Thursday, November 20, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“A diet is when you watch what you eat and wish you could eat what you watch.”
Hermione Gingold
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS: National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
(Fudge Recipes -- Peanut Butter Trivia) France: Beaujolais Nouveau wine released (Nov 20, 2025 - 3rd Thurs) (Beaujolais Article)
(Wine Quotes) National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week (Nov 16-22, 2025 - week before Thanksgiving) [National Coalition for the Homeless] A time to share our compassion with our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness. UK: National Baking Week (always Oct 14-20)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1758 Alexandre Balthazar Laurent Grimod de La Reyniθre was born (died Dec 25, 1837). French writer and gastronome. Notorious for his extravagant behavior, sharp wit and dark humor, he was one of the first food and restaurant critics. 1820 A whaling ship, the Essex, was rammed twice by a sperm whale and eventually sank. 1886 Karl von Frisch was born (died June 12, 1982). He shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Konrad Lorenz and Nikolaas Tinbergen. Working with honey bees he showed that they can recognize different odors and tastes and using their 'waggle dance' could communicate the location of food to other bees in the hive.
(Honey Bee Trivia & Facts --- Honey Quotes) 1888 The first U.S. patent for a time clock was issued to Willard Bundy of Auburn, New York (Patent # 393,205). 1903 In Canada, the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan was incorporated. 1913 The National Biscuit Co. (Nabisco) introduced 'Mallomars', chocolate covered marshmallow cookies.
(Nabisco Trivia & Facts) 1926 Ann Turner Cook was born. A mystery novelist, she was the model for the baby drawing which has appeared on Gerber Baby Food products since 1928. The charcoal sketch was by a family friend, commercial artist, Dorothy Hope Smith. 1962 Hardee's restaurant chain registered the 'Hardee's' trademark. 1967 The U.S. population passed 200 million, according to the Census Clock at the Department of Commerce. 1969 The pesticide DDT was banned for residential use as part of a total phase out of its use in the U.S. 1984 McDonald's sold its 50 billionth hamburger today. (McDonald’s Trivia & Facts) 2004 Ancel Keys died (born Jan 26, 1904). An American nutritionist, he developed the lightweight, nutritious K ration used during WW II. He also identified saturated fats role in causing heart disease 2009 Kellogg's reports there will be a nationwide shortage of Eggo Frozen Waffles until the summer of 2010. Production has been interrupted at 2 of Eggo's four production plants due to repairs. 2020 Coronavirus: The CDC recommends Americans not travel for Thanksgiving; Flu season. winter weather and holiday travel are expected to amplify the outbreak in the U.S.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Nov 18, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 National Gingerbread House Competition & Display - Asheville, N. Carolina November 21-22, 2025 Annual Plant City Pig Jam
Plant City, Florida November 21-23, 2025 32nd Annual Mountain Mandarin Festival - Auburn, California November 22, 2025 Atlanta Chili Cook Off
Dunwoody, Georgia November 22-24, 2025 America's Hometown Thanksgiving - Plymouth, Massachusetts November 22-23, 2025 Maine Harvest Festival
Bangor, Maine (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)2nd OF 9 THANKSGIVING QUIZZES 1) True or False?
All of the following celebrate annual Thanksgiving holidays.
Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Laos, Canada, Liberia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, Grenada & the Virgin Islands. 2) Cranberry counts:
a) How many cranberries does it take to make one can of cranberry sauce?
b) How many cranberries does it take to make one gallon of cranberry juice? 3) How fast can a turkey fly? 4) Name these parts of a Turkey:
a) The red/pink fleshy growth on the head and upper neck.
b) The long, red flesh growth from the base of the beak that hangs down over the neck.
c) The bright red appendage at the neck.
d) The black lock of hair on the chest of the male turkey. 5) Turkey eggs are:
a) White.
b) Brown.
c) Creamy white with red/brown speckles.
d) Light brown with bluish speckles. Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article
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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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