Friday, May 22, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.”
Lewis Grizzard (1946-1994)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [National Maritime Day]: Annually to honor the U.S. Merchant Marine (see also 1819 below) • National Craft Distillery Day • National Vanilla Pudding Day
(Vanilla Pudding Recipe) • International Heritage Breeds Week (May 17-23, 2026) [Livestock Conservancy] • UK: [National Doughnut Week] (May 16-24, 2026) participating bakers across the UK will be helping to raise money for The Children's Trust by donating money for every doughnut they sell. • UK: British Sandwich Week (May 18-24, 2026)
[British Sandwich Association] (Sandwich Trivia)
(Sandwich Recipes --- Sandwich Quotes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1819 American steamship SS Savannah sailed from Savannah, Georgia for Liverpool, England. The first steamship to cross the Atlantic. It arrived at Liverpool on June 20, 1819. 1859 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was born. Creator of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes would go for days without food while working on a case. 1892 Dr. Washington Sheffeld invented the collapsible metal toothpaste tube. 1894 African American inventor S. Newson patented an "oil heater or cooker." 1931 Canned rattlesnake goes on sale. Packed by George K. End of Arcadia, Florida. Not quite as big a hit as Spam. 1934 David Wesson died. An American chemist who developed a method to make cotton seed oil edible. Cotton seed oil has almost no taste, so it allows the flavors of other foods to come through. It is used in the manufacture of margarine, salad dressings, in commercially fried foods, and of course, Wesson Oil.
(Cottonseed Oil Trivia) 1946 The Culinary Institute of America is founded. 1947 Amedeo Obici died (born July 15, 1877). Obici and Mario Peruzzi founded Planters Peanut Company in 1906. (Planter’s Nuts) 1956 Lever Brothers registered 'Wisk' trademark for America's first liquid laundry detergent. 1990 Microsoft releases Windows 3.0 1992 Elizabeth David died (born Dec 26, 1913). "Britain's first lady of food." Food writer who strongly influenced home cookery in Britain after the austerity of WW II, writing about European cuisines and traditional British cookery. 2005 Thurl Ravenscroft died (born Feb 6, 1914). Voice actor best known as the voice of 'Tony the Tiger' in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes commercials - "They're grrrreeat!" (Frosted Flakes Trivia & Facts)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** May 21-24, 2026 59th Annual Jambalaya Festival
Gonzales, Louisiana May 22-24, 2026 Blue Crab Festival - Palatka, Florida May 22-24, 2026 Fredericksburg Crawfish Festival
Fredericksburg, Texas May 22-24, 2026 Worlds Largest Brat Fest
Madison, Wisconsin May 22-25, 2026 Moonshine Festival
New Straitsville, Ohio May 23-24, 2026 85th Happy Valley Strawberry Festival - Anderson, California May 23-24, 2026 Annual Chuck Wagon Festival
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (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?
· The last filling of 6.5 ounce returnable glass Coke bottles was capped in Winona, Minnesota.
· Pizza Hut Canada produced 110 bottles of 'Eau de Pizza Hut' perfume
· Wendy's is now the number 2 Hamburger chain in the U.S., overtaking Burger King, now number 3. McDonald's is still number 1. (Based on sales)
· The movie 'The Hunger Games' premiered in Los Angeles, California.
· Canada stops production of its penny. 2) Aloysia triphylla, or Lippia citriodora is an herb that originated in South America. It has long, narrow pointed leaves with a pleasant, sharp lemon scent and flavor, quite different than other lemon-scented herbs, it has been described as 'lemon perfume.' This herb was brought to Europe in the 17th or 18th century, and has been popular in France for many years. It is used to make tea, as a seasoning herb, and as a perfume and soap fragrance.
Name that herb! 3) These small legumes of the pea family are grown for there seeds, which may be dried and used in soups and stews, and are also ground into a flour. The plant itself is used as fodder. It is most likely the oldest cultivated legume, and is believed to be native to southwestern Asia, perhaps northern Syria. Seeds have been found in Egyptian tombs dating from the 12 Dynasty (2400 B.C.), and there is also evidence of their cultivation as early as 6,000 B.C. They are widely cultivated throughout Asia, parts of Europe and North Africa, and more than 5 million acres are grown worldwide (1990). They are a staple in much of the Middle East and India. They are rich in protein and carbohydrates, and are a good source of calcium, phosphorus, iron and B vitamins. They are found in various colors, white, green, red, yellow, brown, and orange. The Latin name is the origin for the name of a certain piece of glass.
Name that legume!
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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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