Saturday, June 27, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew
There was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges too
And the sun poured in like butterscotch and stuck to all my senses.”
Joni Mitchell, 'Chelsea Morning' (1969)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Orange Blossom Day
(Orange Trivia & facts --- Orange Quotes) • National or International Pineapple Day
(Pineapple Trivia) • National Onion Day [National Onion Assn]
(Onion Trivia --- Onion Recipes --- Onion Quotes) • National Ice Cream Cake Day • [National Pollinator Week] (June 22-28, 2026) Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that pollinate plants are responsible for bringing us one out of every three bites of food. • Canada's National Fishing Week (June 27-July 5, 2026) [Canadian National Sportfishing Foundation] • UK: English Wine Week (June 20-28, 2026)
[Wines of Great Britain]
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1615 The first tea is imported to the west.
(Tea Trivia, Facts and History) 1850 Lafcadio Hearn was born. (Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Hearn). A writer, translator and teacher, he wrote 'La Cuisine Creole,' the first Creole cookbook.
(Creole and Cajun) 1884 U.S. President Chester A. Arthur signed a bill creating the Bureau of Labor to collect information on the subject of working people and the "means of promoting their material, social, intellectual, and moral prosperity" 1893 The New York stock market crashed. 1893 The melody of 'Happy Birthday to You' was first published ('Good Morning to All'). 1907 Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz died. An American naturalist, co-founder with her husband (Louis Agassiz), of the Anderson School of Natural History. She was also the first president of Radcliffe College. 1970 'Vitamin C' was born. ‘Vitamin C’ is the stage name of singer, actress, Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick. 1985 Route 66, which originally ran from Chicago, Illinois to Santa Monica, California, was officially decertified and removed from the U.S. Highway System, having been replaced by the new Interstate Highway System. 1996 Albert R. Broccoli died (born April 5, 1909). Producer of the James Bond movie series. 2001 Actor Jack Lemmon died. A couple of his film titles: 'The Fortune Cookie,' and 'Days of Wine and Roses.' 2012 Austrian police stopped 3 vans about to cross the border into Hungary. The vans contained 9.5 tons of garlic stolen in Spain, with an estimated value of $37,500. 2020 Coronavirus: Texas and Florida order bars closed as both report record new cases.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** June 19-July 12, 2026 Alameda County Fair
Alameda County Fairgrounds, California June 24-27, 2026 52nd Annual Bixby Green Corn Festival - Bixby, Oklahoma June 25-28, 2026 Placer County Fair
Roseville, California June 25-28, 2026 Luling Watermelon Thump
Luling, Texas June 26-27, 2026 The Great Lenexa Barbeque Battle
Lenexa, Kansas June 26-27, 2026 Annual Cheese Curd Festival
Ellsworth, Wisconsin (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?
· Teflon coated frying pans were introduced.
· Julia Child's first book was published, 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking'
· General Mills introduced 'Total' breakfast cereal. 2) The East Coast and West Coast of the U.S. have differing tastes in peanut butter. What are their preferences? 3) What percentage of all pumpkins are sold for food? 4) Queen Victoria was given a giant wheel of Cheddar cheese as a wedding gift that weighed over 1,000 pounds.
How much does a normal wheel of Cheddar weigh?
[a] 5 to 15 pounds. [b] 20 to 30 pounds.
[c] 30 to 50 pounds. [d] 60 to 75 pounds.
[e] 100 to 125 pounds.
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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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