Thursday, December 11, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Be content that those who can make omelettes properly can do nothing else.”
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Noodle-Ring Day • National Have a Bagel Day (National Bagel Day is Jan 15) • St. Gentian's Day, patron of innkeepers. • [National Handwashing Awareness Week]
(Dec 7-13, 2025)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1686 Prince Louis II de Condé, known as the Great Condé, died. He was a French general who loved to hunt and had a passion for rice. Several dishes have been named for him, including Consommé Condé and Creme Condé. 1844 Nitrous oxide used in first successful surgical operation under anaesthetic. In Harford, Connecticut Dr. John M. Riggs extracted a tooth from fellow dentist Dr. Horace Wells. 1874 James Lewis Kraft was born. Founder of Kraft Co. a wholesale cheese distributor and producer. In 1916 he patented pasteurized process cheese, a low cost cheese that would not spoil. Not a great hit with the public, but the U.S. army purchased over 6 million tins of it during WW I. During the depression, it became popular because of its low cost.
(Kraft Co. Trivia) 1889 Walter Knott was born (died Dec 3, 1981). Co-founder, with his wife Cordellia, of Knott's Berry Farm in California. Their farm evolved from growing and selling berries from a roadside stand into the oldest and one of the largest theme amusement parks in the U.S. 1916 In Canada, Saskatchewan votes to abolish liquor stores. 1919 The citizens of Enterprise, Alabama, erected a monument to the boll weevil, the pest that devastated their fields but forced residents to end their dependence on cotton and to pursue mixed farming and manufacturing. (Alabama Food Trivia) 1940 David Gates of the music group 'Bread' was born. 1946 UNICEF (the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) was established. 1952 Sir William Cecil Dampier died (born Dec 27, 1867). British scientist, he developed a method to extract lactose (milk sugar) from whey.
(A Story of Curds & Whey) 1969 Sergei Mikhailkov, the secretary of the Moscow writer's union declares that nudity in the popular play ‘Oh! Calcutta!’ is a sign of decadence in Western culture 1997 The Kyoto Protocol was adopted by more than 150 countries at the global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, to take steps to control greenhouse gas emissions. 2009 The movie 'The Slammin' Salmon' premiered in the U.S. The owner of a Miami restaurant owing money to the mob, holds a contest to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night. 2018 A spill from a chocolate storage tank at the DreiMeister chocolate factory in Westönnen, Germany closed a local street. Firefighters using shovels, hot water and blowtorches cleared the street of the estimated one ton of chocolate.
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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 12-14, 2025 Annual Woodstock Winter Wassail Weekend - Woodstock, Vermont December 13, 2025 Hudson Valley Pizza Festival
Poughkeepsie, New York December 13-14, 2025 28th Annual Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie & Candy Tour
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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?
· Pyrex, heat and shock resistant glass is developed at Corning Glass.
· The U.S. wheat crop totals 1 billion bushels for the first time.
· The Cortland apple is created by crossing a Ben Davis with a McIntosh.
· Kraft processed cheese is introduced by J.L. Jraft & Bros.
· Kellogg's 40% Bran Flakes are introduced. 2) They are picked by hand and immediately dipped in boiling water. They are then left heating in the sun during the day, and wrapped to sweat at night for up to 20 days. They are then air dried for up to 6 months, while also allowing them to ferment. They are then crushed and treated with water and alcohol.
What the heck are they? 3) How many varieties of tomato are there?
a) 100. b) 500. c) 1,000. d) 5,000. e) 10,000. 4) What is the most popular beverage in the world?
a) tea. b) coffee. c) milk. d) beer. e) wine. 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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