Sunday, July 26, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The bagel is a lonely roll to eat all by yourself because in order for the true taste to come out you need your family. One to cut the bagels, one to toast them, one to put on the cream cheese and the lox, one to put them on the table and one to supervise.”
Gertrude Berg (1899-1966)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Parent’s Day (4th Sunday - July 26, 2026)
[Established in 1994 by President Bill Clinton] • National Coffee Milkshake Day (Shake Recipes) • National Bagelfest Day: Many websites list July 26 as National Bagelfest Day, but the original Bagelfest started by Murray Lender of Lender's Bagels in Mattoon, Ill. is celebrated July 15-18 in 2026.
(Bagel Trivia & Facts --- Bagel Tips) • World Tofu Day • St. Anne, patron of broommakers, homemakers and housewives.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1775 The Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as the first Postmaster General. 1788 New York ratified the Constitution and became the 11th of the original 13 colonies to join together as the United States of America.
(New York Food Trivia) 1856 George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, was born. You will find many food related quotes from his works on the Food Reference Website. Quote: "There is no love sincerer than the love of food." 1866 Beatrix Potter was born. English author of children's books, her first and most famous story is 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit,' originally written as an illustrated letter to a sick child. 1922 Blake Edwards, American film director and producer. Among his films are 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' 'Days of Wine and Roses,' and 'The Tamarind Seed.' 1926 Roquefort cheese is the first cheese designated with an appellation d'origine controlee. Only cheese that is processed in Roquefort, France and aged in the caves there may be called 'Roquefort Cheese.'
(Roquefort Cheese Trivia & Facts) 1989 Leslie Merry was hit with a turnip thrown from a passing vehicle in London. He was knocked down and suffered a broken rib and a ruptured spleen. He died of respiratory failure, due to the accident. 2004 William A. MItchell died (born Oct 21, 1911). American food chemist. While working for General Foods Corp. he invented Tang, Pop Rocks, Cool Whip, quick-set Jell-O, powdered egg whites, etc. 2024 Boar's Head Provisions Co. has issued a recall for more than 200,000 pound of liverwurst due to potential listeria contamination.
(see also July 30, 2024)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** July 23-August 1, 2026 Delaware State Fair
Harrington, Delaware July 23-26 & July 30-Aug 2, 2026 Glier’s Goettafest
Newport, Kentucky July 27-August 1, 2026 Douglas County Fair
Lawrence, Kansas July 28-August 2, 2026 151st Broome County Fair
Whitney Point, New York July 29-August 1, 2026 Vintage Farming Days
Lynden, Washington July 29-August 2, 2026 Maine Lobster Festival
Rockland, Maine July 29-August 9, 2026 171st Ohio State Fair
Columbus, Ohio (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?
· Federal taxes on oleomargarine (margarine) ended.
· James Dean appears in a Pepsi Cola commercial, his first paid acting job.
· Of gainfully employed persons, 11 percent were engaged in agriculture.
· The first credit card, the Diners Club was created. 2) This is the oldest cheese of its type and the oldest named cheese in Britain. There are 3 varieties: white, 'red' and blue veined.
Name this cheese. 3) One acre of grapes can produce about of how many glasses of wine? 4) One bushel of wheat can produce about how many pounds of pasta? 5) How much does one gallon of milk weigh?
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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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