Sunday, March 1, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.”
William Shakespeare, ‘Romeo and Juliet’
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Pig Day (Pig Facts --- Pig Quotes) • [National Horse Protection Day]
(Horse Facts & Trivia --- Horse Quotes) • National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
(Peanut Butter Trivia --- Peanut Butter Quotes) • National Sunkist Citrus Day [sunkist.com] • National Fruit Compote Day (Fruit Compote Recipe) • Iceland: Beer Day [Bjórdagur]
(see also 1989 below) • Wales: St. David's Day. Welshmen wear leeks in their hats today. (Leek Trivia --- Leek Quotes) • UN: [World Seagrass Day] • [National Eating Disorders Awareness Week] (Feb 23-March 1, 2026) • UK: [Real Bread Week] (Feb 21-March 1, 2026) A celebration of additive-free loaves and the people who make them.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1697 Francesco Redi died (born Feb 18, 1626). He was the first to demonstrate that maggots were not spontaneously generated, but actually came from the eggs of flies. 1736 Ann Lee, founder of the Shakers, was born on February 29, 1736. To commemorate her birthday, each year on March 1 the Shakers held an afternoon meeting, followed by a supper at which this cake was served. The original recipe for 'Mother Ann's Cake' advises:
“Cut a handful of peach twigs which are filled with sap at this season of the year. Clip the ends and bruise them and beat the cake batter with them. This will impart a delicate peach flavor to the cake.” American Heritage Cookbook (1964) 1784 E. Kidner opened the first cooking school in Great Britain. 1785 The Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture was founded. 1803 Ohio becomes 17th state. The Buckeye State.
(Ohio Food Trivia & Facts) 1847 Benjamin Delessert died (born Feb 14, 1773). French industrialist who developed the first successful process to extract sugar from sugar beets. 1867 Nebraska becomes the 37th state. The Cornhusker State. (Nebraska Food Trivia & Facts) 1927 Harry Belafonte, singer, actor, was born. His biggest hit was "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song" in 1956. 1941 'Duffy’s Tavern' debuted on CBS radio. 1962 The first K-Mart store opened in Garden City, Missouri. 1970 U.S. commercial whale hunting ended. 1987 Starbucks opens its first Canadian outlet in Vancouver. 1989 Jack Dietz Set a new record for watermelon seed spitting, 66 feet 11 inches. There are contests in many locations throughout the U.S. in the spring and summer.
(Watermelon Trivia & Facts --- Watermelon Quotes) 1989 A 75 year-long ban on beer was lifted this day in Iceland. 1990 The British Royal Navy began issuing rum rations to sailors as early as 1655. The Royal New Zealand Navy was the last navy in the world to end daily rum rations for sailors in 1990. (Rum Trivia) 2002 McDonald's announced in a press release that it has agreed to pay 10 million dollars to Hindu and vegetarian groups to settle lawsuits over its use of beef flavoring in its French Fries. 2020 New York State's plastic bag ban took effect on March 1, 2020, and prohibits the distribution of plastic carryout bags by anyone who collects New York State sales tax. (The ban was put on hold and not enforced until Oct 19, 2020). 2020 Many Food Festivals and celebrations have been cancelled or postponed due to Coronavirus concerns. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** February 12-March 1, 2026 Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival - Indio, California February 21-March 2, 2026 New York City Beer Week
New York, New York February 25-March 1, 2026 92nd Annual Minneapolis Home + Garden Show - Minneapolis, Minnesota February 26-March 8, 2026 Florida Strawberry Festival - Plant City, Florida February 27-March 1, 2026 Annual National Fiery Foods & BBQ Show - Albuquerque, New Mexico March 1-31, 2026 - Taste Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey March 1-31, 2026 Washington Wine Month
Various locations, Washington (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?
· France raised the minimum age to purchase alcohol from 16 to 18 years of age.
· McDonald's closed its 3 locations in Iceland in October due to the 'complex operational environment.
· The last issue of 'Gourmet' magazine was published
· In the U.S. French Fries are the most common 'vegetable' children eat.
· Estimates are that about 1 billion frogs are killed for food each year. The world market for frog legs is threatening many species with extinction.
· The Bahamas prohibits the Harvesting, Possession, Purchase and sale of turtles, their parts and eggs.
· The animated movie 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' opened in U.S. 2) This palm tree is a member of the coconut family, and it's fruit takes 10 years to mature, looks like a Siamese coconut (2 joined together) and weighs up to 50 pounds. It is found only on the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean. Empty shells were washed ashore in India long before the source was known, and they were considered to have magical properties. Name this tree. 3) Cheese has been colored with various plant substances for hundreds of years. Yellow/orange coloring may have originally been added to cheese made with winter milk from cows eating hay to match the orange hue (from vitamin A) of cheeses made with milk from cows fed on green plants.
Can you name 3 plant substances which have been used to color cheese yellow/orange? 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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