Tuesday, October 15, 2024Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Nature alone is antique and the oldest art a mushroom.” Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [Global Handwashing Day] (annually, Oct 15) • National Roast Pheasant Day (Pheasant Trivia)
(Roast Pheasant Recipe --- Pheasant Quotes) • National Mushroom Day [Mushroom Council] (April 16 is Day of the Mushroom) (Mushroom Trivia)
(Mushroom Recipes --- Mushroom Quotes) • National Chicken Cacciatore Day (Recipe) • National Cheese Curd Day [Culver's Restaurants] • National School Lunch Week (Oct 14-18, 2024)
[School Nutrition Association] • UK: [Coffee Week] (October 14-20, 2024) The nation’s largest celebration of coffee, all for a good cause. • UK: National Baking Week (always Oct 14-20) • UK: Seed Gathering Season (Sept 22-Oct 22, 2024)
[The Tree Council] Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1582 Yesterday was October 4 in most Catholic countries due to the Gregorian Calendar Adjustment.
(see Oct 4 for details) 1794 The first U.S. silver dollar coins were struck and released into circulation. 1869 The Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital opened in New York. 1895 Henry D. Perky received U.S. patent No. 548,086 for Shredded Wheat. Whole wheat is boiled, dried, pressed into thin shreds and finally baked. Perky presented his machine for producing 'shredded wheat' at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893. 1944 Don Stevenson of the music group 'Moby Grape' was born. 1953 'The Teahouse of the August Moon' opened on Broadway (it ran for 1,027 performances). 1959 Emeril Lagasse was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. American celebrity chef, restaurateur (13 restaurants), cookbook author and cooking show host ('Emeril Live', 'Essence of Emeril', etc).
[Official website: www.emerils.com] 1988 'Red Red Wine' by UB40 hits number 1 on the charts. 1990 Killer bees reach the U.S. in the city of Hidalgo in southern Texas. Due to their intense swarming behavior, these non-native bees earned the name “killer bee”. Beginning in the 1950s, they extended their range north through Central America. Their original source was from cross-breeding with tropical African bees imported into Brazil for experimental work. 1996 Pierre Franey died. A French chef who became famous as the chef of 'Le Pavillon' restaurant in New York City from 1945 to 1960. He published several cookbooks and collaborated with Craig Claiborne on the New York Times food column, 'The 60 Minute Gourmet' 2000 Konrad (Emil) Bloch died. Nobel prize winner for his work on cholesterol and fatty acids. He discovered that high levels of cholesterol may lead ultimately to increased risk of heart attacks. 2009 New York State banned open-burning of waste and debris throughout the state.
2018 Dorcas Bates Reilly died (born July 22, 1926). As Campbell's test kitchen supervisor she created the classic Green Bean Casserole. She also created hundreds of recipes throughout her career.
(Classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe) 2020 Almost half of the continental U.S. is experiencing drought. The most severe in the U.S. since 2013. 2021 In Canberra, Australia a shopping centre was cleared due to fears of a gas leak. The odor turned out to be from a Durian fruit (see also May 9, 2019).
(Durian Trivia & Facts)
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 14-15, 2023 - 33rd Annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival - Newport, Rhode Island October 16-19, 2024 Circleville Pumpkin Show
Circleville, Ohio October 17-20, 2024 87th Annual International Rice Festival - Crowley, Louisiana October 17-20, 2024 New York City Wine & Food Festival - New York, New York October 17-27, 2024 North Carolina State Fair
Raleigh, North Carolina October 18-19, 2024 Sparta Persimmon Days Festival
Sparta, Missouri October 18-19, 2024 87th Annual Klamath Basin Potato Festival - Merrill, Oregon (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?
· U.S. Patent issued to Joseph F. Glidden for barbed wire. The beginning of the end of cowboys and the open range.
· Durra sorghum, known as Egyptian corn, introduced into California from Egypt.
· Georgia is the first state to establish a state Department of Agriculture.
· Pascal celery was first cultivated, in Michigan.
· Women's Christian Temperance Union was formed in Cleveland, Ohio. 2) Here are some Culinary Characters that represent various food products. Do you know which ones are real people, and which ones are fictitious?
A) Chef Boyardee.
B) Dr Pepper.
C) Granny Smith (apple).
D) Jack or Monterey Jack (cheese).
E) Betty Crocker.
F) McIntosh (apple). Click Here for Quiz Answers
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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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