Thursday, November 27, 2025HAPPY THANKSGIVING!Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Yes, I’ll have a non-fat, decaf latte, please..... Oh, what the hell? Look, make it a full-fat mocha with extra whipped cream. What the hell, put a slice of bacon on it!” Dr. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• THANKSGIVING DAY 2025 (Nov 27, 2025: 4th Thurs) The first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by President George Washington, was celebrated on Nov. 26, 1789, the LAST Thursday of the month.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving an Official Annual Holiday to be commemorated on the LAST Thursday in November.
In 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed Thanksgiving from the LAST Thursday in November to the THIRD Thursday (the last Thursday, usually the 4th but occasionally a 5th Thursday, was thought to be too close to Christmas holidays).
Three years later, in December 1941, a joint session of Congress changed it to the FOURTH Thursday in November (in part because not all states complied with Roosevelt's choice).
(Thanksgiving Trivia --- Thanksgiving Quotes) • National Bavarian Cream Pie Day
(Bavarian Cream Origins | Bavarian Cream Recipe) • National Craft Jerky Day (honoring small batch craft jerky makers). • National Family Week in U.S. (Nov 23-29, 2025 - Thanksgiving Week) Organizations have promoted National Family Week for more than 40 years. An annual celebration observed during the week of Thanksgiving, designed to build community connections and honor those who strengthen families UK: [National Tree Week] (Nov 22-30, 2025)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1701 Anders Celsius was born (died April 25, 1744). Swedish astronomer, he developed the temperature scale which bears his name (Celsius). 1811 Andrew Meikle died (born May 5, 1719). A Scottish millwright, he invented the first successful drum threshing machine which separated the grain from the cobs, stalks or husks. He patented the machine April 9, 1789. 1826 John Walker invented the friction match (strike anywhere). 1889 The historic 90 room Hotel Jerome opened in Aspen, Colorado. Built by Jerome B. Wheeler, half owner of NYC's Macy's Department store. The first Colorado hotel with electricity and indoor plumbing, and the first west of the Mississippi with an elevator. [Hotel Jerome website] 1894 Mildred M. Lord of Milwaukee, Wisconsin received U.S. patent No. 529,869 for a "Washing Machine in which a suds box is used with a swinging agitator." 1901 Clement Studebaker was born (died Nov 27, 1901). Founder of a family firm that became the world's largest manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles, including ‘Conestoga Wagons’. After his death the Studebaker company became the only horse drawn vehicle manufacturer to successfully switch to producing automobiles. 1910 Pennsylvania Station, the largest railway station in the world, opened to traffic. The building was demolished in 1963. 1923 Velveeta Cheese Co. registered 'Velveeta' trademark. (Velveeta Trivia) 1924 The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was originally called a Christmas Parade. 1944 Musician Eddie Rabbitt was born. 1945 C.A.R.E. (Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere) was founded to send relief packages to survivors of WWII in Europe. 1950 R. P. Robbins of Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, Canada, won 'Wheat King' title, with a sample of Durham wheat at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. 1984 Sylvan N. Goldman died. Goldman ran a successful chain of grocery stores, and while a major owner of the Piggly-Wiggly supermarket chain he invented the shopping cart. He hired fake shoppers to wheel them around the store to encourage his customers to see how useful they could be.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Nov 18, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 National Gingerbread House Competition & Display - Asheville, N. Carolina November 27-28, 2025 Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation - Plymouth, Massachusetts November 28-29, 2025 Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia - Williamsburg, Virginia November 29, 2025 Old Mission Peninsula Wine Trail Mac & Cheese Bake-Off - Traverse City, Michigan November 29-30, 2025 A Family Thanksgiving 2025
Woodstock, Vermont November 29 & Dec 6, 2025 Winter Wonderland
Franklin, North Carolina (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
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(Click Here for all 40 Thanksgiving Questions) 1) True or False?
All of the following celebrate annual Thanksgiving holidays.
Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Laos, Canada, Liberia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, Grenada & the Virgin Islands. 2) Cranberry counts:
a) How many cranberries does it take to make one can of cranberry sauce?
b) How many cranberries does it take to make one gallon of cranberry juice? 3) How fast can a turkey fly? 4) Name these parts of a Turkey:
a) The red/pink fleshy growth on the head and upper neck.
b) The long, red flesh growth from the base of the beak that hangs down over the neck.
c) The bright red appendage at the neck.
d) The black lock of hair on the chest of the male turkey. 5) Turkey eggs are:
a) White.
b) Brown.
c) Creamy white with red/brown speckles.
d) Light brown with bluish speckles. 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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