Sunday, May 3, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.”
Orson Welles (1915-1985)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Raspberry Popover Day (Popover Trivia) • National Chocolate Custard Day • [World Press Freedom Day] World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference. Since then, 3 May, the anniversary of the Declaration of Windhoek is celebrated worldwide as World Press Freedom Day. • [Lemonade Day] (May 3, 2026 - 1st Sun) To empower today’s youth to become tomorrow’s entrepreneurs through helping them start, own and operate their very own business…a lemonade stand. (date may vary by location). • [Herb Week] (May 3-9, 2026) • Stewardship Week - April 26-May 3, 2026 (last Sun in April to 1st Sun in May) [Nat’l Assoc. of Conservation Districts] To encourage conserving natural resources for our future. • UK: National Gardening Week: April 27 - May 3, 2026 [Royal Horticultural Society] Encouraging gardners to share their love of gardening.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1494 Christopher Columbus sighted the island of Jamaica. (Jamaican Cuisine Articles) 1654 A bridge in Rowley, Massachusetts began charging a toll for animals. People passed for free. 1831 William Manning of Plainfield, New Jersey received a patent for a reaper for harvesting hay and grain. It was designed by his wife, Ann Harned Manning. 1844 Wilbur Olin Atwater was born (died Sept 22, 1907). American agricultural chemist who laid the groundwork for the science of nutrition. In 1875 he established the first agricultural experimental station in the U.S. at Wesleyan College in Connecticut.
(Nutrition Articles) 1913 William Motter Inge was born. An American playwright, he was the author of 'Picnic' which was also filmed in 1956. 1920 Alfred L. Cralle died (born Sept 4, 1866). Inventor of an ice cream scoop, his design is still in use today. (see Feb 2, 1897) --- (Ice Cream Trivia) 1921 West Virginia became the first state to enact a state sales tax. It became effective on July 1, 1921.
(West Virginia Food Trivia & Facts) 1929 The original Waldorf-Astoria hotel was closed and soon demolished. It had been sold to make way for construction of the Empire State Building (see also Nov 1, 1897 and Oct 1, 1931). 1937 Francis Stephen Castelluccio was born. Better known as Frankie Valli of 'The Four Seasons' singing group. 1939 The Andrew Sisters recorded 'Beer Barrel Polka.' 1944 Most wartime meat rationing ended in the United States. 1947 Sylvester tried to have Tweety Bird for lunch for the first time in a Warner Brothers cartoon. 1959 Passing through the newly opened St. Lawrence Seaway (see also April 25) the British freighter 'Ramon de Larrinaga' becomes the first deep draft ocean ship to enter the Duluth, Minnesota harbor. 2007 Jamison Stone, 11 years old, bagged a 'wild hog' that weighed in at over 1050 pounds. He was hunting on a commercial huntng preserve with his father and several guides in eastern Alabama. The animal measured 9 feet 4 inches long, nose to tail.
(Hog Trivia & Facts) 2020 Coronavirus: some stores limiting purchases of beef, chicken and pork.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** April 23-May 3, 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - New Orleans, Louisiana April 23-June 21, 2026 Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival - Williamsburg, Virginia May 1-9, 2026 131st Sequim Irrigation Festival
Sequim, Washington May 3-9, 2026 - West Tennessee Strawberry Festival
Humboldt, Tennessee May 6-10, 2026 St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival
St. Augustine, Florida May 7-9, 2026 54th Rayne Frog Festival
Rayne, Louisiana May 7-9, 2026 41st Annual Texas Crab Festival
Crystal Beach, Texas May 8-17, 2026 128th Edition Rochester Lilac Festival - Rochester, New York (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?
· Canned sardines went on sale in the U.S. for the first time.
· Acrobat Maria Spelterina walks across Niagara Falls backward on a tightrope, with peach baskets on her feet.
· Heinz's Tomato Ketchup is introduced. 2) Growing on a relative of the mango, cashew and turpentine tree, these are native to central Asia (probably originating around Persia). They have been cultivated for over 7,000 years, (they are mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible) and before that were gathered from the wild. The Greeks were (and are) very fond of them, and use them in many pastries. Today they are grown mainly in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries and in California. Name this nut. 3) Herbert Hoover was not the first to promise a 'chicken in every pot.' Who said it first? 4) In the 16th century, boiled hedgehog was a common dish in what city?
a) London. b) Paris. c) New York.
d) Berlin. e) Moscow. 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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