Monday, September 1, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Oysters are the most tender and delicate of all seafoods. The stay in bed all day and night. They never work or take exercise, are stupendous drinkers, and wait for their meals to come to them.”
Hector Bolitho, 'The Glorious Oyster' (1960) FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Labor Day (Sept 1, 2025 - 1st Mon in Sept)
Honoring American workers. • Traditional Oyster Season Begins
(months with an 'r') (Oyster Trivia & Facts)
(Oyster Recipes) • National Cherry Popover Day (Popover Trivia/Facts) • National Gyro Day (?) • St. Fiacre's Day, patron of gardeners.
• St. Verana's Day, patron of millers. • UK: National Tofu Day • UK: Partridge Season Begins
(Partridge Trivia & Facts -- Partridge Recipes) • UK: [Zero Waste Week] (Sept 1-5, 2025)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1819 Jethro J. Wood patented a plow with interchangeable parts. 1826 Alfred Ely Beach was born. American inventor and publisher of Scientific American magazine.
1848 Auguste-Henri Forel was born. The next time you are on a picnic and become overtaken by ants, think of Forel. If you would like to know about ants, find a copy of his 5 volume 'The Social World of the Ants.' (Ant Trivia & Facts) 1859 The first Pullman Sleeper railroad cars were put into service on the Chicago & Alton Railroad. 1906 Karl August Folkers was born. He was the first to isolate vitamin B12. 1910 Heinz Tomato Soup went on sale in the UK for first time, at Fortnum & Mason. (Heinz Trivia & Facts) 1914 Martha, the last surviving Passenger Pigeon died on September 1, 1914 at the Cincinnati Zoo, the species having been commercially hunted to extinction. (Passenger Pigeon Trivia & Facts) 1940 Lillian D. Wald died. She was a scientist and nurse, and among her activities, she helped initiate the enactment of pure food laws in the U.S. 1951 The Premier, the first supermarket in Britain, opened it's doors. (Supermarket Trivia & Facts)
(Other sources claim that the first supermarket in Britain was opened at Manor Park on January 12, 1948, and run by the London Co-op. I am not sure yet which is correct). 1970 Padma Parvati Lakshmi was born. Host of the cooking competition show 'Top Chef' pm Bravo from, 2006 to 2023. Author of 'Easy Exotic and Tangy', 'Tart, Hot & Sweet', and 'The Encyclopedia of Spices & Herbs'. 1971 Michael Romanoff died (born Feb 20, 1890). Born Hershel Geguzin, he was an actor, conman, professional imposter and Hollywood restaurateur. He posed as Russian Prince Michael Alexandrovich Dmitri Oblensky Romanoff from about 1919. He opened Romanoff's restaurant in Beverly Hills in the late 1930s, which became popular with Hollywood movie stars. The restaurant closed in 1962. 1997 The U.S. minimum wage was raised to $5.15 per hour. 2009 New Fisheries Regulations in The Bahamas gives full protection to all Marine turtles found in Bahamian waters by prohibiting the Harvesting, Possession, Purchase and Sale of turtles, their parts and eggs. 2017 The animated movie 'Animal Crackers' opened in U.S. theatres.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** August 29-Sept 21, 2025 Washington State Fair
Puyallup, Washington September 1-30, 2025 - California Wine Month
Statewide, California September 3-6, 2025 - Annual Denver Food + Wine Wine Festival - Denver, Colorado September 4-6, 2025 Marion Popcorn Festival
Marion, Ohio 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 (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
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· The Quarter Pounder was introduced at McDonald's for 53 cents.
· The first Starbucks opened in Seattle.
· Coca Cola introduces the plastic bottle.
· Celestial Seasonings Herbal Tea is introduced in Boulder, Colorado.
· The first Japanese McDonald's opens in Tokyo. 2) A member of the legume family, 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.
Name this tuber. 3) This is a European cousin of the American cranberry, especially popular in Scandinavia, where they are used as a topping for omelets and pancakes. There is a smaller North American variety native from Massachusetts to Alaska. They are commonly available as preserves in most specialty food stores.
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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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