Thursday, September 17, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Coleridge holds that a man cannot have a pure mind who refuse apple-dumplings. I am not certain but that he is right.” Charles Lamb (1775-1834)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Apple Dumpling Day
(Apple Dumpling Recipes) • National Paw Paw Day (Sept 17, 2026 - 3rd Thurs)
(Paw Paw Trivia & Facts --- Article about Paw Paw) • National Monte Cristo Day (Monte Cristo Trivia) • Australia: [Cupcake Day for the RSPCA]
(Sept 17, 2026) • [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) • UK [British Food Fortnight] (Sept 17-Oct 2, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1836 Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu died. A French botanist whose ideas formed the foundation of a natural plant classification system. 1872 Phillip Pratt of Massachusetts received the first U.S. patent (No. 131,370) for an automatic sprinkler system. 1899 Charles A. Pillsbury, flour magnate, died (born Dec 3, 1842). (Flour Trivia and Facts) 1900 Hotelier John Willard Marriott was born (died Aug 13, 1985). Beginning with Hot Shoppe restaurants, then airline catering, and then motels, Marriott built his business into one of the largest, fastest growing, and most profitable hotel and restaurant businesses in the U.S. 1909 Peter Barr died (born April 20, 1826). Scottish horticulturist popularly known as the “Daffodil King” for his work studying and popularizing this spring flower. 1968 Joseph ‘Joe’ Bastianich was born. Restaurateur, winemaker and author. He is also a judge on TV cooking shows MasterChef and MasterChef Junior. 1997 'Honey' by Mariah Carey is #1 on the charts. 1999 The movie 'Breakfast of Champions' opened in U.S. theatres. 2002 Elizabeth Coblentz died (born July 18, 1936). Syndicated Amish cooking columnist and cookbook author (The Amish Cook, The Amish Cook Cookbook, An Amish Christmas, etc.). 2018 Australian authorities say six brands of strawberries could contain sewing needles. In November 2018 a 50-year-old woman was charged with sabotaging the strawberries in an act of workplace revenge. 2024 Boar's Head has permanently discontinued liverwurst, months after the discovery of an ongoing listeria outbreak tied to a 57 hospitalizations across 18 states, including nine deaths.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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?
· The first U.S. silver dollar coins were struck and released into circulation.
· The first successful toll road opened, the Lancaster Turnpike.
· Eli Whitney of New Haven, Connecticut patented the Cotton Gin, which separates cotton from the seeds.
· The Whiskey Rebellion. Protesting the federal tax on distilled spirits. 2) What condiment is said to have been created sometime in the late 1820s by Henderson William Brand, the Chef to England's King George IV? 3) What is Balanophagy? 4) A member of the morning glory family, related to the turnip, with flesh the color and texture of waterchestnuts, this tuber has a sweet, nutty flavor. It is native to the Americas, and was introduced into the Philippines and Malaysia in the 17th century. Its use has spread throughout Asia and the Pacific islands. It is great in salads, and is frequently used in stir fries. The crisp white flesh remains crisp after cooking. Only the roots are eaten, as the leaves, stems, ripe pods, and seeds may be poisonous. The mature seeds contain a fairly high concentration of rotenone, an insecticide.
Can you name this vegetable? 5) This vegetable is actually a flower bud. They contain two compounds, cynarin and chlorogenic acid, that stimulate the sweetness receptors and make everything taste sweeter for a short period of time. Only some people (about 40-60%) experience this and sensitivity to these compounds. In 1947, Marilyn Monroe was crowned the first Queen of this vegetable! They are used to flavor Cynar, a flavored aperitif made in Italy.
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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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