Wednesday, September 9, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first.”
Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw) (1818-1885)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• National Steak au Poivre Day ?
(Steak Au Poivre Recipe) • National Wiener Schnitzel Day • National Waffle Week (Sept 7-13, 2026)
(Waffle Recipes) • UK: [Zero Waste Week] (Sept 7-11, 2026)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1754 William Bligh was born. He became captain of the English ship, 'Bounty,' and while returning from Tahiti to bring back breadfruit trees, the most famous mutiny in history took place. (Breadfruit Trivia) 1843 Nancy M. Johnson of Philadelphia received the first U.S. patent (No. 3,254, antedated to July 29, 1843) for a hand cranked ice cream freezer. 1850 California became the 31st state.
(California Food Facts & Trivia) 1890 Harland Sanders was born near Henryville, Indiana. Founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food restaurant chain.
(Harland Sanders Biography --- KFC Trivia) 1899 Pearl and May Waite sell the rights to Jell-O for $450 to Orator Frank Woodward, the founder Genesee Pure Foods Company. (See also Feb 12, 1791)
(Jell-O Trivia & Facts) 1901 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec died. French artist who documented Parisian night life in the 1890s with his insightful posters. 1917 Edward H. Johnson died (born Jan 4, 1846). Johnson, vice-president of Thomas Edison's electric company, created the first electric Christmas tree lights which he displayed on a Christmas tree at his New York home on December 22, 1882. 1932 Harry Evans, founder and first editor, published the first issue of 'Family Circle' magazine. It was distributed free in 3 grocery store chains. By December 1933 it had a circulation of 80,000 in 31 states. Now owned by the New York Times Co. it has a circulation of 5,770,000. 1999 'Catfish' Hunter, baseball pitcher, died. 2008 Thailand: Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej was forced out of office because he was appearing on the TV cooking show 'Tasting, Ranting.' It was illegal for a government minister to hold another job. 2011 Hot Dog Wars: Sara Lee (Ball Park Franks) and Kraft Foods (Oscar MayerFranks) settled dueling lawsuits, each claiming to be the best American hot dog. Each will drop its claim, thus avoiding the danger a court ruling that might prove embarassing.
(see also May 20, 2009). 2014 Samuel Truett Cathy died (born March 14, 1921. Founder of the fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A in 1946.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 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?
· Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies are introduced by Wally Amos.
· The winter home of about 20 million Monarch butterflies was discovered in the mountains of central Mexico.
· Pillsbury acquires Totino's frozen pizza for $20 million.
· California produces 76% of all U.S. commercially grown tomatoes. 2) This legume has been used as a food for thousands of years in the Middle East. They were brought to Europe by the Phoenicians, and were a favorite of Charlemagne. They are popular today in the Middle East, France, India, Italy and in most Spanish speaking countries. They are only a minor crop in the United States. They are used in stews, soups, hummus, and salads, They may also be roasted as a coffee substitute and ground into flour. They are served with couscous in Morocco, minestrone in Italy, and in Spain, they are used in a dessert with quince. The juice from the plant may also be used as a beverage. They are usually available dried and precooked in cans.
Name this legume. 3) What is the most popular beverage in the world?
a) tea. b) coffee. c) milk. d) beer. e) wine. 4) What is the difference between 'Cajun' and 'Creole'?
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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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