SEPTEMBER 27
Today in Food History• National Chocolate Milk Day • National Corned Beef Hash Day
(Corned Beef Hash Recipe --- Corned Beef Quotes) • National Alpaca Farm Days (Sept 27-28, 2025)
[Alpaca Owners Association] • National Hunting & Fishing Day (Sept 27, 2025 - 4th Sat) [Presidential proclamation, 1972] • St. Vincent de Paul, patron of horses, hospitals, volunteers and lost articles. • National Farm Safety & Health Week (Sept 21-27, 2025) [Nat'l Education Ctr for Agricultural Safety]
(Farms and Farmers Trivia & Facts) • Maine Lobster Week (Sept 21-28, 2025)
[Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative]
(Lobster Trivia --- Lobster 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.
On this day in:1870 Edmund McIlhenny patented his improved method for making Pepper Sauce (Tabasco Sauce). U.S. patent No. 107,701. 1877 James Drummond Dole was born (died May 20, 1958). The 'Pineapple King' he founded Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901, renamed Dole Pineapple Co., later Dole Food Co. (Pineapple Trivia & Facts) 1892 Joshua Pusey invented book matches (he called them Flexible Matches). He sold the patent to the Diamond Match Company in 1895 or 1896. 1898 Clementine Paddleford was born (died Nov 13, 1967). American cookbook author and food columnist for numerous publications including NY Herald Tribune, NY Sun, NY Telegram; Gourmet and This Week magazines. 1938 The 'Queen Elizabeth,' the largest passenger liner of its time, was launched in Scotland. The world's largest floating restaurant. 1941 'Blue Champagne' by Jimmy Dorsey was #1 on the music charts. 1947 'Bread and Butter Woman' was recorded by Danny Kaye & the Andrews Sisters. 1947 Musician Marvin Lee Aday, 'Meat Loaf', was born. 1957 Jay Arthur Pritzker purchased the Hyatt House motel at Los Angeles airport from owner Hyatt Von Dehn. The beginning of Hyatt Hotel Corporation. (see also Aug 26, 1922). 2010 The temperature in downtown Los Angeles, California hit 113 degrees F just after noon, setting a new record high temperature.
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