Monday, September 28, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll sit in a boat with a fishing pole and drink beer all day.”
Lorena McCourtney, 'Invisible' (2004)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
(Pie Recipes --- Pie Quotes) • World Marmite Day [marmite.co.uk] A dark brown, salty food spread made from brewer's yeast. • International Poke Day (A Hawaiian raw fish dish). • National Drink Beer Day
• St. Wenceslaus' Day, patron of brewers:
(Beer Trivia & Facts -- Beer Quotes) • UK [British Food Fortnight] (Sept 17-Oct 2, 2026) • UK: [Fairtrade Fortnight] (Sept 21-Oct 4, 2026) 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 21-Oct 21, 2026)
[The Tree Council] Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo of Portugal, sailing under the Spanish flag, sailed into San Diego Bay. Cabrillo was the first European to reach California.
(California Food Trivia & Facts) 1725 Arthur Guinnesss was born (died Jan 23, 1803). Irish brewer, founder of the Guinness brewery. 1891 Herman Melville died (born Aug 1, 1819). American writer, best known for the novel, 'Moby Dick; or The Whale' 1895 Louis Pasteur died. A French scientist, who showed that microorganisms were responsible for disease, food spoilage and fermentation. He developed the process for killing these organisms by heat, called Pasteurization.
(Pasteurization Facts & Trivia) 1901 King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson founded the American Safety Razor Company to sell stamped steel razor blades for use with a one-time purchase razor handle. (name changed to Gillette Safety Razor Company.in 1902). 1902 Emile Zola died. French writer and critic who was also known as a gourmand. His detailed descriptions of simple meals, banquets and eating in his novels are among the best to be found anywhere. He was also known for his own luxury dinner parties. "What will be the death of me are bouillabaisses, food spiced with pimiento, shellfish, and a load of exquisite rubbish which I eat in disproportionate quantities." 1925 'Applesauce' opened at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City. 1937 Joseph Bernard Friedman, of San Francisco, California, received U.S. patent #2,094,268 for soda straw with a flexible section that can be bent without reducing the diameter of the straw - a 'bendy' soda straw. [Original patent drawing] 1939 The final broadcast of the NBC musical variety radio show 'The Royal Gelatin Hour' (formerly 'The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour' from 1929-1936). 1954 George Harrison Shull died. An American botanist, he developed the first hybrid corn. He is frequently called the 'father of hybrid corn.' As a result of his researches, corn yields per acre were increased by 25 to 50 percent.
(Corn Trivia and Facts) 2004 The U.S. Treasury issued a new $50 bill featuring touches of red, blue and the number 50 now shifts from copper to green. 2009 An Islamic court in Malaysia has upheld a sentence of six strokes of the cane handed to a Muslim woman who was caught drinking beer in public.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 25-October 3, 2026 Arkansas Oklahoma State Fair - Fort Smith, Arkansas September 25-October 3, 2026 Annual Texas Rice Festival - Winnie, Texas September 25-October 4, 2026 Central Washington State Fair - Yakima, Washington September 30-Oct 3, 2026 New Holland Farmers Fair
New Holland, Pennsylvania October 1-3, 2026 - 50th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival - Center, Texas October 1-4, 2026 - 61st Oktoberfest
Amana Colonies, Iowa October 1-11, 2026 - Tulsa State Fair
Tulsa, Oklahoma (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 UN designated this year as the International Year of the Potato.
· Thailand: Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was forced out of office because he was appearing on the TV cooking show.
· The movie 'Beer for My Horses' opened in U.S. theatres.
· 'The Secret Life of Bees' opened in U.S. theatres.
· All 7,100 Starbucks Coffee Shops in the U.S. close for three hours of employee training.
· 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. 2) About how many pizzas are sold in the U.S. each year? 3) How many gallons of jellied cranberry sauce do Americans consume during the holiday season? 4) Michigan grows almost 75% of the tart cherries produced in the U.S. About how many cherry trees are in Michigan? 5) What percentage of Americans say they have eaten pie in bed? 6) How much of the world's olive production is used to make olive oil?
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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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