Tuesday, September 23, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Next to jazz music, there is nothing that lifts the spirit and strengthens the soul more than a good bowl of chili.” Harry James
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 21-28, 2025)
[Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative]
(Lobster Trivia --- Lobster Recipes) • National Farm Safety & Health Week (Sept 21-27, 2025) [Nat'l Education Ctr for Agricultural Safety]
(Farms and Farmers Trivia & Facts) • UK: [Fairtrade Fortnight] (Sept 22-Oct 5, 2025) 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 22-Oct 22)
[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: http://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).
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 18-28, 2025 North Georgia State Fair
Marietta, Georgia September 20-27, 2025 Annual Persimmon Festival
Mitchell, Indiana September 21-27, 2025 153rd Cumberland County Fair - Cumberland, Maine September 25-28, 2025 Annual World Chicken Festival - London, Kentucky September 25-28, 2025 61st Annual Barnesville Pumpkin Festival - Barnesville, Ohio September 25-October 5, 2025 Tulsa State Fair
Tulsa, Oklahoma September 26-27, 2025 Annual Texas Rice Festival BBQ Cook-Off - Winnie, Texas (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?
· Legislation in San Francisco banning discrimination based on Height or Weight became effective.
· The population of the U.S. is now 281,421,906.
· Smucker's introduced Uncrustables, frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the crusts already cut off.
· Craig Claiborne died. Influential American food writer, cookbook author. 2) This vegetable consists of unopened flower heads on a thick stalk. The Romans loved it and its name is derived from an Italian word meaning 'little branches.' It was introduced to North America in the early 18th century. In the last quarter of the 20th century annual American consumption of this vegetable rose more than 900 percent to almost 8 pounds per person.
Can you name this healthy vegetable? 3) What famous fast food company was founded by James W. McLamore and David Edgerton in Miami, Florida? Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article
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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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