Wednesday, October 1, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?”
Pink Floyd, 'Another Brick in the Wall, Part II (1979)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Pudding season begins.
(Pudding Recipes --- Pudding Quotes) • International Coffee Day
(Coffee Trivia & History --- Coffee Quotes) • World Vegetarian Day [NA Vegetarian Soc]
(Vegetarian Recipes --- Vegetarian Quotes) • National Kale Day (Oct 1, 2025 - 1st Wed)
(Kale Trivia & Facts --- Kale Recipes) • National Pumpkin Seed Day (Oct 1, 2025 - 1st Wed)
(Pumpkin Trivia, Recipes and Quotes) • National Homemade Cookies Day (?)
(Cookie Recipes --- Cookie Quotes) • World Sake Day (Japan Sake Brewers Assoc.)
(The Secrets of Sake) • St. Therese of Lisieux, patron of flower growers. • UK: [British Food Fortnight] (Sept 26-Oct 12, 2025) • UK: National Vegetarian Week (Oct 1-7, 2025)
[The Vegetarian Society] (Vegetarian Trivia)
(Vegetarian Quotes --- Vegetarian Recipes) • UK: [British Food Fortnight] (Sept 26-Oct 12, 2025) • 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 HISTORY1795 Robert Bakewell died (born, May 23, 1725). Bakewell was an agriculturalist who helped revolutionize cattle and sheep breeding in England. He obtained the best animals he could find and then worked with a closed herd, inbreeding only superior animals. 1882 Eugene and Victor Villaume opened a box-making business in St. Paul, Minnesota. Villaume Brothers received their first order from Hamm's brewery. 1907 The 18 story, 750 room Plaza Hotel opened at the corner of Central Park South and Fifth Avenue in New York City. It set the standard for luxury accommodation and service the moment it opened. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt were the first guests to sign the register. 1908 The Model T Ford was introduced at a price of $825. Due to efficient mass production, by 1925 the price of a 2 door Model T was only $260. 1913 A monument to honor sea gulls was erected in Salt Lake City. The gulls had eaten the plague of grasshoppers that threatened the Mormon settlers crops in 1848. (Grasshopper Trivia & Facts) 1924 James Earl (Jimmy) Carter was born. He was a peanut farmer, and 39th president of the U.S. (He also claimed to have been attacked by a rabbit while canoeing. He beat the rabbit off with a paddle). 1931 The new Waldorf-Astoria hotel opened on Park Avenue in New York City. The 47 story, 1500 room hotel was the largest and tallest in the world for many years. (see also March 13, 1893) 1943 Jerry Martini of the music group 'Sly & The Family Stone' was born. 1946 Procter & Gamble registered the 'Tide' trademark for its 'sudsing, non-liquid, soap-like detergent.' 1958 American Express launched the American Express travel & entertainment charge card. The cards were paper until 1959 when plastic cards were issued. 1968 Flesh eating Zombies are on the loose as George Romero's horror film 'Night of the Living Dead' is released. 1971 Disney World opened at Orlando, Florida. 1972 Louis Leakey died. Anthropologist largely responsible for convincing scientists that Africa was the place to search for human origins, not Java or China. Together with his wife Mary, they made many significant fossil discoveries. 1974 The first McDonald's restaurant opened in London. 1980 European Community countries banned the use of hormones in cattle feed. 1996 The U.S. minimum wage was raised to $4.75 per hour. 2006 Sometime during October 2006 the population of the U.S. reached 300 million. 2006 The New Orleans landmark restaurant, Commander's Palace, reopened. It had been closed since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August, 2005. 2009 McDonald's closed its 3 locations in Iceland this month due to the 'complex operational environment.' 2011 World population was expected to hit 7 billion this month. 2023 World population is estimated at 8.1 billion.
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** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 27-October 5, 2025 Fryeburg Fair
Fryeburg, Maine October 1-4, 2025 - Annual Texas Rice Festival
Winnie, Texas October 2-5, 2025 - 60th Oktoberfest
Amana Colonies, Iowa October 2-5, 2025 - 42nd Annual Pelican Festival
Grove, Oklahoma October 3-4, 2025 - 15th Annual Twin Cities Oktoberfest - St. Paul, Minnesota October 3-5, 2025 39th Annual California Avocado Festival - Carpinteria, California October 4-5, 2025 - 36th Annual World Championship Outhouse Races - Virginia City, Nevada (SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
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· General Mills acquires Pillsbury Co.
· The movies 'Swordfish' and 'American Pie 2' opened in U.S. theatres.
· Coca Cola signs a sponsorship deal with Christina Aguilera.
· China reported that its population is now 1.26 Billion.
· Justin Wilson, Cajun chef and humorist died. 2) How many peanuts does it take to make a 12 ounce jar of creamy peanut butter? 3) How many gallons of sap does it take to make 1 gallon of maple syrup? 4) How many pounds did the first gasoline powered tractor weigh? 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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