Monday, December 1, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Cocoa? Cocoa! Damn miserable puny stuff; fit for kittens and unwashed boys. Did Shakespeare drink cocoa?”
Shirley Jackson, American writer. (1916-1965)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Eat a Red Apple Day (Apple Trivia | Apple Quotes) • St. Eligius day, patron of agricultural workers, knife makers. • Cookie Cutter Week: (Dec 1-7 ?)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1857 Ephraim Ball, of Canton, Ohio, received a patent for a 'Harvester' ("Improvement in Mowing-Machines"). Known as ‘Ball's Improved Ohio Mower’ (grass harvester) it is the first widely successful of two-wheeled flexible or hinged bar mowers. 1878 The first telephone was installed in the White House in Washington, D.C. Alexander Graham Bell installed it himself. Rutherford B. Hayes was president. 1885 Dr. Pepper is sold for the first time.
(Dr Pepper Trivia & Facts) 1886 Rex Stout, American crime writer was born. More than 70 of his novels and stories feature the fictional gourmand/gourmet detective, Nero Wolfe. Archie Goodwin, the detective's assistant, described him as weighing "one seventh of a ton" (about 286 pounds). Shad Roe and Duck were two of Wolfe's favorites, and he also consumed copious amounts of beer. Stout also published 'The Nero Wolfe Cookbook' in 1973. 1897 'Grape Nuts' cereal goes on sale for the first time. 1913 The first drive-up automobile service station opened, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operated by Gulf Refining Co. 1917 Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town, a farm village for wayward boys, near Omaha, Nebraska 1924 James Cobden of Dahinda, Saskatchewan, Canada, wins the World Wheat Championship for best Hard Red Spring Wheat at the International Hay and Grain Show in Chicago, Illinois.
(Wheat Trivia & Facts) 1926 Ontario, Canada votes for government control of sale of liquor, rather than prohibition. 1936 The first patent was issued for a commercial scale hydroponic system for plant culture (a 'hydroponicum'). Ernest Walfrid Brundin and Frank F. Lyon received U.S. patent No. 2,062,755 on the system they had set up the previous year. 1942 WW II mandatory gasoline rationing begins in the U.S. 1944 Eric Bloom of the music group 'Blue Oyster Cult' was born. 1959 Mattel Inc. registered the 'Barbie' trademark (for dolls). 1990 British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel from their respective countries drilled through a final piece of rock and shook hands, 22.3 km from the UK, 15.6 km from France. 1999 The Russian Duma passed an animal rights bill that prohibits people from eating their pets.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Nov 18, 2025-Jan 4, 2026 National Gingerbread House Competition & Display - Asheville, N. Carolina November 29 & Dec 6, 2025 Winter Wonderland
Franklin, North Carolina December 1-31, 2025 55th Annual Christmas in Newport - Newport, Rhode Island December 5-7, 2025 German Christmas Market
Augusta, New Jersey December 6-7, 2025 - 33rd Annual Indio International Tamale Festival - Indio, California (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?
· Stephen Foster's song 'Oh! Susanna' was performed for the first time at the Eagle Ice Cream Saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
· Carlsberg brewery in Denmark began production of its first brew.
· 'The Carolina Housewife' by Sarah Rutledge was published.
· Yerba Buena is renamed San Francisco. 2) The ancient Romans called it by the Latin name, hirneola auricula-judae. The French call it l'oreille de Judas. This tree-loving jelly fungus is translucent and gelatinous when moist. Previously only sold dried, the fresh form is becoming more widely available.
Name this fungus. 3) Even though this is classified as a cheese, it is really a by-product of cheesemaking. It is made from whey drained off while making other cheeses. In Italy it was originally made from whey of ewe's milk used to make Pecorino cheese. Its name means literally 'recooked.' Name this cheese. 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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