Thursday, October 2, 2025Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“When I'm old and gray, I want to have a house by the sea. And paint. With a lot of wonderful chums, good music and booze around. And a damn good kitchen to cook in.” Ava Gardner
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• [World Day for Farmed Animals] • National Fried Scallops Day
(Scallop Trivia & Facts -- Scallop Recipes) • St. Leodegarius, patron of millers and eyes. • 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 HISTORY1721 An advertisement for an exhibition in the 'Boston Gazette' was the first record of an African camel being brought to America. (Camel Trivia) 1836 Charles Darwin returned to England after his 5 year voyage studying flora and fauna around the world. 1846 Eliza Maria Mosher was born (died Oct 16, 1928). An American physician whose wide-ranging medical career included an educational focus on physical fitness and health maintenance. 1866 J. Osterhoudt of New York City received U.S. patent #58,554 for the first tin can with a key opener. (Can Trivia, Facts, History, etc.) 1875 The 755 room Palace Hotel opened in San Francisco. It was destroyed by the April 18, 1906 earthquake and subsequent fire. It was rebuilt and the 'New' Palace Hotel opened on December 19, 1909 1887 It is reported that a 12 foot, 676 pound sturgeon was caught in the Fraser River, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Sturgeon Trivia & Facts) 1929 'The National Farm and Home Hour' began on NBC radio. 1931 Sir Thomas Johnston Lipton died (born May 10, 1850). Grocer and tea merchant. 1934 G. D. Searle & Co. registered 'Metamucil' trademark (fiber supplement and laxative powder). 1934 The Central Soya Co. was founded by Dale W. McMillen in Decatur, Indiana (soybeans and livestock feeds). (Soybean Trivia & Facts) 1945 Don McLean was born. American singer/songwriter, best known for his 1971 'American Pie.' 1950 Charles M. Shultz's 'Peanuts' comic strip is published for the first time. (Sunday strips began Jan 6, 1952). 1960 Floyd Cardoz was born (died March 25, 2020). World-renowned chef and TV star, Cardoz combined regional Indian cuisine with French and new American flavors, with several restaurants in his native Mumbai (Bombay) India and New York. He died from complications from COVID-19 (Coronavirus). 2004 A farmer in Ontario, Canada shows a record 1,446 pound pumpkin. (new records have since been grown). (Pumpkin Trivia & Facts)
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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)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ (new DAILY questions)1) All of the following events took place in the same year. What year is it?
· 'The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette' was published.
· The first sugar free no calorie soft drinks are introduced.
· Lipton's dry Onion Soup Mix is introduced. 2) Each saffron crocus flower has 3 stigmas. How many flowers does it take to make a pound of saffron? 3) How many dill seeds does it take to make one ounce? 4) How much does a whole Brazil nut shell weigh as it comes off the tree? 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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