Tuesday, April 15, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Carve a ham as if you were shaving the face of a friend.”
Henri Charpentier (1896)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Glazed Ham Day (Ham Recipes)
(Ham Trivia --- Ham Quotes) • Fordicidia Festival - One of a series of Roman spring festivals, on behalf of the fertility of crops and the increase of cattle.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1452 Leonardi da Vinci was born (died May 2, 1519). Italian artist, etc, etc, etc. 1710 Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo was born. Born in Belgium, this ballerina danced with the Paris Opera. Escoffier named many gourmet dishes in her honor. 1819 Oliver Evans died (born Sept 13, 1755). An American inventor, he designed the first automatic flour mill. The grain moved automatically through a series of five machines to deliver flour packed in barrels at the end. (Flour Trivia & Facts) 1850 The city of San Francisco was incorporated. 1854 New York became the first state to fund a study of insects harmful to plants. (Insect as Food) 1874 George Harrison Shull was born. An American botanist, frequently called the 'father of hybrid corn.'
(Corn Recipes --- Corn Quotes --- Corn Trivia) 1878 Ivory Soap was developed by Harley Proctor. Air was whipped into the soap during production, which made it float. First sold in 1879, it was a huge success. 1912 The British luxury liner Titanic sank at 2:20 a.m. The ship had struck an iceberg shortly before midnight on April 14. (Authentic Titanic Recipes) 1912 John Jacob Astor IV died. Great grandson of John Jacob Astor, who founded the family fortune. John Jacob IV built the Astoria section of what would become the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (1897) in New York city (this was on the site that were the Empire State building would be built in 1929). He also built the Knickerbocker and the St. Regis hotels. He died on the Titanic. (St. Regis Hotel History) 1951 Household hints columnist, Heloise, was born in Waco, Texas. 1955 The first franchised McDonald's was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois, by Ray Kroc, who bought the hamburger restaurant owned by the McDonald brothers. On opening day a 2 patty hamburger was 15 cents and French Fries were 10 cents.
(McDonald’s Trivia & Facts) 1964 The 17.6 mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel opened to traffic. "One of the Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World." 1992 Leona Helmsley of Helmsley Hotels began serving time in federal prison in Lexington, Kentucky, for tax evasion. She served 18 months in prison.
(see also Dec 12, 1989).
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 5-20, 2025 - Sourdough Bread Festival
Cherry Valley, California April 18-26, 2025 Hernando County Fair and Youth Livestock Show - Brooksville, Florida April 19, 2025 42nd Annual Petaluma Butter & Egg Days - Petaluma, California April 19, 2025 Great New Mexico Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival - Albuquerque, New Mexico April 19-27, 2025 72nd Annual World's Biggest Fish Fry - Paris, Tennessee April 22-27, 2025 Vidalia Onion Festival
Vidalia, Georgia April 23-27, 2025 88th National Trout Festival
Kalkaska, Michigan (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?
· Burger King introduced the Whopper burger.
· The styrofoam cooler was invented.
· Margarine sales exceed butter sales for the first time.
· General Foods introduces TANG breakfast beverage crystals.
· Craig Claiborne was named food editor of The New York Times. 2) This family of plants contains many species that are poisonous, including poison hemlock and water hemlock. However most members are aromatic herbs, including cumin and anise. Several species have a long history of use as herbal and folk remedies, such as goutweed and gum ammoniac, while others, such as sea holly, are grown as ornamentals.
Name this plant family. 3) Can you name 3 close relatives of the turkey? 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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