Monday, December 15, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I don't like gourmet cooking or "this" cooking or "that" cooking. I like good cooking.”
James Beard (1903-1985)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Lemon Cupcake Day (Cupcake Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1593 Dutch windmill owner, Cornelis Corneliszoon van Uitgees, received a patent in Holland for a windmill with a crankshaft. It converted the windmill's circular motion into back-and-forth motion to power a saw. 1686 Isaak Walton died (born Aug 9, 1593). He is best known for ‘The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man’s Recreation,’ which is one of the most frequently published books in English literature. It is a literary discourse on the pleasures of fishing.
(Fishing Trivia and Facts --- Fish Quotes) 1854 The first practical street cleaning machine began operation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A series of brooms attached to a cylinder was turned by a chain driven by the turning of the cart's wheels. 1902 Pierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet died. A French botanist, he saved the vineyards of France from total destruction by the grape phylloxera, a small greenish-yellow insect which sucks the fluid from grapevines. He did so by grafting the French vines on American rootstock, which was resistant to phylloxera. He also developed the first widely used plant fungicide.
(Phylloxera Article) 1903 Italo Marchiony received U.S. patent # 746,971 for an ice cream cup mold. Initially, he would fold warm waffles into a cup shape. He then developed the 2-piece mold that would make 10 cups at a time.
(Ice Cream Trivia & Facts --- Ice Cream Quotes) 1925 The third Madison Square Garden opened. Demolished in 1968/69 and replaced by the current Madison Square Garden on the site of the original Pennsylvania Station. 1933 The 21st Amendment ending national prohibition in the U.S. became officially effective.
(see also Dec 5, 1933 and April 7, 1933). 1939 DuPont began commercial production and sale of yarn for nylon hosiery (see also May 15, 1940). 1946 Carmine Appice of the music group 'Vanilla Fudge' was born. 1962 Vail Ski Resort opened with two chairlifts and one gondola. Lift tickets were $5. 1964 Canada adopted the maple leaf as the official symbol for its national flag. (Maple Trivia & Facts) 1995 European Union leaders agreed to call the new, single European currency the "Euro" and confirmed it would be introduced on Jan 1, 1999. 2001 Italy's famous Leaning Tower of Pisa was reopened to the public after almost 12 years of corrective reconstruction and stabilization efforts. It was declared stable for at least another 200 years. 2021 There are numerous shortages of Holiday related food items including Cream Cheese, Candy Canes and Peppermint.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Nov 18, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 National Gingerbread House Competition & Display - Asheville, N. Carolina December 1-31, 2025 55th Annual Christmas in Newport - Newport, Rhode Island December 10-22, 2025 The Bracebridge Dinner
Yosemite National Park, California December 19-20, 2025 Winter Beer Festival
Seattle, Washington December 20-29, 2025 NOLA Christmasfest
New Orleans, Louisiana (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?
· Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola, Florida was granted the first U.S. patent for mechanical refrigeration.
· Maine is the first state to ban alcohol.
· Jacob Fussell, Baltimore dairyman, opens the first commercial ice-cream factory.
· The first edition of the New York Times was published.
· Herman Melville's novel 'Moby Dick' was published. 2) Why couldn't residents of Italy eat lunch during the week of October 7, 1582? 3) Who was Hippolyte Mege Mouries? 4) What famous food personality made his debut in a commercial for crescent rolls in 1965? 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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