Saturday, June 6, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment.” R. Buckminister Fuller
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Applesauce Cake Day
(Applesauce Cake Recipe --- Applesauce Trivia) • Drive-In Theater Day (see 1933 below) • UK: National Fish and Chip Day (June 6, 2026)
[Nat'l Edible Oil Dist. Assn] • National Fishing & Boating Week: (June 6-14, 2026)
[Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation]
(Articles About Fish & Fishing --- Fishing Trivia) • Denmark: Jyllinge Eel Festival (June 6, 2026 - 1st Sat in June) Festival celebrated since 1968. Every restaurant in town serves fried eel.
(Eel Trivia & Facts --- Eel Recipes) • UK: British Tomato Fortnight: (June 1-14, 2026)
[British Tomato Growers’ Association]
(Tomato Trivia | Tomato Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1519 Andrea Cesalpino was born. An Italian philosopher and pioneering botanist. He concentrated his studies on fruits and seeds, and he classified them by logical principles, instead of supposed medical properties. 1833 Andrew Jackson became the first U.S. President to ride in a railroad car. President Jackson boarded a B&O (Baltimore & Ohio) passenger train in Baltimore, Maryland. (Railroads and Railroad Food) 1882 Henry Seely of New York City received the first American patent for an electric iron. (U.S. patent No. 259,054). 1899 Black American inventor, James Ricks, was issued U.S. patent No. 626,245 for a rubber overshoe for horses for use in 'sleety weather'. 1907 Persil, world's first self-acting household detergent, was marketed by Henkel et Cie of Dusseldorf. It was a combination of a washing and bleaching agent in one powder (PERborate and SILicate). 1916 Kraft & Bros. Co. received patent for "Process of Sterilizing Cheese and an Improved Product Produced by Such Process" - process cheese.
(Kraft Trivia & Facts) 1919 Canadian National Railways incorporated; longest railway system in North America, controls more than 30 000 miles of track in Canada, US. 1932 The Revenue Act creates the first gasoline tax in the U.S. (1 cent per gallon). 1933 The first drive-in theater was opened in Camden County, New Jersey by Richard Hollingshead. It had nine rows of parking on ten acres, with room for at least 400 cars. Admission was 25 cents per car, 25 cents per person, to maximum of $1.00. Where's the popcorn! (Popcorn Trivia & Facts) 1944 Edgar Froese of the music group 'Tangerine Dream' was born. 1956 'The Wayward Wind' by Gogi Grant blew to the top of the charts. 1986 Ronn Teitelbaum opened the first Johnny Rockets on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles. An American restaurant franchise whose decor is based on 1950s diner-style restaurants. This location closed on October 26, 2015. 1988 Three 50 pound snapping turtles were found in a Bronx, New York sewage treatment plant. They had probably been pets that were flushed down the toilet when very small. 2000 Unilever (Netherlands) agreed to buy Bestfoods (U.S.) for $20.3 billion, creating the world’s largest food company. Bestfoods’ brands included Skippy Peanut Butter and Hellman’s Mayonnaise. Unilever brands include Lipton Tea, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and Dove Soap.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** May 31-June 6, 2026 Duncan Hines Days
Bowling Green, Kentucky June 1-30, 2026 - Idaho Wine and Cider Month
Statewide, Idaho June 3-6, 2026 - Wine & Food Week - Houston, Texas June 4-7, 2026 - Pine Island Cheese Festival
Pine Island, Minnesota June 4-7, 2026 - 117th Annual Lebanon Strawberry Festival - Lebanon, Oregon June 5-6, 2026 - 38th International Horseradish Festival - Collinsville, Illinois June 5-6 & 13, 2026 40th Georgia Peach Festival
Byron & Fort Valley, Georgia (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?
· Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.
· James Harvey Logan of Santa Cruz, California developed the Loganberry, a cross between a red raspberry and a wild blackberry.
· Dr. Satori Kato of Japan introduced the first instant coffee at the Pan American World Fair.
· The first U.S. made margarine is produced in New York City by Community Manufacturing Co. 2) Usquebaugh, uisge beatha, uisce beatha. What is it and where did it come from? 3) This semi firm Italian cheese, originally made from sheep's milk (now frequently made with cow's milk), is sometimes referred to as the poor man's Parmesan
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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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