Sunday, August 23, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Too few people understand a really good sandwich.”
James Beard (1903-1985)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Sponge Cake Day (Sponge Cake Recipe)
(Sponge Cake and Angel Food Cake Facts) • [Cuban Sandwich Day] was invented in 2016 by a newspaper reporter on the Tampa Bay Times. • World Kitchen Garden Day (Aug 23, 2026 - 4th Sun in Aug) An opportunity for people around the world to gather in their gardens with friends, family, and members of their local community to celebrate the multiple pleasures and benefits of home-grown, hand-made foods. • St. Rose of Lima Day, patron of gardeners and florists. • [World Water Week] (Aug 23-27, 2026 - annual Aug or Sept) World Water Week is organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and takes place in Stockholm, Sweden. It has been the annual focal point for the globe’s water issues since 1991. (Water Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1617 The first one way streets were established in London. Seventeen one way streets were created to regulate "disorder and rude behaviour of Carmen, Draymen, and others using Cartes." 1813 Alexander Wilson died. Scottish naturalist, ornithologist and poet. Founder of American ornithology. 1858 'Ten Nights in a Barroom,' a melodrama about the evils of drink, opened at the National Theater in New York City. 1859 At the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York City, the first elevator in an American hotel began operation. 1872 The first Japanese commercial ship to visit the U.S. arrives in San Francisco carrying a cargo of tea. 1902 Fannie Merrit Farmer opened Miss Farmer's School of Cookery in Boston, Massachusetts. Author of the 'Fannie Farmer Cook Book', she was the the first cookbook author to use standard measurements - teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, etc.
(Fannie Farmer Short Bio) 1933 The film 'Dinner At Eight' premiered at the Astor theatre in New York City. 1955 Hail falls to a depth of 1 foot in Rushmore, Minnesota. 1994 Joyce Chen died (born Sept 14, 1917). Chinese American Chef, restaurateur, author. She is credited with popularizing northern-style Chinese cuisine in the U.S. Cookbook: 'The Joyce Chen Cook Book' (1962). PBS TV show: 'Joyce Chen Cooks' (1967). 2004 The French Parliament passed a bill to combat obesity among French youth. The bill bans junk food and soft drink vending machines in French schools, and requires health warnings or an alternate tax on snack food and soft drink commercials. The provisions become effective in September, 2005.
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Palmer, Alaska August 24-30, 2026 Payne County Fair
Stillwater, Oklahoma August 26-29, 2026 Annual Denver Food + Wine Festival - Denver, Colorado August 26-September 7, 2026 The Great New York State Fair - Syracuse, New York August 27-30, 2026 161st Acton Fair - Acton, Maine August 27-30, 2026 138th Annual Gillespie County Fair - Fredericksburg, Texas August 27-September 7, 2026 Minnesota State Fair
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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 population of the U.S. is now 31,443,321. Farmers are 58% of the labor force.
· The U.S. has about 30,000 miles of railroad tracks.
· The August Schell Brewing Company, New Ulm, Minnesota was founded.
· Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization
· George A. Hormel was born. Founder of meat packing company, George A. Hormel & Co. 2) Who was Professor Jerry Thomas, and what is he supposed to have invented? 3) Chocolate originated in the Americas. Where did vanilla originate?
a) the Americas. b) India. c) Thailand.
d) Australia. e) Madagascar.
4) Which of the following foods were introduced to America from Europe ?
[a] the white potato.
[b] the tomato.
[c] the pumpkin.
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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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