Sunday, March 22, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“When the Well's dry, we know the Worth of Water.”
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [United Nations World Water Day] (Water Trivia)
(Water Quotes) • National Bavarian Crepes Day (Crepe Recipes) • The earliest day on which Easter Sunday may occur. • Ag Appreciation Week: March 17-24, 2026 [Community Agriculture Alliance] A time to recognize and celebrate the importance of agriculture.
(Farms & Farmers Trivia)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1630 Boston, Massachusetts enacts the first colonial gambling legislation, banning all cards, dice and gaming tables "under pain of punishment."
(Massachusetts Food Trivia) 1765 Britain enacted the Stamp Act, which imposed a tax on every piece of printed paper used in the American colonies (see also Aug 14, 1765) 1841 Cornstarch method patented. Englishman Orlando Jones patented a method for making cornstarch in 1841. (Cornstarch Tips) 1932 Sidney Craig was born (died July 21, 2008). Co-founder with his wife, Jenny Craig, of the Jenny Craig chain of diet centers. (Articles on Diets & Dieting) 1933 President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Cullen-Harrison Act, allowing the manufacture and sale of 3.2% beer (3.2 % alcohol by weight). It becomes effective on April 7, 1933, in advance of Prohibition's repeal on Dec 5, 1933. 1947 Musician Patrick Olive of 'Hot Chocolate' was born today. 1960 Agnes Arber died. Arber was a British botanist, who wrote 'Herbals: Their Origin and Evolution' (1912) and 'The Gramineae: A Study of Cereal, Bamboo and Grass' (1934). 1962 The play 'I Can Get It for You Wholesale’ opened on Broadway in New York City. 1975 'Lady Marmalade' by LaBelle is #1 on the charts 1981 U.S. first class postage rates are raised to 18 cents and post cards to 12 cents. 1985 Clara Peller, the "Where's the Beef" lady in Wendy's burger commercials (Jan 10, 1984), was fired for making a spaghetti sauce commercial for Campbell Soup Co. Wendy's said this caused her to lose credibility. 2021 Coronavirus: A new surge of infections has begun in Europe, linked to new variants; Italy and France enter new lockdowns.
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Atlantic City, New Jersey March 13-April 12, 2026 Knott's Boysenberry Festival
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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?
· McDonald's introduced the Happy Meal for kids.
· General Mills introduced 'Honey Nut Cheerioes'.
· Paul Prudhomme opened K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans.
· Sardines return to California waters after an absence of about 40 years.
· The number of horses working on British farms falls to 3,575, down from 300,000 in 1950. 2) What are 'Alaska Strawberries'? 3) How many tons of yogurt do American eat each year? 4) The fruit from this tree is called 'monkey bread' and is eaten as is or used to make a drink, its flesh is dried and ground into flour, and the leaves are dried and crushed for flavoring. Even the pulp of the tree is sometimes eaten.
What is the name of this tree? 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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