Sunday, March 15, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• The Ides of March • Pears Helene Day (Vanilla ice cream on a poached pear covered with chocolate sauce).
(Pear Facts & Trivia --- Pear Quotes) • [Annual Return of the Buzzards]: Capistrano has their swallows, but Hinckley, Ohio has Turkey Buzzards. They return to the town each year on (or about) this same day each year, for the summer. They winter in Dade County, Florida. • Luxembourg: [Bretzelsonndeg] (Pretzel Sunday) (March 15, 2026 - 4th Sunday of Lent)
(History of Pretzels) • [National Agriculture Week] (March 15-21, 2026) A time to celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture. • American Chocolate Week (March 15-21, 2026 - 3rd week) (Chocolate Trivia --- Chocolate Quotes) • [National Poison Prevention Week] (March 15-21, 2026 - 3rd wk March) Established by Congress on September 16, 1961 [PL 87-319]
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of Roman senators. ("beware the Ides of March"). 1820 Maine became the 23rd state in the U.S.
(Maine Food Trivia & Facts) 1858 Liberty Hyde Bailey was born. He was a world famous American botanist who studied cultivated plants. He was dean of Horticulture at Cornell University for 15 years. 1889 Melville Reuben Bissell died. Bissell invented the carpet sweeper in 1876. Almost every restaurant and hotel I have worked in that had carpet, also had Bissell or similar carpet sweepers. 1891 Sir Joseph William Bazalgette died. A British civil engineer, he designed the main sewer system for London. 1937 The first Blood Bank is established in Chicago, Illinois at Cook County Hospital. (Blood Trivia) 1956 'My Fair Lady' opens on Broadway. It will run until September 29, 1962 for 2,717 performances. 1959 Duncan Hines died (born March 26, 1880). A traveling salesman, he published a list of his favorite restaurants and dishes 'Adventures in Good Eating' in 1935. The book was a big hit and in 1938 he wrote 'Lodging for a Night' and also wrote a newspaper column and became a favorite American restaurant and lodging critic. In the 1950s he licensed the Duncan Hines name for ice cream, cake mixes and other products. 1965 Alan Stillman opened the first T.G.I. Friday's restaurant at 1st Avenue & 63rd St. in New York City. 1972 Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather' premiered. ("Leave the gun. Take the Cannolis," Clemenza). 1975 Aristotle Onassis died (born Jan 7, 1906 - Jan 20 new style). Greek shipping magnate. 1975 'Black Water' by the Doobie Brothers is number one on the music charts. 1980 McDonald's test marketed Chicken McNuggets in Knoxville, Tennessee. They are so popular that they have to look for a second supplier.
(McDonald’s Trivia & Facts) 1998 Edwin J. Showmaker died (born June 2, 1907). American engineer who invented the reclining chair and founded the La-Z-Boy furniture company. 1998 Bejnamin Spock died (born May 2, 1903). American pediatrician and author of the best selling 'Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care' (1946) 2004 Martha Stewart resigned from the board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia 10 days after her conviction in a stock scandal. 2020 Coronavirus: Most European countries have closed borders to non-residents; Central & South American countries begin to restrict travel.
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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?
· Pearl and May Waite sold the rights to Jell-O for $450 to Orator Frank Woodward, founder Genesee Pure Foods Company.
· The first dishwashing machine was introduced by Josephine Garis Cochran. Her company eventually evolved into KitchenAid.
· Oysters Rockefeller was created by Jules Alciatore, owner of Antoine's Restaurant.
· Carnation began producing evaporated milk (called Carnation Sterlized Cream).
· Alfred Hitchcock was born. He was the son of a Leytonstone green grocer. 2) What did Millard Fillmore and his wife Abigail do that caused the White House cooks to quit in protest? 3) What was the first fresh fruit to carry a trademark? 4) What were the original 7 flavors of Kool-Aid? 5) What is the white edible portion of cauliflower called? 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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