Wednesday, May 8, 2024Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Bread, milk and butter are of venerable antiquity. They taste of the morning of the world.”
Leigh Hunt (1784-1859)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Coconut Cream Pie Day
(Coconut Cream Pie Recipe) • Have a Coke Day (see 1886 below)
(Coca Cola Trivia & Facts) • [Bermuda Peppercorn Ceremony] (May 8, 2024 - usually held on the Wednesday closest to St. George’s Day, April 23). A major annual ceremonial event in St. George, when the Governor officially receives one Peppercorn from a Freemason official. In 1816 Bermuda's capital moved from St. George to Hamilton City. The old stone State House, built in 1619, was given to the Freemasons for an annual rent of One Peppercorn. • [Herb Week] (May 5-11, 2024)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1842 Emil Chrstian Hansen was born (died Aug 27, 1909). He was a Danish botanist who developed new methods to culture yeast. He revolutionized the beer industry, and proved that there are different species of yeast. He refused to patent the method, but instead made it available for free to other brewers. 1855 George W. Brown of Galesburg, Illinois received a patent for a 'Seed Planter.' 1855 John Gates was born (died Aug 9, 1911). Gates was an inventor, promoter and barbed wire manufacturer. He helped convince Western ranchers to adopt the use of barbed wire. (Barbed Wire Trivia) 1886 Coca Cola is first sold to the public at Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
(see also March 12, 1894) 1914 U.S. Congress passed law designating 2nd Sunday in May as Mother's Day. (President Wilson issued the requested proclamation on May 9.) 1961 The U.S. Department of the Interior opened the first practical seawater desalination plant in Freeport, Texas. It could produce about 1 million gallons of water at a cost of $1.25 per thousand gallons.
(see also June 21, 1961) 1968 Laurence M. Klauber died. Klauber was an American herpetologist and inventor who was a rattlesnake expert. If you want to know anything or everything about rattlesnakes, see his book "Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories and Influence on Mankind." 1980 The World Health Organization declared that smallpox had been eradicated worldwide. 2000 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved legislation banning discrimination based on Height or Weight. The ban became law on May 26 when then Mayor Willie Brown signed the legislation. 2020 Gerber, the iconic baby food brand, has chosen Magnolia Earl as its 2020 Gerber Baby, the first adopted baby chosen as the company's 'spokes-baby since the tradition began in 1928.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** UPCOMING FEATURED FOOD FESTIVALSMay 5-11, 2024 - 86th West Tennessee Strawberry Festival - Humboldt, Tennessee May 9, 2024 San Antonio Flavor - San Antonio, Texas May 9-11, 2024 - South Carolina Poultry Festival
leesville, South Carolina May 10-12, 2024 Annual Texas Crab Festival
Crystal Beach, Texas May 11, 2024 Annual Cochon de Lait Festival
Mansura, Louisiana May 11, 2024 Annual Paso Robles Olive Festival & Annual Lavender Festival - Paso Robles, California (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?
· Canada bans the artificial sweetener Saccharin as potentially carcinogenic.
· A record lobster weighing over 44 lbs was caught off Nova Scotia.
· Larousse Gastronomique first U.S. edition is published, a 1063 page dictionary of cookery.
· Twix cookie bars are introduced.
· PepsiCo acquires Pizza Hut fast food chain.
· Denny's Restaurant introduces the Grand Slam Breakfast. 2) Aloysia triphylla, or Lippia citriodora is an herb that originated in South America. It has long, narrow pointed leaves with a pleasant, sharp lemon scent and flavor, quite different than other lemon-scented herbs, it has been described as 'lemon perfume.' This herb was brought to Europe in the 17th or 18th century, and has been popular in France for many years. It is used to make tea, as a seasoning herb, and as a perfume and soap fragrance.
Name that herb! 3) Roux, beurre manie, egg yolks with or without cream, cornstarch and arrowroot are all examples of what? Click Here for Quiz Answers
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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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