Sunday, October 4, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.” Bennett Cerf
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Vodka Day (Vodka Facts, Origins and Recipes) • [World Animal Day] (Annually, Oct 4) • National Country Inn, Bed & Breakfast Day (Oct 4, 2026 - 1st Sunday in October) • Germany: Erntedankfest (Oct 4, 2026) Harvest thanksgiving festival; potato harvest festival. (1st Sun) • Sweden: [Cinnamon Bun Day] • St. Francis of Assisi Day, patron of animals. • Health Care Food Service Workers Week (October 4-10, 2026) [Assoc. for Healthcare Foodservice] • National 4-H Week (Oct 4-10, 2026) [4-h.org] • UK: National Vegetarian Week (Oct 1-7, 2026)
[The Vegetarian Society] (Vegetarian Trivia)
(Vegetarian Quotes --- Vegetarian Recipes) • 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 HISTORY1582 Gregorian Calendar Adjustment (it corrected an accumulated 11 day discrepancy). The day following Thursday, October 4, 1582 was Friday, October 15, 1582. It was effective in most Catholic countries. The old Julian calendar continued in use in Britain and its colonies until 1752, in Japan until 1873, in China until 1912, in Russia until 1918, in Greece until 1923, & in Turkey until 1925. 1851 A freak storm sinks 100 American fishing vessels off the coast of Prince Edward Island, Canada, killing more than 130 fishermen. 1879 Edward Murray East was born (died Nov 9, 1938). An American botanist and chemist he helped with the development of hybrid corn. Specifically, he concentrated on controlling the protein and fat content of possible hybrids.
(Corn Trivia, Facts & Statistics) 1932 Mead Johnson & Co. registered "Pablum" trademark a vitamin and mineral fortified instant cereal for babies. 1946 Gifford Pinchot died (Born Aug 11, 1865). He became the first chief of the new Forest Service when management of forest reserves was transferred to the Dept. of Agriculture from the Dept. of the Interior in 1905. Regarded as a father of American conservation due to his concern for the protection of the American forests. 1957 'Leave It To Beaver' premiers on the CBS TV network. 1957 The Space Age begins. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik I into orbit - the first artificial satellite, it orbited the Earth about every 96 minutes. It burned up as it fell from orbit on January 4, 1958. 1960 'A Taste of Honey' opened at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City. 1979 American actress Rachael Leigh Cook was born. She began working as a model at age 10, and her picture is still used on boxes of Milk-Bone Dog Biscuits. 1983 The first Hooters restaurant opened in Clearwater, Florida. (see also May 24, 2007). The restaurant chain has undergone numerous ownership changes since then. [hooters.com] Hooters also operated a charter airline from 2003-2006. 1995 Edward H. Lowe died (born July 10, 1920). He invented Kitty Litter (made from an absorbent clay called Fuller's Earth). 2002 The animated 'Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie' opened in U.S. theatres. 2004 American scientists Richard Axel and Linda Buck were awarded this year's Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. They received the award for their work on our sense of smell. Axel and Buck discovered genes that are responsible for our ability to recognize thousands of complex odors, and remember them throughout life. (Odors & Smells Trivia) 2006 New York Times journalist and food writer R.W. Apple died at the age of 71. 2020 The California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection reports that wildfires have burned almost 4 million acres so far this year and killed 31 people. 2021 A Fargo, N.D., man returning from a four-day trip discovered that a squirrel had stashed 175 pounds of black walnuts under the hood of his Chevrolet pickup in the engine bay.
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** September 25-October 4, 2026 Central Washington State Fair - Yakima, Washington October 1-4, 2026 - 61st Oktoberfest
Amana Colonies, Iowa October 1-11, 2026 - Tulsa State Fair
Tulsa, Oklahoma October 1-November 1, 2026 Arizona State Fair
Phoenix, Arizona October 6-10, 2026 82nd Annual Floresville Peanut Festival - Floresville, Texas October 8-11, 2026 53rd Annual National Shrimp Festival - Gulf Shores, Alabama October 8-18, 2026 Mississippi State Fair
Jackson, Mississippi (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 U.S. Department of Labor upgraded the definition of 'Chef' from 'domestic' to 'professional.'
· Red Dye No. 2, was banned by the FDA because it might cause cancer. There are no Red M&Ms for 11 years.
· Pierrier water was introduced in the U.S.
· 'Hotel California' was released by The Eagles. 2) What popular snack food was invented by George Crumb, chef at Moon's Lake House in New York in the late 19th century? 3) In 1772 Capt. James Cook took this food with him to keep his crew healthy on his 2nd great voyage to explore the Pacific. We now know that its vitamin C content prevented scurvy. What was this food? 4) What popular 18th century beverage was named after a village in Germany, and is still popular today? 5) The oldest major soft drink manufacturer in the United States. It was invented in Waco, Texas in 1885, at Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store, probably by Charles Alderton, a young pharmacist working there. It became known nationally at the 1904 World's Fair Exposition in St. Louis. 6) Why do ducks walk waddle (feet point outward, away from each other).?
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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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