Sunday, April 28, 2024Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I think breakfast so pleasant because no-one is conceited before one o'clock.”
Sydney Smith, English writer (1771-1845)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Blueberry Pie Day (Blueberry Pie Recipe)
(Blueberry Trivia & Facts -- Blueberry History) • Stewardship Week - April 28-May 5, 2024 (last Sun in April to 1st Sun in May) [Nat’l Assoc. of Conservation Districts] To encourage conserving natural resources for our future.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1753 Franz Karl Achard was born. (died April 20, 1821). A German chemist, he developed the first commercial process to produce sugar from sugar beets in 1796, and in 1802 established the first sugar beet refinery. (Beets & Beetroot Trivia & Facts) 1789 The most famous mutiny in history took place on the English ship, 'Bounty', against Captain William Bligh. The ship was returning from Tahiti to bring back breadfruit trees. (Breadfruit Trivia and Facts) 1796 American Cookery' by Amelia Simmons is published in Hartford. It is the first cookbook written by an American. This is one of the classic cookbooks that can be found on the Food Reference Website.
(‘American Cookery’ Recipes) 1899 The comedy short 'Stealing a Dinner' was filmed by cameraman G.W. 'Billy' Bitzer for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. (Mutoscope were 'peephole' motion pictures on cards mounted on a rotating drum turned by hand.) 1940 Italian operatic soprano, Luisa Tetrazzini, died. Chicken Tetrazzini, created by an American chef (San Francisco?), was named in her honor.
(Chicken Tetrazzini Origin -- Tetrazzini Recipe) 1944 Alice Waters was born. American chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. Executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant, opened in 1971 in Berkeley, California. Famous for its use of locally grown organic ingredients and a pioneer of California cuisine.[Website: www.chezpanisse.com] 1953 Howard C. Rossin was issued a patent for an overcoat built for two (or Siamese Twins). 1992 The USDA unveiled its new Food Pyramid diet guideline chart. 2005 Loaded Burrito Scare: Clovis, New Mexico police were called to a middle school when someone saw what appeared to be a weapon being carried in by a student. Police did not find any weapon, but finally an 8th grader realized that what someone had seen was his extra credit commercial advertising project - a 30 inch long steak burrito wrapped in tin foil and a T-Shirt.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** UPCOMING FEATURED FOOD FESTIVALSApril 29-30, 2024 American Pie Council National Pie Championships - Orlando, Florida May 3-4, 2024 - La Habra Citrus Fair
La Habra, California May 3-4, 2024 - Annual BBQ Festival on the Neuse
Kinston, North Carolina May 3-5, 2024 - Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana May 4, 2024 9th Ford Cuban Sandwich & Art Festival of Central Florida - Kissimmee, Florida May 4-5, 2024 - 51st Annual Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival - West Friendship, Maryland (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?
· Federal taxes on oleomargarine (margarine) ended.
· James Dean appears in a Pepsi Cola commercial, his first paid acting job.
· Of gainfully employed persons, 11 percent were engaged in agriculture.
· The first credit card, the Diners Club was created. 2) In 1850, there were an estimated 20 million head of buffalo on the western plains. How many head of longhorn cattle shared the prairie with them? 3) What did Millard Fillmore and his wife Abigail do that caused the White House cooks to quit in protest? 4) What was the first fresh fruit to carry a trademark? What implement was used to mark the first fruit? Click Here for Quiz Answers
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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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