Monday, September 7, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“If you ever reach total enlightenment while drinking beer, I bet it makes beer shoot out your nose.”
Jack Handy
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Labor Day (Sept 7, 2026 - 1st Mon in Sept)
Honoring American workers. • Salami Day (Recipe for Homemade Cotto Salami) • National Acorn Squash Day (Acorn Squash Recipes) • National Beer Lover's Day ? (Beer Trivia & Facts) • National Fight Procrastination Day was yesterday • St. Gratus of Aosta, protector of vineyards.
• St. Regina, patron of shepherdesses. • National Waffle Week (Sept 7-13, 2026)
(Waffle Recipes) • UK: [Zero Waste Week] (Sept 7-11, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1630 The city of Boston, Massachusetts was founded by English Puritans fleeing religious persecution.
(Massachusetts Food Trivia & Facts) 1822 A prisoner-powered treadmill for grinding corn began operation at New York City Prison. Up to 16 prisoners at a time walked on a paddle-wheel like treadmill, grinding about 50 bushells of corn per day. The trial project lasted only a few years. 1840 Luther Crowell was born (died Sept 16, 1903). He invented a machine to make square bottomed grocery bags. (U.S. Patent No. 123,811, Feb 20, 1872) 1883 A hard frost in Manitoba, Canada destroys most of the grain crop. 1912 David Packard was born. Founder with William Hewlett of the Hewlett Packard Company. Before they became famous for computers and printers etc., some of their early inventions were an automatic urinal flusher and a weight loss shock machine! 1936 The last Tasmanian Tiger died at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania, Australia. This dog-like marsupial was systematically exterminated as an undesirable predator of farm animals. 1971 The final episode of 'The Beverly Hillbillies' TV show is aired. (9 years and 216 shows). 1977 The Panama Canal treaties were signed in Washington DC, calling for the United States to turn over control of the canal to Panama on December 31, 1999. 1991 In Calgary, Alberta the worst hailstorm in Canadian history causes over $400 million dollars in damage. 2002 A new record for largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich was set in Oklahoma. 350 pounds of peanut butter and 144 pounds of jelly.
(see Peanut Butter and Jelly Trivia for details)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 9-12, 2026 75th Annual Murphysboro Apple Festival - Murphysboro, Illinois September 10-11, 2026 Tipton County Pork Festival
Tipton, Indiana September 10-12, 2026 Marion Popcorn Festival
Marion, Ohio September 10-13, 2026 - Atlanta Food & Wine Festival - Atlanta, Georgia September 10-20, 2026 New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque, New Mexico September 11-13, 2026 48th Annual Norwalk Oyster Festival - Norwalk, Connecticut September 11-13, 2026 80th Annual Kellogg Watermelon Festival - Kellogg, Minnesota (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 quart beer cans appeared.
· Sylvan Goldman & Fred Young invented the first shopping cart.
· The 5th Avenue candy bar was introduced. 2) This English navigator, a favorite of Elizabeth I, fought against the Spaniards and the Irish, explored Guiana and Trinidad, and sailed up the Orinoco. Fought against Spain again, and back in England after the death of Elizabeth, he was convicted of treason and sent to the tower of London, wrote a History of the World, was then released from prison to go back to the Orinoco to look for gold. Lost his fleet in storms and his men by desertion and disease, returned to England and was beheaded. Along the way he also wrote poems and political essays. And he NEVER spelled his name as we do today. Oh, I almost forgot, this is supposed to be about food - so here goes - he introduced to England two of the most important and widely cultivated plants of the modern world. (Only one of which is a food plant).
Question: A) Who is this?
Question: B) What are the two plants?
Bonus Question: How did HE spell his name? 3) This fruit is a member of the Soapberry family which includes the lychee, longan, akee, and Spanish lime. The fruit can range from greenish yellow to crimson red in color, round or oval in shape, one to two inches long, and with soft, hairy, 1/2 inch long bristles. They occur in clusters of 10 to 12 fruits, the trees fruit twice a year, and an average tree may produce 6,000 fruits each year. They are very juicy and sweet, but with an indistinct flavor. They can be eaten peeled, in fruit salads, or used in sauces for pork, chicken and fish. With increased popularity and demand, this fruit is now grown commercially in many areas, including Central America and Australia. They are available in Asian markets in the U.S.
Name this fruit.
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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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