Monday, October 26, 2026Daily Trivia Questions are below TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE“The history of every nation is eventually written in the way in which it cares for its soil.”
President Franklin Delano Rossevelt (1936)
FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:• Mincemeat Pie Day (Mincemeat Day)
(Mincemeat Trivia -- Mincemeat Recipe) • National Pumpkin Day (Pumpkin Trivia & Facts)
(Pumpkin Recipes) • Chicken Fried Steak Day
[2011 Texas House Resolution 1419] • National Mule Appreciation Day (see 1785 below)
(Mule Trivia and Facts) • UK: [UK Sausage Week] (Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2026). Celebrating the great British banger!
(Tips for Making Sausage at Home)
TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY1734 Thomas Henry was born (died June 18, 1816). An apothecary in Manchester, England, he was the first to produce artificially carbonated water for sale. 1785 The first jack (male donkey) arrived in the U.S. from Spain. King Charles III of Spain sent George Washington a male donkey as a gift.
(Donkey Trivia & Facts) 1825 The 363 mile long Erie Canal was officially opened. Connecting the Great Lakes to the Hudson River at Albany, It provided a water route from the Great Lakes to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean, and began the great canal building era in the U.S. (1825-1840). 1854 C. W. Post (Charles William) was born. He founded the Postum Cereal Co. in 1895 (renamed General Foods Corp. in 1922) to manufacture Postum cereal beverage; 1897 Grape Nuts, 1904 Post Toasties (originally called Elijah's Mana).
(Grape Nuts Trivia) 1918 Cesar Ritz died in Kussnacht, Switzerland. World renowned hotelier who managed various resort hotels, including the Grand Hotel in Monte Carlo where he met chef Auguste Escoffier. Ritz then managed the Savoy Hotel in London, with Escoffier as his chef. Eventually he opened The Ritz Hotel in Paris in 1898, and was part owner in many other hotels and restaurants, including the Carlton in London. His name became a synonym for luxury. 1949 The U.S. minimum wage was increased from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour. 1979 Ken Fraser caught the world record bluefin tuna fishing with Capt. Eric Samson aboard Lady and Misty out of Port Hood, Nova Scotia. The bluefin tuna weighed 1,496 pounds. (Bluefin Tuna Trivia) 2007 'Chef Tell' (Friedman Paul Erhardt) died of heart failure (born Nov 5, 1943). A European trained chef, he was one of the earliest celebrity TV chefs. He made appearances on Saturday Night Live, numerous talk shows, the PBS show 'In the Kitchen With Chef Tell' and was the inspiration for the Muppet's 'Swedish Chef.' He was also a restaurant owner, cookbook author and culinary educator. 2015 Burger King opened its first restaurant in Mongolia, in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.
(Burger King Trivia)
** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** October 1-November 1, 2026 Arizona State Fair
Phoenix, Arizona October 24-31, 2026 - 37th Annual Kenmare GooseFest - Kenmare, North Dakota October 29-November 1, 2026 43rd Annual Spinach Festival - Crystal City, Texas October 29-Nov 15, 2026 120th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana October 30-November 8, 2026 72nd Annual Florida Gateway Fair - Lake City, Florida October 31, 2026 35th Annual Peanut Butter Festival
Brundidge, Alabama October 31, 2026 Annual Georgia Sweet Potato Festival - Ocilla, Georgia (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?
· Cornell University was chartered. An agricultural land grant university endowed by Ezra Cornell, one of the founders of Western Union Telegraph Co.
· The first U.S. patent (No. 51741) for a coffee percolator was issued.
· The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. incorporated in Illinois to build and operate stock yards in Chicago.
· Prosper Montagne was born. One of the most renowned French chefs of all time. Creator of Larousse Gastronomique, a comprehensive encyclopedia of French gastronomy. 2) In old cookbooks, a name sometimes given to the cantaloupe. This tropical tree and its fruit is native to India, and is actually in the cashew family. 3) This water soluble vitamin is related to a tobacco alkaloid, and is used to treat pellagra. Good sources are meat, poultry, fish, peanuts, and whole grain cereals. 4) This Lebanese specialty is composed of bulgur, parsley, mint, tomatoes, onions, olive oil and lemon juice. 5) This plant resembles 'wild' cabbage, and may be the ancestor to all of our modern common cabbage varieties. With long ruffled leaves that resemble large parsley sprigs and hues that vary from lavender to chartreuse, it has a mild cabbage-like taste and delicate texture. Name this plant. 6) What are 'kippers'?
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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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