Sunday, November 2, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”
Groucho Marx (1890-1977) FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Did you remember to turn your clocks back? U.S., Canada & Mexico Daylight Saving Time ends (March 9 - November 2, 2025) (Time Trivia & Facts) • National Deviled Egg Day (Deviled Egg Recipe)
(Egg Quotes) • National Fig Week (Nov 1-7) (Fig Trivia & Facts) • UK: [UK Sausage Week] (Oct 27 - Nov 2, 2025). Celebrating the great British banger!
(Tips for Making Sausage at Home)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1671 King's Brewery opens, Quebec City's first brewery. 1734 Daniel Boone was born. American pioneer and frontiersman. 1755 Marie Antoinette, Queen consort of Louis XVI of France, was born (guillotined Oct 16, 1793). She would sometimes wear potato blossoms as a hair decoration. Attributed quote: "If they have no bread, let them eat cake." 1867 The first issue of 'Harpers Bazaar' magazine was published. 1889 North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states. (North Dakota Food Trivia)
(South Dakota Food Trivia) 1903 The first issue of the British newspaper 'The Daily Mirror' was published. It was launched as a newspaper for women, run by women. 1912 The XIT Ranch in Texas sold its last head of cattle. At its peak the ranch had more than 160,000 head of cattle on its nearly 3 million acres, with 1,500 miles of fencing. [XIT Ranch History] 1947 Dave Pegg of the music group 'Jethro Tull' was born. 1947 Canada ends wartime price controls on sugar and molasses, ending more than 5 years of food rationing. 1950 George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, died. You will find many food related quotes from his works on the Food Reference Website. ("Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive.") 1957 William C. Coleman died (born May 21, 1870). Inventor and founder of the Coleman Company, manufacturer of camping equipment. 1978 The largest squid ever caught was taken in Thimble Tickle Bay, Newfoundland. It was 55 feet long and weighed two tons. 1995 The Soup Nazi first appears on the ‘Seinfeld’ TV show. 2007 The animated 'Bee Movie' opened in U.S. theatres. The story of a bee who discovers that humans actually eat honey and decides to sue them.
(Bee Trivia) 2010 San Francisco passed a law that allows toys to be given away with kids restaurant meals only if the meal contains less than 600 calories.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 30-Nov 16, 2025 119th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana October 31-Nov 9, 2025 National Peanut Festival
Dothan, Alabama November 1-8, 2025 - 52nd Annual Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival - Vardaman, Mississippi November 1-9, 2025 San Francisco Restaurant Week
San Francisco, California November 5-9, 2025 - American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Kansas City, Missouri November 7-8, 2025 - 68th Annual Urbanna Oyster Festival - Urbanna, Virginia November 7-16, 2025 Wurstfest
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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?
· Martha, the last surviving Passenger Pigeon died at the Cincinnati Zoo, the species was commercially hunted to extinction.
· Morton first used "When It Rains It Pours" trademark slogan for its salt.
· Tank trucks first used for transporting milk.
· Americans consume 5 pounds of butter for every pound of margarine.
· Large scale pasta production begins in the U.S. 2) This native of Queensland is one of Australia's few contributions to the world's food plants, this tree and its food product were named for an Australian chemist who was born in Scotland. It is said that he never tasted the food named after him. 3) What country produces more than 70% of the world's garlic?
a) Mexico. b) China. c) United States.
d) Italy. e) Brazil. 4) This organic acid is the main acid present in apples and other fruits. It is also found in grapes, especially those grown in colder areas. It is used as a food additive and flavoring agent in candies and beverages. Name this acid. 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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