Wednesday, September 17, 2025Daily 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 Monte Cristo Day (Monte Cristo Trivia) • International Housekeepers Week / Environmental Services Week (Sept 14-20, 2025 - 2nd full week)
[International Executive Housekeepers Assn] • Biscuits and Gravy Week (Sept 14-20, 2025 - 2nd full week in Sept) (Biscuits & Gravy Article & Recipe)
(Biscuit History --- Biscuit Quotes)
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.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** August 29-Sept 21, 2025 Washington State Fair
Puyallup, Washington September 18-21, 2025 Annual Draft Horse Classic and Harvest Fair - Grass Valley, California September 18-21, 2025 49th Annual Nappanee Apple Festival - Nappanee, Indiana September 18-28, 2025 North Georgia State Fair
Marietta, Georgia September 19-20, 2025 Annual Tater Tots Festival
Ontario, Oregon September 20-27, 2025 Annual Persimmon Festival
Mitchell, Indiana September 21-27, 2025 153rd Cumberland County Fair - Cumberland, Maine (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 French Laundry restaurant opens in an old French laundry in Yountville, California.
· A smoking ban in restaurants and bars in Maryland began today.
· Crayola introduced scented crayons.
· The North American Free Trade Agreement went into effect between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
· Shops throughout England and Wales can now open legally on Sundays. 2) This member of the buckwheat family has roots and leaves that contain poisonous substances, and only one part of the plant is edible. It is native to the region around Turkey, and some species have been used medicinally in China and Tibet for at least 4000 years. It was not used in Western cooking until the 18th century. It is used in compotes, chutneys, jams, pies, and in an Italian aperitif. In 1947 it was legally classified as a fruit in the U.S., even though botanically it is a vegetable.
Name this plant. 3) Match up the description with the type of flour.
Instant Flour.
Bread Flour.
All Purpose Flour.
Gluten Flour.
Cake or Pastry Flour.
a) A mix of hard, high-gluten wheat and soft wheat.
b) A granular flour.
c) Very High protein, hard wheat.
d) Soft wheat flour, high starch content.
e) Hard wheat flour, high protein content. 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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