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January 21 – National New England Clam Chowder Day

Daily Fact: An old French word chaudière, pronounced “chowda”, is a large pot for cooking.

The likely origin of the word chowder.

Feast Day of St. Agnes, patron saint of gardeners(Catholic)

1338 Charles V of France was born. He commissioned Taillevent to write what is considered the first professional “cookery” book in French, ‘Le Viandier’.
1937 BBC first aired the Cook’s Night Out with Marcel Boulestin, the first television cook
1908 New York City NY regulation makes it illegal for a woman to smoke or drink in public
1912 Konrad (Emil) Bloch was born. Nobel prize winner for his work on cholesterol & fatty acids. Discovering that high levels of cholesterol may lead to an increased risk of heart attacks.
1942 Bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines in bars and eating establishments illegal
1985 James Beard, American culinary expert & cookbook author, died at age 81.

Daily Fact: An old French word chaudière, pronounced “chowda”, is a large pot for cooking.

The likely origin of the word chowder.

1338 Charles V of France was born. He commissioned Taillevent to write what is considered the first professional “cookery” book in French, ‘Le Viandier’.
1937 BBC first aired the Cook’s Night Out with Marcel Boulestin, the first television cook
1912 Konrad (Emil) Bloch was born. Nobel prize winner for his work on cholesterol & fatty acids. Discovering that high levels of cholesterol may lead to an increased risk of heart attacks.
1985 James Beard, American culinary expert & cookbook author, died at age 81.

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Daily Fact: An old French word chaudière, pronounced “chowda”, is a large pot for cooking.

The likely origin of the word chowder.

1338 Charles V of France was born. He commissioned Taillevent to write what is considered the first professional “cookery” book in French, ‘Le Viandier’.
1937 BBC first aired the Cook’s Night Out with Marcel Boulestin, the first television cook
1912 Konrad (Emil) Bloch was born. Nobel prize winner for his work on cholesterol & fatty acids. Discovering that high levels of cholesterol may lead to an increased risk of heart attacks.
1985 James Beard, American culinary expert & cookbook author, died at age 81.

some content is courtesy of www.FoodReference.com, used with permission