Monday, November 9, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The very discovery of the New world was the by-product of a dietary quest.”
Arthur M. Schlesinger
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Scrapple Day: A Pennsylvania Dutch specialty of chopped or ground pork and cornmeal mush, cooked and shaped in a loaf pan, cooled, then sliced and browned in butter to serve.
(A Scrapple Story & Recipe) (More Scrapple Recipes) • British Pudding Day • National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day • National Split Pea Soup Week: Celebrated in the U.S. since 1969 (Nov 8-14, 2026 - 2nd week in Nov)
(Pea Soup Recipes --- Pea Quotes) • Australia: [Recycling Week] (Nov 9-15, 2026) • National Fig Week (Nov 1-7) (Fig Trivia & Facts)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1801 Gail Borden born. Inventor of process for making condensed milk, and founder of New York Condensed Milk Co. (later renamed Borden Co).
(Gail Borden short biography -- Borden Co. Trivia) 1857 The first issue of the Atlantic Monthly was published. It contained the first installment of Oliver Wendell Holmes' 'The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table.' 1872 Fire nearly destroyed Boston's business district. Firefighters from dozens of surrounding towns helped to fight the blaze, but water pressure was too low to halt the spreading inferno. Officials resorted to blowing up buildings to keep the fire from spreading to residential areas. Almost 1,000 businesses were destroyed. 1891 George A. Hormel opened his packinghouse in Austin, Minnesota. (Hormel Trivia & Facts) 1911 Georges Claude of Paris, France applied for a patent for an electric neon sign. It was issued on January 19, 1915. 1916 California Packing Company (Calpak) was created with the merger of five major Canning enterprises, consolidating control over canning, drying, packing houses, brokers and farmers in California and the West. 1938 Edward Murray East died. An American botanist and chemist he helped with the development of hybrid corn. Specifically, he concentrated on controlling the protein and fat content of possible hybrids. (Corn Trivia and Facts --- Corn Quotes) 1948 'More Beer' is recorded by the Ames Brothers. 1953 Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet, died at the Chelsea Hotel in New York. He had consumed 18 straight martinis. (Martini Trivia --- Martini Quotes) 1961 During lunchtime, Brian Epstein heard the Beatles for the first time at The Cavern in Liverpool. 1963 The enigmatic 'Louie Louie' was released by the Kingsmen. 1965 At 5:15 pm a 13 hour blackout of the northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada began when the electric grid failed. The blackout affected some 80,000 square miles and 25 million people. 1983 Alfred Heineken, president of Heinken (the beer) was kidnapped. He was freed on November 30 after a ransom was paid (over $20 million). The kidnappers were eventually caught. 2019 A flock of up to 60 aggressive wild turkeys, weighing up to 24 pounds, are reported to be terrorizing residents at Holiday City in Toms River, New Jersey. The gobblers have chased residents, broken windows, and pecked away at roofs and cars. Wildlife and Animal Control officials are aware of the problem, but cannot do anything about the turkeys due to state regulations.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 29-Nov 15, 2026 120th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana November 5-15, 2026 Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair - Jacksonville, Florida November 6-14, 2026 - National Peanut Festival
Dothan, Alabama November 7-11, 2026 - 53rd Annual Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival - Vardaman, Mississippi November 12-15, 2026 Port Barre Cracklin Festival
Port Barre, Louisiana November 13-15, 2026 55th Annual Waterfowl Festival - Easton, Maryland November 15, 2026 New York BagelFest
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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?
· Pearl and May Waite sold the rights to Jell-O for $450 to Orator Frank Woodward, founder Genesee Pure Foods Company.
· The first dishwashing machine was introduced by Josephine Garis Cochran. Her company eventually evolved into KitchenAid.
· Oysters Rockefeller was created by Jules Alciatore, owner of Antoine's Restaurant.
· Carnation began producing evaporated milk (called Carnation Sterlized Cream).
· Alfred Hitchcock was born. He was the son of a Leytonstone green grocer. 2) This genus of tuberous rooted herbs of the daisy family, is native to Mexico and Central America, and grows at elevations of 5,000 feet and above. (It is the national flower of Mexico.) They were brought to Spain in 1789 and soon spread to Britain, France and the rest of Europe. The botanist, Andreas Dahl, considered it a vegetable, and the French, like the Aztecs, cultivated the plant for its edible tuber. The tuber has a taste similar to the Jerusalem artichoke, and are cooked in the same manner. The emphasis soon switched to its use as a garden flower, when some of the larger, double flowered varieties arrived in Europe. There are about 2,000 varieties grown for their flowers, which include single and double flowers in white, yellow, red, orange, purple and bicolor.
Name this plant. 3) This cheese was developed as a cheaper substitute for Roquefort in the early 1900s. After the second World War it was very successfully marketed throughout Europe and especially in Britain. It is now considered on of the world's best blue cheeses.
a) Cambazola. b) Danablu. c) Gorgonzola.
d) Maytag Blue. e) Saga Blue. 4) What is the difference between bacon in the U.S., bacon in Canada and bacon in most European countries? 5) Why does adding vinegar or lemon juice to water when poaching eggs help keep the eggs from spreading out? 6) What is the difference in sugar content between unripe and ripe bananas?
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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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