Friday, July 17, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream.”
Wallace Stevens (1880-1955)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Peach Ice Cream Day (Ice Cream Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1763 John Jacob Astor was born in Waldorf, Germany. His descendants built the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. 1821 Spain formally transferred Florida to the United States. (Florida Food Trivia) 1845 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl died. Grey (also Baron Grey and Viscount Howick) was 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 Facts & Trivia) 1861 Congress authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue the first paper currency, called 'Demand Notes,' to finance costs of the Civil War. 1867 Harvard School of Dental Medicine was founded in Boston, Massachusetts. It was the first university based dental school in the U.S. 1948 Mick Tucker of the music group 'Sweet' was born. 1955 Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California. 1959 Mary Leakey, wife of Louis Leakey, discovered the oldest human skull to date in Tanganyika (Tanzania). It was about 1.8 million years old. 1961 The Supremes first single recording was released, 'Buttered Popcorn.' 1968 Brewery workers in Ontario, Canada end a 3 week strike for higher wages.
(Beer Trivia & Facts) 2024 The stock market closes above 41,000 for the first time (41,198).
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** July 15-18, 2026 41st Annual Mattoon Bagelfest
Mattoon, Illinois July 15-18, 2026 Wabasha County Fair
Plainview, Minnesota July 16-18, 2026 - Annual Johnson County Peach Festival - Clarksville, Arkansas July 16-18, 2026 75th Pageland Watermelon Festival
Pageland, South Carolina July 16-19, 2026 Picklesburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 16-19, 2026 King County Fair
Enumclaw, Washington July 17-19, 2026 Waterford World's Fair
Waterford, Maine (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?
· Maxwell House introduced the first freeze-dried instant coffee.
· Jean Nidetch founded Weight Watchers.
· Fruit Loops breakfast cereal is introduced.
· Julia Child's TV show 'The French Chef' begins.
· Coca Cola introduced TaB, its new diet cola. 2) What happened in Camden, New Jersey on June 6, 1933 that had an extreme effect on the sales of popcorn? 3) Can you match the cities with their titles?
a) Gilroy, California.
b) Le Mars, Iowa.
c) St. George, South Carolina.
d) Collinsville, Illinois.
e) Morton, Illinois.
A) Grits Capital of the World.
B) Pumpkin Capital of the World.
C) Garlic Capital of the World.
D) Ice Cream Capital of the World.
E) Horseradish Capital of the World. 4) What was the first toy advertised on TV, and when was it advertised?
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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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