Wednesday, May 20, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I am convinced that I am the one who introduced quiche to America.” James Beard (1903-1985)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [World Bee Day] (U.N. proclamation, 2017) To raise awareness of the importance of bees and beekeeping
(Bee Trivia --- Bee Quotes) • National Quiche Lorraine Day (Quiche Origins)
(Quiche Trivia --- Quiche Recipes) • National Pick Strawberries Day
(Strawberry Trivia) • St. Bernadine of Siena, patron of advertisers. • International Heritage Breeds Week (May 17-23, 2026) [Livestock Conservancy] • UK: [National Doughnut Week] (May 16-24, 2026) participating bakers across the UK will be helping to raise money for The Children's Trust by donating money for every doughnut they sell. • UK: British Sandwich Week (May 18-24, 2026)
[British Sandwich Association] (Sandwich Trivia)
(Sandwich Recipes --- Sandwich Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1506 Christopher Columbus, explorer, died. 1799 Honore de Balzac Born. French author. Balzac would lock himself away during creative bursts, drinking coffee and eating only fruit and eggs. When he finally took a break, he was known to consume huge quantities of food. One report recalls that at the Véry restaurant he ate "a hundred Ostend oysters, twelve cutlets of salt-meadow mutton, a duck with turnips, two partridges and a Normandy sole," not to mention the desserts, fruit and liqueurs he also consumed. 1810 On this day Dolly Madison, wife of president James Madison, supposedly served the first ice cream at the White House, for a reception.
(Ice Cream Trivia & Facts) 1860 Eduard Buchner was born (died Aug 13, 1917). A German biochemist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1907 for demonstrating the fermentation of carbohydrates results from the action of different enzymes contained in yeast and not the yeast cell itself. He showed that the enzyme zymase causes sugar to break up, and it can be extracted from yeast cells. (Carbohydrate Facts) 1862 President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law. It opened millions of acres Western land to settlers. 1874 Jeans with copper rivets are patented by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis. 1875 The International Bureau of Weights and Measures was created. (Weights & Measures Trivia) 1884 L. Blue patented a hand corn sheller. 1892 George Sampson received a patent for a clothes dryer. 1913 William Hewlett was born. Founder with David Packard of Hewlett Packard Company. Before they became famous for computers and printers etc., some of their early inventions were an automatic urinal flusher and a weight loss shock machine! 1958 James Drummond Dole died (born sept 27, 1877). The 'Pineapple King' he founded Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901, renamed Dole Pineapple Co., later Dole Food Co.
(Pineapple Trivia --- Hawaii Food Trivia) 1961 A record Jewfish (renamed Goliath Grouper in 2001) weighed 680 pounds and was caught in Fernandina Beach, Florida. 1993 The last episode of 'Cheers' aired on TV. 2005 Governor Jeb Bush signed a bill making the orange the official State Fruit of Florida. The orange blossom and orange juice have been previously declared the official state flower and official state beverage. (Florida Food Trivia & Facts) 2009 Hot Dog Wars: Sara Lee (Ball Park Franks) sued Kraft Foods (Oscar Mayer Jumbo Beef Franks) over claims that Oscar Mayer franks are better than Ball Park Franks. (Hot Dog Trivia --- Hot Dog Quotes)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** May 21-24, 2026 59th Annual Jambalaya Festival
Gonzales, Louisiana May 22-24, 2026 Blue Crab Festival - Palatka, Florida May 22-24, 2026 Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival
Fredericksburg, Texas May 22-24, 2026 Worlds Largest Brat Fest
Madison, Wisconsin May 22-25, 2026 Moonshine Festival
New Straitsville, Ohio May 23-24, 2026 85th Happy Valley Strawberry Festival - Anderson, California May 23-24, 2026 Annual Chuck Wagon Festival
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· The USDA issues grade standards for potatoes, the first official grade standard for a fruit or vegetable by USDA.
· The French government regulates the price of Gruyere cheese.
· The MoonPie is introduced, marshmallow between 2 chocolate covered Graham crackers.
· The Clark Bar is introduced by Pittsburgh candy-maker David L. Clark. 2) Originally grown in Mexico, transplanted to Louisiana where the demand eventually out grew the supply. They are now grown commercially in Central America and processed in Louisiana. What are they? 3) 946.35 cubic centimeters in the U.S or 1,136.52 cubic centimeters in Great Britain.
What is it.
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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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