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TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Because of the media hype and woefully inadequate information, too many people nowadays are deathly afraid of their food, and what does fear of food do to the digestive system? I am sure that an unhappy or suspicious stomach, constricted and uneasy with worry, cannot digest properly. And if digestion is poor, the whole body politic suffers.”Julia Child
TODAY’S EVENTS IN FOOD HISTORY* National Pie Day* Eat a Red Apple Day* St. Eligius day, patron of agricultural workers, knife makers.1878 The first telephone was installed in the White House in Washington, D.C. Alexander Graham Bell installed it himself. Rutherford B. Hayes was president.1885 Dr. Pepper is sold for the first time.1936 The first patent was issued for a commercial scale hydroponic system for plant culture (a 'hydroponicum'). Ernest Walfrid Brundin and Frank F. Lyon received the patent on the system they had set up the previous year.1944 Eric Bloom of the music group 'Blue Oyster Cult' was born.1990 British and French workers digging the Channel Tunnel from their respective countries drilled through a final piece of rock and shook hands, 22.3 km from the UK, 15.6 km from France. 1999 The Russian Duma passed an animal rights bill that prohibits people from eating their pets.View: Culinary History Calendar for the year -- Dec Food Festivals -- Jan Food Festivals
DID YOU KNOW? Food Trivia Albacore are found in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. There are two populations of albacore in the Pacific, one below and one above the equator (although there is an unconfirmed theory of two northern populations). Albacore tunas range from 24-36 inches in length and weigh 20-40 pounds. They can probably live to 10 years, maturing around five. Albacore are dark blue on top, with a lighter underbelly. They are found in temperate waters and live longer and grow more slowly than tropical tunas. Although albacore steaks are available, most of the albacore sold in U.S. markets is the higher-priced canned variety; not your average tunafish, albacore has a mild flavor and is labeled as 'white.' Albacore, sometimes called tombo, is the only tuna allowed to be labeled as "white tuna." Albacore cannot be filleted like other fish because of its unusual bone structure and the soft consistency of its meat; this means fresh or frozen albacore is available only as loins/steaks. Albacore are currently overfished in the Atlantic and fully-fished in the Pacific.CULINARY TRIVIA QUIZ1) Identify the following parts of a turkey:• a) Caruncle.• b) Snood.• c) Wattle.• d) Beard.2) Turkey Production:• A) How many turkeys were raised in the U.S. in 2007?• B) What State raised the most turkeys?3) What president proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day, and when was it celebrated?4) What president made Thanksgiving an annual holiday (to be commemorated on the LAST Thursday in November)?5) In 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt changed Thanksgiving from the LAST Thursday in November. Three years later, in December 1941, a joint session of Congress changed it again (in part because not all states complied with Roosevelt's choice).• A) To what day did Roosevelt change Thanksgiving?• B) Why did he change it?• C) To what day did Congress change Thanksgiving?6) True or False? All of the following celebrate annual Thanksgiving holidays:Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Laos, Canada, Liberia, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, Grenada & the Virgin Islands.7) Cranberry counts:• A) How many cranberries does it take to make one can of cranberry sauce?• B) How many cranberries does it take to make one gallon of cranberry juice?8) True or False?A) The Sweet Potato is the 6th principal world food crop.B) Louisiana produces more sweet potatoes than any other state.9) The frozen TV Dinner was introduced by Swanson in 1954. It consisted of Turkey, Stuffing, Gravy, Sweet Potatoes and Peas.Why was Turkey chosen for the first TV Dinner?10) How fast can a turkey fly?Click here for the answers to the Culinary QuizExplore the NEW Food Trivia Quizzes Section
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