Saturday, September 6, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry gets the best of the argument.”
Richard Whately (1787-1863)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Coffee Ice Cream Day • St. Magnus of Fussen's Day, patron of crops.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1620 The Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England aboard the Mayflower; 102 Pilgrims and about 30 crew members. 1800 Catherine Esther Beecher was born (died May 12, 1878). American educator and author of 'Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book' (1841). This was the first cookbook written by and for an American audience. (Catherine Beecher Biography) 1847 Henry David Thoreau left Walden Pond and moved in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts, ending his 2 years of simple living at Walden Pond. (see also Aug 9, 1854). 1876 John James Rickard Macleod was born (died March 16, 1935). He shared the 1923 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Sir Frederick Banting for the discovery of insulin and its role in the metabolism of sugar. 1888 Brahma beer was introduced in Brazil. Companhia Cervejaria Brahma was the 5th largest brewery in the world in 2013. 1892 John Froelich made the first gasoline powered tractor. 1899 Carnation began producing evaporated milk (called Carnation Sterilized Cream).
(Carnation Evaporated Milk Facts & Uses) 1916 Clarence Saunders founded Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain in Memphis, Tennessee. The first true self service grocery store. (see also Oct 9, 1917) 1963 Skye Gyngell was born in Australia. Chef at Petersham Nurseries Cafe in Britian, food editor for Vogue magazine. 2004 Belgian brewer Interbrew merged with Brazilian brewer Ambev to form InBev, the world's largest brewer by volume. (See also July 13, 2008) 2020 A record setting heat wave in Southern California; Woodland Hills in L.A. County hit 121 degrees, Escondido 115 degrees. Wildfires have burned over 2,094,000 acres, the worst year on record.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** August 29-Sept 21, 2025 Washington State Fair
Puyallup, Washington September 1-30, 2025 - California Wine Month
Statewide, California September 4-14, 2025 New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque, New Mexico September 5-7, 2025 - Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Bardstown, Kentucky September 5-7, 2025 66th Annual International Camel & Ostrich Races - Virginia City, Nevada September 5-14, 2025 - Kansas State Fair
Hutchinson, Kansas September 8-14, 2025 - Annual North Alabama State Fair - Muscle Shoals, Alabama (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?
· Charles Elmer Hires introduces Root Beer at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
· Foil wrapped bananas are sold for a dime at the Centennial Exposition.
· Moxie carbonated soft drink was created in Lowell, Massachusetts by Augustin Thompson. 2) Mushrooms are commercially produced in almost every state in the U.S. but one state accounts for about 60% of total U.S. production.
a) Minnesota. b) Idaho. c) Pennsylvania.
d) Washington. e) California. 3) True or False: Reduced fat foods are low in fat. 4) What is the key ingredient in 3/4ths of American’s favorite recipes? Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article
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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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