Wednesday, September 23, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“I think, therefore I Yam.”
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FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Great American Pot Pie Day (since 2002 - Marie Callender's brand) • St. Clare of Assisi, patron of good weather, laundry workers and eyes. • Maine Lobster Week (Sept 19-26, 2026)
[Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative]
(Lobster Trivia --- Lobster Recipes) • National Farm Safety & Health Week (Sept 21-25, 2026) [Nat'l Education Ctr for Agricultural Safety]
(Farms and Farmers Trivia & Facts) • UK [British Food Fortnight] (Sept 17-Oct 2, 2026) • UK: [Fairtrade Fortnight] (Sept 21-Oct 4, 2026) Celebrate the people who grow our food, people who live in some of the poorest countries in the world and who are often exploited and badly paid. • UK: Seed Gathering Season (Sept 21-Oct 21, 2026)
[The Tree Council] Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1848 The first commercial chewing gum is introduced, State of Maine Spruce Gum. (Chewing Gum Trivia) 1869 Mary Mallon was born. 'Typhoid Mary' was an infamous household cook who was responsible for major outbreaks of typhoid in the New York City area in 1904, 1907, and 1914. She was immune to typhoid herself, but was a carrier of the bacillus, and spread it wherever she worked as a household cook.
(see also March 27, 1915). 1880 Sir John Boyd Orr was born. A Scottish scientist and nutrition expert, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to eliminate world hunger. 1923 Nancy Green died. Nancy Green was hired to represent and demonstrate Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix. At the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the exhibit was so popular that police had to control the crowds at the Aunt Jemima booth. Fair officials awarded her a medal and proclaimed her Pancake Queen. She played the part of Aunt Jemima until her death in a car accident. (More about Nancy Green) 1947 Jerry Corbetta of the music group 'Sugarloaf' was born. 1964 Robert Irvine was born. British celebrity chef. Food Network shows include ‘Dinner: Impossible’; ‘Worst Cooks in America’; ‘Restaurant: Impossible’.
(Official website: https://chefirvine.com/) 1969 'Sugar, Sugar' by the Archies is #1 on the charts. 2008 Battery by Fart: A man in West Virginia was charged with battery on a police officer when he passed gas and allegedly 'fanned' it toward the police officer. He had been taken to the police station for a Breathalyzer test when the alleged 'fart and fan' caper occurred. The prosecutor's office later requested that the criminal complaint be dropped.
(Flatulence Trivia) 2020 After heavy criticism for promoting racial stereotypes, Mars Inc. 'Uncle Ben's' rice is getting a new name, 'Ben's Original' and the logo of an elderly African American man will be dropped from the packaging. (see also June 17, 2020). 2020 The New York MTA board officially bans defecating on its subways, buses and transit facilities
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 19-26, 2026 79th Persimmon Festival
Mitchell, Indiana September 20-26, 2026 Farmington Fair
Farmington, Maine September 24-27, 2026 106th Annual Durham Agricultural Fair - Durham, Connecticut September 24-27, 2026 Chicago Gourmet
Chicago, Illinois September 24-27, 2026 Annual Alligator Festival
Luling, Louisiana September 25-26, 2026 34th Annual Coca-Cola Days
Atlantic, Iowa September 25-27, 2026 Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival - Pensacola, Florida (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?
· The average American ate 5 pounds of cheese per year.
· There are more than 7 million telephones in use in the U.S.
· Hamilton Beach Manufacturing Co. founded to manufacture household appliances.
· Pennsylvania Station, the largest railway station in the world, opened to traffic. 2) This Asian vegetable plant was first grown in the U.S. in the late 19th century as a livestock feed. It is known by many names, including green gram, lutou, look dou, moyashimame, and oorud. The small pods contain 10-14 oblong seeds about 3mm in diameter. One pound of seeds produces about 6 pounds of the most popular form of this vegetable.
Name this vegetable.
a) Snow peas. b) Mung beans. c) Soy beans.
d) Lentils. e) Sugar peas. 3) This plum sized fruit is native to the American tropics, and were domesticated there about 3,000 years ago. The Aztec name for this fruit, 'xalxocotl' means sand plum. The fruit is classified as a berry and can be pear or apple shaped, sweet or tart, red, yellow, purple, or black, seedless or with seeds. It has been said that green ones smell like a gym, and ripe ones like the garden of Eden. The plant is a member of the myrtle family, a cousin of cloves and eucalyptus. Name this fruit. 4) Also known as Saracen corn, it is native to Central Asia, and is used to make flour and beer, but most of it is used for livestock and poultry feed. it is not a cereal grain nor a grass. It is is a relative of rhubarb and sorrel and its 'grain' is actually the dried fruit of the plant. However when ground it behaves much like wheat and other cereal grains. Honey from this plant's blossoms is dark and highly flavored. 5) The world's second most expensive spice. It the dried, unripened fruit of the perennial plant. Enclosed in the fruit pods are tiny, brown, aromatic seeds which are slightly pungent to taste. It is used in curry powder, rice, meat, and dessert dishes. The taste is described as similar to ginger but with a pinch of pine or having an anise flavor.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Dedication
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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