattoon Bagelfest
Mattoon, Illinois July 16-20, 2025 Big Sky Country State Fair
Bozeman, Montana July 18-20, 2025 Roscoe Village Burger Fest
Chicago, Illinois July 18-20, 2025 - 60th Yarmouth Clam Festival
Yarmouth, Maine (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?
· Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies are introduced by Wally Amos.
· The winter home of about 20 million Monarch butterflies was discovered in the mountains of central Mexico.
· Pillsbury acquires Totino's frozen pizza for $20 million.
· California produces 76% of all U.S. commercially grown tomatoes. 2) An Australian (or New Zealand) dessert named for a Russian Ballerina, it consists of a meringue base with whipped cream and fruit. 3) A spice made from dried, ground, sour black cherry pits, used in the Middle East (Greece, Turkey, Syria). It has a highly fragrant nutty, bittersweet, sour taste. What is this seasoning called? 4) After a career as an actor and radio announcer, then a stint at teaching French and English in a New Jersey day school, this 37 year old Oregon born, New York caterer published his first cookbook in 1940, 'Hors d'Oeuvres and Canapes: With a Key to the Cocktail Party'. Can you guess who this was? 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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