Friday, March 13, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast.”
John Gunther
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Coconut Torte Day • Ginger Ale Day (?)
(Ginger Ale Trivia -- Ginger Ale Recipe) • [International Riesling Day]
(Riesling, the Queen of Grapes) • St. Ansovinus' Day, patron of harvests. • Groundwater Awareness Week (March 8-14, 2026)
[National Ground Water Association]
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1764 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl, was born. Earl Grey was supposedly given the recipe for Earl Grey Tea by a Chinese mandarin with whom he was friends (and/or whose life either he or another British diplomat saved). (Earl Grey Tea Trivia & Facts) 1781 The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel. 1813 Lorenzo Delmonico, famed restaurateur was born at Marengo, Switzerland. In 1851 he joined his uncles in their catering and pastry shop in New York City. He transformed the business into one of the most famous restaurants in the country.
(Delmonico’s Trivia) 1834 Frederick Walton was born (died May 16, 1928). Invented Linoleum in 1863. 1852 The first illustration of 'Uncle Sam' was published in a political cartoon by satirist Frank Bellew in the ‘New York Lantern’. 1877 Chester Greenwood was issued the first U.S. patent (No. 188,292) for earmuffs.
(See also Dec 4, 1858) 1884 Standard time is established in the U.S. 1893 The original Waldorf Hotel opened. It had 450 rooms and almost 1,000 employees.
(see also May 1, 1931) 1915 Wilbert Robinson (Uncle Robby), manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, attempted to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane. Someone had substituted a grapefruit instead, which virtually exploded in his glove on impact, covering him with grapefruit pulp and juice, much to the amusement of his team. 1916 Residents of Manitoba pass a referendum to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages, the first Canadian province to do so. The law goes into effect on June 1, 1916. 1918 'The Squab Farm' opened at the Bijou Theatre in New York. 1925 The Butler Act is adopted, prohibiting the teaching of Evolution in Tennessee schools. 1979 The European monetary system (EMS) officially came into effect to foster "closer monetary cooperation leading to a zone of monetary stability in Europe". 2006 Robert C. Baker died at age 84 (born Dec. 29, 1921). While a Poultry and Food Science professor at Cornell University from 1949-1989 he developed chicken nuggets (keeping the breading on was the key), turkey ham, poultry hot dogs and many other products. He founded Cornell's Institute of Food Science and Marketing in 1970, and in 2004 was inducted into the American Poultry Hall of Fame. 2025 Gold closed over 3,000 for the first time: 3,001.30.
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Atlantic City, New Jersey March 1-31, 2026 Washington Wine Month
Various locations, Washington March 6-15, 2026 - 44th Annual Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania March 13-14, 2026 Annual Clewiston Sugar Festival
Clewiston, Florida March 13-15 & 20-22, 2026 Annual Ostrich Festival
Chandler, Arizona March 14-15, 2026 Original Marathon Seafood Festival - Marathon, Florida (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?
· Mrs. Paul's introduces frozen fish sticks.
· Colonel Harland Sanders begins to franchise KFC restaurants.
· Howard Johnson's becomes the world’s largest food chain when it opens its 351st restaurant. Today there are none. The last Howard Johnson's closed in June 2022. 2) Thyme, sage, betony, horehound, rosemary, hyssop, lavender, and savory are all members of what plant family? 3) Marshmallows were originally made from a plant, the marsh mallow. Which of the following plants are in this same Mallow family?
a) Hollyhock. b) Cotton. c) Okra.
d) Rose of Sharon. e) Swamp Cabbage. 4) What is Manchego and what connection does it have to Don Quixote? 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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