Saturday, July 11, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Well, I can't eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs. One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them.”
Oscar Wilde 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1895)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [World Population Day] (United Nations, since 1990; to enhance awareness of population issues, including their relations to the environment and development) • National Blueberry Muffin Day
(Blueberry Muffin Recipes --- Muffin Quotes) • National Rainier Cherry Day. Named after Mount Ranier, Washington. Developed by Harry Fogle at Washington State University in 1952, a cross between the Bing and Van cherries. Rainiers have a thin yellow skin with a red blush and yellow flesh.
(Cherry Trivia and Facts --- Cherry Quotes) • National Mojito Day (A Mojito is a Cuban highball consisting of white rum, sugar, lime juice, sparkling water, and mint). • UN: [World Horse Day] • Feast of Theano, patron of vegetarianism.
• St. Benedict of Narsia feast day, patron of farm workers • [Spain: Fiesta de San Fermin] - Running of the Bulls, Pamplona, Spain (July 6-14, 2026) • National Salad Week (July 7-13, 2026)
(Salad Recipes) • UK: [Great British Pea Week] (July 6-12, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1792 The first issue of the 'Farmer's Almanac' was published by Robert Bailey Thomas (the 1793 issue). Now called 'Old Farmer's Almanac'. (Some sources list the date as October 13, others November 25) 1826 John Fowler born. Fowler was an English engineer who helped develop the 'steam-hauled' plow and several other specialty use plows. 1838 John Wanamaker was born (died Dec 12, 1922). American innovative businessman, founder of Wanamaker's department store. Wanamaker's was first store in U.S. with electric arc lamps, first with a telephone, first to offer money back guarantee. He also financed Anna Jarvis's successful campaign to recognize Mother's Day as an official holiday. 1950 According to the U.N., world population was 2½ billion people. 1964 'My Boy Lollipop' sung by Millie Small was number 2 on the charts. 1985 Dr. Harlan Stone announced he had developed zippers to use in place of stitches after operations on patients who might require a second operation. 1987 According to the U.N., world population hit 5 billion. 2011 According to the U.N., world population edged to 7 billion people. 2012 The U.S. Department of Agriculture declared more than 1,000 counties in 26 states natural disaster areas due to widespread drought in the Midwest. 2020 Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Carnival, world's largest cruise company, will scrap or sell 13 of its cruise ships. 2021 According to the U.N., current world population is estimated to be 7.9 billion people.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** June 19-July 12, 2026 Alameda County Fair
Alameda County Fairgrounds, California July 4-11, 2026 170th Gibson County Fair
Princeton, Indiana July 4-11, 2026 - 100th National Cherry Festival
Traverse City, Michigan July 8-12, 2026 - Winona County Fair
St. Charles, Minnesota July 9-11, 2026 39th Annual Slugburger Festival
Corinth, Mississippi July 9-11, 2026 Delta Chicken Festival - Delta, Ohio July 10-12, 2026 Moxie Festival - Lisbon, 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?
· This was declared 'The Year of the Restaurant' by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
· Restaurant Nora in Washington DC became America's first certified organic restaurant.
· Nicholas Vitalich is arrested for assaulting his girlfriend with a large tuna, outside a San Diego supermarket.
· The Russian Duma passed an animal rights bill that prohibits people from eating their pets.
· The films 'American Pie' and 'Breakfast of Champions' opened in U.S. theatres. 2) A deep-water fish from New Zealand that increased in popularity in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s. It has a mild flavor, white flesh and firm texture. One of it's names is 'slimehead', what is its common commercial name? 3) Who first started flavoring chocolate with vanilla and other spices? 4) Native to both Europe and the Americas, today this fruit is cultivated in the U.S. from Alaska to Florida, but it is rarely cultivated from seed. The U.S. produces 75% of the world's crop, and it is an important crop in Canada, Australia, Japan, and parts of Africa.
Its name is very old, dating back to at least 1000 AD, There are many theories, but no one really knows for sure how, why and where its name originated. The Romans valued it for its supposed medicinal properties, such as healing loose teeth and treating stomach problems
This fruit is technically an enlarged pulpy receptacle bearing numerous achenes, or in other words an aggregate of numerous nutlets distributed on an enlarged, pulpy, scarlet receptacle. It is 90% water and contains more vitamin C than an equal quantity as lemons or oranges.
Name this fruit.
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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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