Wednesday, July 15, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The difference of a single day is perceptible. Vegetables can only be tasted in perfection, gathered the same day.”
John Pintard (1759-1844)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Hot Dog Day (July 15, 2026)
(Hot Dog Trivia --- Hot Dog Quotes)
(Regional Hot Dog Toppings) • National Tapioca Pudding Day (Pudding Recipes) • Gummi Worm Day
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY9th or 10 century St. Swithin's Day. If it rains on St. Swithin's Day, it means rain for 40 days.
'St. Swithin’s day, gif ye do rain,
for forty days it will remain;
St. Swithin’s day, an ye be fair,
for forty days ’twill rain nae mair.' 1779 Clement Clarke Moore was born (died July 10, 1863). Author of classic poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (now popularly known as "The Night Before Christmas"). (see also Dec 24, 1822) 1808 Sir Henry Cole was born (died April 18, 1882). British civil servant and inventor. He is credited with creating the idea of sending greeting cards at Christmas time in 1843. 1845 William H. Fruen was born (died Oct 19, 1917). Received the first U.S. patent for a liquid dispensing vending machine. (see Dec 16, 1884) 1868 William T. G. Morton died (born Aug 9, 1819). An American surgeon, in 1846 he became the first dentist to use ether (letheon) during a tooth extraction. 1869 Hippolyte Mege Mouries received French patent No. 86489 for his process to make margarine. Emperor Napoleon III had offered a prize for a suitable substitute for butter, for use by the French Navy. (Margarine Trivia and Facts) 1877 Amedeo Obici was born (died May 22, 1947). Obici and Mario Peruzzi founded Planters Peanut Company in 1906. (Planter’s Nuts Trivia & Facts) 1931 'Kid Chocolate' (Elgio Saldana) becomes Cuba's first world boxing champion after defeating Benny Bass for the Jr. Lightweight Championship. 1945 Peter Lewis of the music group 'Moby Grape' was born. 2005 The movie 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' opened in U.S. theatres.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· Sylvester the cat first tried to have Tweety Bird for lunch in a Warner Bros. cartoon.
· The first aluminum foil, Reynolds Metals 'Reynolds Wrap' goes on sale.
· Marilyn Monroe was crowned the first Artichoke Queen in Castroville, California
· Rhubarb was legally classified as a fruit in the U.S., even though botanically it is a vegetable. 2) Who was Hippolyte Mege Mouries and what did he do for the French Navy? 3) In most Catholic countries, no one ate or drank any food or beverage from October 5 to October 14, 1582. Why? 4) On November 2, 1978 something that was 55 feet long and weighed two tons was caught in Thimble Tickle Bay, Newfoundland. What was it?
a) A Squid. b) A Whale. c) An Ocean Sunfish.
d) A Moray Eel. e) A clump of Seaweed.
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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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