Sunday, January 18, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Good soup is one of the prime ingredients of good living. For soup can do more to lift the spirits and stimulate the appetite than any other one dish.”
Louis P. De Gouy, ‘The Soup Book’ (1949)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Peking Duck Day
(Duck Trivia --- Duck Recipes --- Duck Quotes) • National Gourmet Coffee Day • Fresh Squeezed Juice Week (begins 3rd Sun - Jan 18-24, 2026) • Healthy Weight Week (Jan 18-24, 2026· - 3rd week)
(Healthy Diets & Dieting Articles --- Diet Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1778 Captain Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands. He named them the Sandwich Islands, after Lord Sandwich, who was then first Lord of the Admiralty.
(Hawaii Food Trivia --- Sandwich History) 1788 The first English settlers arrive at Botany Bay on Australia's south-eastern coast (Sydney, New South Wales) to establish a penal colony.
(Australia Food Trivia) 1799 Joseph Dixon was born. An American inventor and manufacturer. Among his many accomplishments, he produced the first pencil made in the U.S. 1813 Joseph Farwell Glidden was born. Glidden, an Illinois farmer, received a patent for the first commercial barbed wire on November 24, 1874. The beginning of the end to open range and the cowboy. Glidden formed the Barb Fence Company with his partner Isaac L. Ellwood, and became one of the wealthiest men in the country.
(Barbed Wire Trivia & History) 1818 George Palmer was born. Palmer, of Huntley and Palmer biscuit manufacturers, introduced the first biscuit tins. 1882 Alan Alexander Milne was born. Creator of Winnie the Pooh, the honey loving bear. 1907 John James McLaughlin of Ontario, Canada is awarded a trademark for Canada Dry Ginger Ale, "the champagne of ginger ales." (Ginger Ale Trivia) 1909 Quebec prohibits the sale of alcoholic candy being sold by some 30 stores in Montreal. 1943 Pre-sliced bread was banned in the U.S. for the duration of World War II, to conserve metal from spare parts that might be needed. (Bread Trivia)
(Bread Quotes --- Bread Recipes) 1990 The first McDonald’s in Moscow opened.
(McDonald’s Trivia & Facts) 2005 The first Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, was unveiled in Toulouse, France. The A380 passenger amenities can include lounge bars, restaurants, duty free shops, self serve snack bars, beds, and shower spas. Seating capacity averages about 490 with a maximum of 853 seats.
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Napa Valley, California January 15-18, 2026 35th Annual Frog Leg Festival
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New York, New York January 22-February 1, 2026 140th Saint Paul Winter Carnival - St. Paul, Minnesota January 23-February 1, 2026 Baltimore Restaurant Week - Baltimore, Maryland January 24-25, 2026 - The Chocolate Expo
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· The first automatic soda fountain dispenser is introduced by Coca-Cola.
· The first drive-in theater was opened in Camden County, New Jersey.
· Kit Kat candy bar invented.
· Kraft Miracle Whip Salad Dressing is introduced by National Dairy Products. 2) What is the most dangerous source of bacteria in the typical home kitchen? 3) "'The time has come' the Walrus said, To talk of many things."
What are those 'many things'? 4) What are 'pluots' and 'apriums'? 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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