Sunday, September 6, 2026Daily 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 2024 Walter George Ehmer died (born May 26, 1966). He was the president, chief executive officer and chairman of Waffle House since 2012. Ehmer had joined Waffle House in 1992.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** August 26-September 7, 2026 The Great New York State Fair - Syracuse, New York August 27-September 7, 2026 Minnesota State Fair
Falcon Heights, Minnesota August 28-September 7, 2026 - Colorado State Fair
Pueblo, Colorado August 28-September 7, 2026 Oregon State Fair
Salem, Oregon September 4-7, 2026 - Obetz Zucchinifest
Obetz, Ohio September 9-12, 2026 75th Annual Murphysboro Apple Festival - Murphysboro, Illinois September 10-11, 2026 Tipton County Pork Festival
Tipton, Indiana (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 7 billionth can of Spam was sold.
· There were 1,449 total breweries in the U.S., 1,406 of them small, independent and traditional craft brewers.
· About 1/3 of all honeybee colonies in the U.S. perished during due to several deadly viruses (collectively called Colony Collapse Disorder).
· The American bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list.
· The animated movie 'Ratatouille' opened in U.S. theatres. 2) If you are familiar with the folktale, first recorded in Grimm's Fairy tales, about Rapunzel ("Rapunzel, let down your golden hair"), you might know that 'Rapunzel' is also another name for this edible plant. The fairy tale revolves around the theft of this root plant from a witch's (or magician's) garden.
It is a hardy biennial plant native to southern Europe, with edible white roots, up to 10 inches long. The roots are eaten raw in salads, frequently with beets and celery, or cooked like turnips. The long, oval leaves which form a rosette at the root crown can also be used in salads or cooked like spinach. Sometimes the young shoots are prepared like asparagus. Once very popular, especially in England during Shakespeare's time, it is not widely cultivated today. Name this plant. 3) The world's largest producers of this food product are Turkey, the U.S., Greece, Australia and Iran. It takes over 4 tons of plant substance to produce 1 ton of this food.
Sometimes the plant substance is treated with a lye solution, sometimes with lye and then burning sulfur, and sometimes with sulfur dioxide. Usually there is no chemical treatment at all. Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians discovered this product by simply observing what happened naturally. Californians observed this same thing in 1873, and started the modern production of this product. Today about half of the world's production comes from California, but the finest comes from Malaga in Spain.
What is this food product?
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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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