Sunday, September 13, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates.”
Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese poet (1888-1935)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Roald Dahl Day (see also 1916 below)
• International Chocolate Day (Chocolate Trivia)
(Chocolate Quotes) • National Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
(Food & Cooking with Kids) • National Peanut Day (Peanut Trivia) • Fortune Cookie Day (also July 20) • National Celiac Awareness Day: In honor of the doctor who identified a link between celiac disease and diet. Dr. Samuel Gee, a leader in celiac disease research, was born on Sept. 13, 1839.
(Gluten Intolerance & Wheat Allergies) • [International Housekeepers Week / Environmental Services Week] (Sept 13-19, 2026 - 2nd full week) • [Folic Acid Awareness Week] (Sept 13-19, 2026) • Biscuits and Gravy Week (Sept 13-19, 2026 - 2nd full week in Sept) (Biscuits & Gravy Article & Recipe)
(Biscuit History --- Biscuit Quotes) National Waffle Week (Sept 7-13, 2026)
(Waffle Recipes)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1592 Michel de Montaigne died. French essayist. There are a few of his quotes about food and dining listed on the Food Reference website.
("A man should not so much respect what he eats, as with whom he eats.") 1755 Oliver Evans was born (died April 15, 1819). An American inventor, he designed the first automatic flour mill. The grain moved automatically through a series of five machines to deliver flour packed in barrels at the end. (Flour Trivia & Facts) 1833 After a 4 month voyage, the first shipment of imported ice arrived in Calcutta, India from Boston, Massachusetts in the insulated hold of the Clipper Tuscany. 1857 Milton Snaveley Hershey of chocolate fame was born (died Oct 13, 1945). 1876 American author, Sherwood Anderson was born. In 1941 Anderson supposedly swallowed a toothpick or a swizzle stick while at a cocktail party in the Panama Canal Zone, and died of peritonitis. 1909 'The Chocolate Soldier,' an operetta by Oscar Straus and Stanislaus Strange, opened in New York. 1916 Roald Dahl was born. British author, one of his most popular books was 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,' the film version was titled 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.' Some of his other books are 'A Piece of Cake,' 'Pig,' 'Royal Jelly,' 'Smell' and 'Lamb to the Slaughter.' 1922 (Highest recorded shade temperature, 136.4 degrees F near Tripoli, Libya). After a review in 2012, this record was rejected by the World Meteorological Organization. See July 10, 1913 for new accepted record. 1955 Little Richard recorded 'Tutti Frutti' 1956 Alain Ducasse was born in France. One of the world's most successful and respected chefs and restaurateurs, with 24 restaurants (three with 3 Michilin stars) and 3 hotels.
[Website: www.ducasse-paris.com/en ] 1977 Fiona Apple, singer, songwriter was born.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 13-19, 2026 135th Bean Soup Festival & Fair - McClure, Pennsylvania September 14-20, 2026 Colorado Wine Week
Statewide, Colorado September 14-20, 2026 - Vermont Cheese Week
Statewide, Vermont September 16-19, 2026 60th Annual Morton Pumpkin Festival - Morton, Illinois September 17-20, 2026 King Turkey Day Festival
Worthington, Minnesota September 18-19, 2026 25th Annual Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival - Natchitoches, Louisiana September 18-20, 2026 28th Annual Ohio Pawpaw Festival - Albany, Ohio (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?
· France bans the import of British beef and cattle due to fears over BSE or "mad cow" disease.
· A record cherry pie 37,740 pounds was baked in Oliver, British Columbia, Canada.
· The first McDonald's restaurant in mainland China opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong province.
· Cook's Magazine folds.
· The Vidalia Onion was named Georgia's official state vegetable.
· The population of the U.S. is now 248,709,873. Farmers are 2.6% of the labor force. 2) These plants are tropical vines of the Lily family, native to the Americas. An extract from the roots was once used as a treatment for rheumatism, boils and mercury poisoning. It is now used to flavor and mask the taste of medicines. It was and still is used to flavor certain carbonated beverages.
Name this plant and extract. 3) What Portuguese wine is made from the grape varieties of Malmsey, Bual, Verdelho and Sercial, and has a longer shelf life than any other wine? 4) Why do pigs wallow in water and mud? 5) A baked dessert dating to Colonial America, It is a baked pudding made with layers of spiced sweetened fruit (usually apples) and buttered bread crumbs. Name this dessert.
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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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