Friday, April 3, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“So munch on, crunch on, take your nuncheon,
Breakfast, supper, dinner, luncheon!”
Robert Browning, 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' (1842)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Chocolate Mousse Day
(Chocolate Mousse Recipes --- Chocolate Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1829 James Carrington of Connecticut patented a coffee mill. (Connecticut Food Trivia and Facts) 1845 William James Farrer was born. An Australian agriculturist, he developed several new cultivars of wheat. (Australia Food Trivia & Facts) 1860 The first Pony Express mail delivery service by horse and rider between St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California began. The 1,800 mile run took 10 days. 1956 Elvis Presley sings 'Heartbreak Hotel' on the 'Milton Berle Show.' An estimated 25% of the American population tuned in to hear him. 1959 The Coasters song 'Charlie Brown' is banned by the BBC because it refers to “throwin' spitballs.” The ban only lasted 2 weeks. 1964 Bobby Chinn was born. Chef, restaurateur, author and TV cooking show host. Restaurants in Vietnam. Discovery Network TV shows: 'World Café Asia' and ‘Bobby Chinn Cooks Asia'
[Website: www.bobbychinn.com] 1974 The Super Tornado Outbreak. 148 tornadoes in 13 states in 26 hours. The world's largest tornado outbreak in recorded history. It included six F5 tornadoes and 30 F4 tornadoes. The first tornado hit at 1 p.m. and the final tornado hit at 2 a.m. the following morning. 1982 The temperature in Lamberton, Minnesota dropped from 78 degrees F to 7 degrees F in 24 hours. The 71 degree drop in temperature is a Minnesota record.
(Minnesota Food Trivia, Statistics & Festivals) 1985 The Brown Derby Restaurant in Hollywood, California closed after 57 years. Robert Cobb, owner of the Brown Derby, created the Cobb Salad there in 1936.
(Cobb Salad Recipe -- Cobb Salad Trivia & Facts) 1988 U.S. first class postage rates were raised to 25 cents and post cards to 15 cents. 2010 Students at a Utah high school created a replica of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' using 2 tons of Malt-O-Meal cereal. (Utah Food Trivia and Facts) 2020 Coronavirus: Unemployment claims jumped to a new record of 6.6 million claims last week.
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Buena Park, California April 1-4, 2026 - 35th Taste of Vail - Vail, Colorado April 2-4, 2026 - Annual Llano River Chuck Wagon Cook-Off - Llano, Texas April 2-6, 2026 Annual Tater Day - Benton, Kentucky April 2-12, 2026 - Clay County Agricultural Fair
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· DuPont begins production of nylon toothbrush bristles.
· Nestle introduced Nescafe instant coffee in Switzerland.
· Nestle's Crunch candy bar and Hershey's Krackel bar were introduced.
· Prosper Montagne's 'Larousse Gastronomique' was published.
· Mott's Apple Juice was introduced. 2) What popular 18th century beverage was named after a village in Germany, and is still popular today? 3) This 19th century English physician claimed that bread and vegetables were bad for us. He claimed that starch ferments in the stomach and produces acid, vinegar, alcohol and yeast, all of which poison bodily tissues and cause disease and mental derangement. What was his name and what food did he recommended we eat 3 times a day? 4) The common name of about 25 perennial species of plants that are cultivated for their aromatic properties and used for flavoring. They are found growing wild in many places throughout the temperate and subtropical regions of the world.
Pluto's wife Persephone discovered he had a nymph for a lover, and was so angered she turned the nymph into this lowly plant, to be trod upon. Romans considered it to be a symbol of hospitality, and Pliny recommended wearing a crown of this herb when studying because it exhilarates the mind. Several of it's members are among the world's most popular flavors, and other members are good insect repellents.
What is the common name of these plants. Click Here for Today’s 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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